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Texas A&M University College of Architecture

Coastal Atlas Map

About

Texas Sustainable Coastal Initiative is a joint partnership with the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center and the Center for Texas Beaches and Shores through the Institute for Sustainable Coastal Communities supported by funds from various agencies including NOAA/TX Seagrant, TX General Land Office and Coastal Services Center/NOAA.

The following links are to Internet-based spatial decision support systems that allows users to identify and visualize critical issues related to numerous dimensions of development. Below each link, you will information about what information can be obtained from each Atlas and best fit your needs.

Texas Atlas

  • environmental degradation
  • natural hazard risks
  • significant changes in land use patterns

Texas Coastal Communities Atlas

  • environmental degradation
  • natural hazard risks
  • significant changes in land use patterns

Hurricane Evacuation Study

  • environmental degradation
  • natural hazard risks
  • significant changes in land use patterns

MISSION

To help guide and manage the growth along the Texas coast in a sustainable and equitable manner.

GOALS

  • To allow users to query data and create custom maps based on multiple development scenarios
  • To help communities guide future decisions on growth in a sustainable manner such that the need for economic development is balanced with priorities associated with environmental protection and human health, safety, and welfare.
  • To help address important research questions related to where future growth will occur within the Texas coastal zone, the impact of this growth, and the usefulness of Web GIS in facilitating sustainable planning