Low initial costs and low maintenance costs, low potential for storm damages, and low negative environmental impact are consequences of policies to__________ .
A) prohibit coastal development, build nothing but grass shacks, put a moratorium on insurance, declare victory over the sea, and retreat from the coastline
B) fly to Tahiti
C) allow coastal development, make a long- term commitment to beach nourishment
D) promote coastal development, build massive, hardened structures to stop all but the most powerful storm waves

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Policies that prohibit coastal development and encourage retreat from the coastline lead to low initial and maintenance costs, low potential for storm damages, and low negative environmental impact by avoiding the construction of expensive, potentially damaging infrastructure on the coast.

Low Initial Costs and Low Maintenance Costs, Low Potential for Storm