David Bush

David M. Bush

Professor
State University of West Georgia, Department of Geosciences

Expertise:
Coastal Geology, Coastal Hazards, Shoreline Erosion, Risk Assessment, Property Damage Mitigation

Issues of Interest:
Coastal hazards and management, coastal geology and oceanography as it relates to natural hazards, risk assessment, and property damage mitigation, southeastern U.S., including Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts, plus the Caribbean.

Current Projects and Activities:

• Assessing Shoreline Change and Coastal Hazards for the Georgia Coast (with C. Alexander)
• Coastal hazards of Florida
• Impact of seawalls on the beaches in Puerto Rico
• Coastal management plans in Puerto Rico and St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
• Quantitative assessment of factors controlling hurricane damage

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Homepage:
http://www.westga.edu/~geosci/People/Bio-Folder/Bio-Bush.html