Another example is that of one dweller, who is also a business owner. She told
us that she commented “in the air” in a store where she saw a councilman in charge
of environmental and planning affairs. As for formal contacts with the city council,
which she identified as accountable for coastal management, she told us they were
useless. As a business owner, she had contacted that institution several times looking
for a solution for non-coastal problems, but to no avail.