This analysis uses data from a survey of shoreline property owners combined with data on shoreline modification permits to examine whether and how property owners modify their estuarine shorelines. We find that shoreline armoring is very popular among property owners that choose to modify their shoreline. While living shorelines are less common, applications for them are increasing both in absolute numbers and as a percentage of all shoreline modification requests. A number of different issues factor into the shoreline modification decision including effectiveness, cost, aesthetics, and property values. More valuable parcels are more likely to be modified, as are parcels that have been owned longer. Parcels with a high percentage of natural cover or agricultural use are less likely to be modified. Parcels with primary structures that are closer to the shoreline are more likely to have some sort of armoring. Regardless of their choice of shoreline modification, almost all survey respondents believe that their choices have had a neutral or positive impact on erosion and the health of the Chesapeake Bay.

该分析使用了对海岸线财产所有人的调查数据以及海岸线修改许可的数据，以检查财产所有人是否以及如何修改其河口海岸线。我们发现海岸线装甲在选择修改海岸线的业主中非常流行。虽然生活海岸线不太常见，但绝对数量和占所有海岸线修改要求的百分比都在增加。海岸线修改决策中包括许多不同的问题，包括有效性，成本，美观性和属性值。更有价值的包裹和拥有时间更长的包裹也更有可能被修改。具有较高自然覆盖率或农业用途的包裹不太可能被修改。具有靠近海岸线的主要结构的包裹更可能具有某种装甲。不管他们是否选择修整海岸线，几乎所有受访者都认为他们的选择对切萨皮克湾的侵蚀和健康产生了中性或积极影响。