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Drawing Louisiana's New Map

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309164907
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Drawing Louisiana's New Map written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2006-02-23 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Author :
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ISBN 13 : 9780309100717
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Against Security

Author : Harvey Molotch
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400852331
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Against Security written by Harvey Molotch and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-08-24 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How security procedures could be positive, safe, and effective The inspections we put up with at airport gates and the endless warnings we get at train stations, on buses, and all the rest are the way we encounter the vast apparatus of U.S. security. Like the wars fought in its name, these measures are supposed to make us safer in a post-9/11 world. But do they? Against Security explains how these regimes of command-and-control not only annoy and intimidate but are counterproductive. Sociologist Harvey Molotch takes us through the sites, the gizmos, and the politics to urge greater trust in basic citizen capacities—along with smarter design of public spaces. In a new preface, he discusses abatement of panic and what the NSA leaks reveal about the real holes in our security.

Adapting to Climate Change

Author : Bruce C. Glavovic
Publisher : Springer Science & Business
ISBN 13 : 9401786313
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Adapting to Climate Change written by Bruce C. Glavovic and published by Springer Science & Business. This book was released on 2014-04-18 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book identifies lessons learned from natural hazard experiences to help communities plan for and adapt to climate change. Written by leading experts, the case studies examine diverse experiences, from severe storms to sea-level related hazards, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods, earthquakes and tsunami, in North America, Europe, Australasia, Asia, Africa and Small Island Developing States. The lessons are grouped according to four imperatives: (i) Develop collaborative governance networks; (ii) build adaptive capabilities; (iii) invest in pre-event planning; and (iv) the moral imperative to undertake adaptive actions that advance resilience and sustainability. "A theoretically rich and empirically grounded analysis of the interface between disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, comprehensive yet accessible, and very timely." Mark Pelling, Department of Geography, King’s College London, UK. "This book represents a major contribution to the understanding of natural hazards planning as an urgent first step for reducing disaster risk and adapting to climate change to ensure sustainable and equitable development." Sálvano Briceño, Vice-Chair, Science Committee, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk IRDR, an ICSU/ISSC/ISDR programme. Former Director International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, UNISDR. “What a welcome addition to the young literature on climate adaptation and hazard mitigation! Bruc e Glavovic and Gavin Smith each bring to the editing task a rare blend of solid scholarly attainment and on-the-ground experience that shines through in this extensively-documented synthesis of theoretical ideas from the realms of climate and hazards and their validation in a rich set of diverse case studies pulled in from around the world. This book should remain a classic for many years.” William H. Hooke, American Meteorological Society.

Down on the Batture

Author : Oliver A. Houck
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1628468351
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (284 download)

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Download or read book Down on the Batture written by Oliver A. Houck and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2010-04-19 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lower Mississippi River winds past the city of New Orleans between enormous levees and a rim of sand, mud, and trees called “the batture.” On this remote and ignored piece of land thrives a humanity unique to the region—ramblers, artists, drinkers, fishers, rabbit hunters, dog walkers, sunset watchers, and refugees from immigration, alimony, and other aspects of modern life. Author Oliver A. Houck has frequented this place for the past twenty-five years. Down on the Batture describes a life, pastoral, at times marginal, but remarkably fecund and surprising. From this place he meditates on Louisiana, the state of the waterway, and its larger environs. He describes all the actors who have played lead roles on the edge of the mightiest river of the continent, and includes in his narrative plantations, pollution, murder, land grabs, keelboat brawlers, slave rebellions, the Corps of Engineers, and the oil industry. Houck draws from his experience in New Orleans since the early 1970s in the practice and teaching of law. He has been a player in many of the issues he describes, although he does not undertake to argue them here. Instead, story by story, he uses the batture to explore the forces that have shaped and spell out the future of the region. The picture emerges of a place that—for all its tangle of undergrowth, drifting humanity, shifting dimensions in the rise and fall of floodwater—provides respite and sanctuary for values that are original to America and ever at risk from the homogenizing forces of civilization.

Historical Sketch of "Louisiana" and the Louisiana Purchase

Author : United States. General Land Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Historical Sketch of "Louisiana" and the Louisiana Purchase written by United States. General Land Office and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

MRGO Ecosystem Restoration Plan Feasibility Study

Author : United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 968 pages
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Download or read book MRGO Ecosystem Restoration Plan Feasibility Study written by United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

On Risk and Disaster

Author : Ronald J. Daniels
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812205472
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book On Risk and Disaster written by Ronald J. Daniels and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named one of Planetizen's Top 10 Books of 2006 Hurricane Katrina not only devastated a large area of the nation's Gulf coast, it also raised fundamental questions about ways the nation can, and should, deal with the inevitable problems of economic risk and social responsibility. This volume gathers leading experts to examine lessons that Hurricane Katrina teaches us about better assessing, perceiving, and managing risks from future disasters. In the years ahead we will inevitably face more problems like those caused by Katrina, from fire, earthquake, or even a flu pandemic. America remains in the cross hairs of terrorists, while policy makers continue to grapple with important environmental and health risks. Each of these scenarios might, in itself, be relatively unlikely to occur. But it is statistically certain that we will confront such catastrophes, or perhaps one we have never imagined, and the nation and its citizenry must be prepared to act. That is the fundamental lesson of Katrina. The 20 contributors to this volume address questions of public and private roles in assessing, managing, and dealing with risk in American society and suggest strategies for moving ahead in rebuilding the Gulf coast. Contributors: Matthew Adler, Vicki Bier, Baruch Fischhoff, Kenneth R. Foster, Robert Giegengack, Peter Gosselin, Scott E. Harrington, Carolyn Kousky, Robert Meyer, Harvey G. Ryland, Brian L. Strom, Kathleen Tierney, Michael J. Trebilcock, Detlof von Winterfeldt, Jonathan Walters, Richard J. Zeckhauser.

Investigation of the Performance of the New Orleans Flood Protection Systems in Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1012 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (7 download)

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Louisiana Farmers' Institutes. Bulletin

Author : Louisiana State Board of Agriculture and Immigration
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Louisiana Farmers' Institutes. Bulletin written by Louisiana State Board of Agriculture and Immigration and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Biennial Report of the Board of Curators of the Louisiana State Museum to His Excellency, the Governor and the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana

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Author : Louisiana State Museum. Board of Curators
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 186 pages
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Download or read book Biennial Report of the Board of Curators of the Louisiana State Museum to His Excellency, the Governor and the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana written by Louisiana State Museum. Board of Curators and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Biennial Report of the Board of Curators of the Louisiana State Museum ...

Author : Louisiana State Museum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 464 pages
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Download or read book Biennial Report of the Board of Curators of the Louisiana State Museum ... written by Louisiana State Museum and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Louisiana Historical Quarterly

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 652 pages
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Download or read book Louisiana Historical Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Louisiana Coastal Hazard Mitigation Guidebook

Author : James G. Wilkins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Louisiana Coastal Hazard Mitigation Guidebook written by James G. Wilkins and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Louisiana School Review

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 378 pages
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Download or read book The Louisiana School Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Science

Author : John Michels (Journalist)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1000 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (117 download)

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Appletons' American Standard Geographies, Based on the Principles of the Science of Education, and Giving Special Prominence to the Industrial, Commercial, and Practical Features

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
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