High initial costs and eventually high maintenance costs, high potential for storm damage and negative environmental impact are consequences of policies to ________.

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Building massive, hardened structures to stop all but the most powerful storm waves can have high initial costs and eventually high maintenance costs. It can also have a negative environmental impact by altering natural coastal processes. Additionally, despite these structures, there is still a high potential for storm damage.

High Initial Costs and Eventually High Maintenance Costs, High Potential