Louisiana's Response to Extreme Weather
A Coastal State's Adaptation Challenges and Successes
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Louisiana faced a major tropical catastrophe in the 21st century, and experiences the fastest rising sea level. Weather specialists, including those concentrating on sea level rise acknowledge that what the state of Louisiana experiences is likely to happen to many more, and not necessarily restricted to coastal states. This book asks and attempts to answer what Louisiana public officials, scientists/engineers, and those from outside of the state who have been called in to help, have done to achieve resilient recovery. How well have these efforts fared to achieve their goals? What might these efforts offer as lessons for those states that will be likely to experience enhanced extreme weather? Can the challenges of inequality be truly addressed in recovery and resilience? How can the study of the Louisiana response as a case be blended with findings from later disasters such as New York/New Jersey (Hurricane Sandy) and more recent ones to improve understanding as well as best adaptation applications – federal, state and local?
Focuses on Louisiana as the leading state in increasing extreme rain events and record flooding
Explores the responses of Louisiana government officials, practitioners, scientists and engineers – be they successful or not -- as lessons for the other coastal areas of the United States
Treats Louisiana as a test case for addressing social justice issues involved in resilient recovery
Focuses on Louisiana as the leading state in increasing extreme rain events and record flooding Explores the responses of Louisiana government officials, practitioners, scientists and engineers – be they successful or not -- as lessons for the other coastal areas of the United States Treats Louisiana as a test case for addressing social justice issues involved in resilient recovery
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Shirley Laska
Themen in »Louisiana's Response to Extreme Weather«
Coastal Resilience Social Justice Extreme Weather Natural Disaster Disaster Recovery Adaptation Severe Storm Climate Change management Coastal hazards Hurricane Katrina Flood Gentrification Environmental Policy Water Policy
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ISBN: 9783030272074
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Erscheinung: 11.09.2020