Drawing Louisiana's New Map:

Addressing Land Loss in Coastal Louisiana

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Size: 204 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:2006

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Committee on the Restoration and Protection of Coastal Louisiana, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Summary	1-12	(skim)
1 Introduction	13-28	(skim)
2 The Historic and Existing Louisiana Coastal Systems	29-42	(skim)
3 Conflicts and Limitations to Achieving Goals	43-62	(skim)
4 Plans and Efforts at Restoring Coastal Louisiana	63-86	(skim)
5 The LCA Study Planning Approach, Modeling, and Project Selection Process	87-114	(skim)
6 The LCA Study and the Feasibility of Its Components	115-144	(skim)
7 Critical Knowledge Gaps	145-160	(skim)
8 Findings and Recommendations	161-176	(skim)
References	177-184	(skim)
Appendix A Committee and Staff Biographies	185-188	(skim)
Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations	189-190	(skim)

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During the past 50 years, coastal Louisiana has suffered catastrophic land loss due to both natural and human causes. This loss has increased storm vulnerability and amplified risks to lives, property, and economies--a fact underscored by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Drawing Louisiana's New Map reviews a restoration plan proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the State of Louisiana, finding that, although the individual projects in the study are scientifically sound, there should be more and larger scale projects that provide a comprehensive approach to addressing land loss over such a large area. More importantly, the study should be guided by a detailed map of the expected future landscape of coastal Louisiana that is developed from agreed upon goals for the region and the nation.

Drawing Louisiana's New Map:

Addressing Land Loss in Coastal Louisiana

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