Impact Locally: The Tourist Economy vs. the Consumptive Economy

Cemex Sand Mine Monterey Bay
The CEMEX mine on the Monterey Bay uses high tides to push sand into a dredge pond for extraction. (Credit: Karen Loutzenheiser )

For More Information

This news article by David Schmalz, published on Jan. 16, 2016 in the Monterey County Weekly gives a nice overview of the history of the Cemex sand mine:  Cemex Mine Reflects Human Hunger for Sand

Read the 2016 study:  Economic Impacts of Climate Adaptation Strategies for Southern Monterey Bay

Read our student-generated 2012 policy paper:  Lapis Sand Dollars

Watch the film Sand Wars for an understanding of how sand is consumed globally