Coastal Zone Management
Olaunu assesses shorelines, mitigates coastal hazards, and plans for resilience on behalf of communities and conservation bodies. The team works from Trestles in San Clemente to Howrah Beach in Tasmania, and the same people who model the near-shore processes also plan the response.
What does coastal zone management cover?
Coastal zone management is the work of keeping a shoreline functioning as development, storms, and sea level all change around it. It covers shoreline assessment, coastal hazard mitigation, and resilience planning for the communities and conservation bodies that hold the coast.
Olaunu's coastal work is grounded in measurement. Brad Parks is an engineer, environmental modeler, and oceanographer whose research interests include near-shore ocean eddy dynamics, data assimilation, and probabilistic risk assessment.
Where does Olaunu work on coastal projects?
Olaunu's geographic scope includes North America, South America, Oceania, and Asia. Staff sit in San Clemente and Sonoma in California, Berlin in Maryland, and Hobart in Australia, which places the firm on three coastlines rather than one.
From stormwater infrastructure in Southern California to coastal resilience and stormwater work in South America and French Polynesia, Olaunu delivers measurable environmental outcomes across continents.
Who does this work
- Daniel Apt, President – San Clemente, Ca (Trestles)
- Brad Parks, Regional Manager, South America/Vice President – Berlin, Maryland (Assateague)
- Christopher Kuchinke, Regional Manager, Australasia and South Pacific – Hobart, Australia (Howrah Beach)
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Frequently asked questions
What is coastal resilience planning?
Coastal resilience planning identifies how a shoreline will be affected by storms, erosion, and sea level change, then sets out the physical and policy measures that reduce the damage. It combines hazard modeling with land use and infrastructure decisions.
Does Olaunu work outside the United States?
Yes. Olaunu's geographic scope includes North America, South America, Oceania, and Asia, with a regional manager for Australasia and the South Pacific based in Hobart, Australia, and a regional manager for South America.