Restoration of the Mississippi Delta: Lessons from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Louisiana State University · United States Army Corps of Engineers · +5 more institutions
Abstract
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita showed the vulnerability of coastal communities and how human activities that caused deterioration of the Mississippi Deltaic Plain (MDP) exacerbated this vulnerability. The MDP formed by dynamic interactions between river and coast at various temporal and spatial scales, and human activity has reduced these interactions at all scales. Restoration efforts aim to re-establish this dynamic interaction, with emphasis on reconnecting the river to the deltaic plain. Science must guide MDP restoration, which will provide insights into delta restoration elsewhere and generally into coasts facing climate change in times of resource scarcity.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 26.33
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 41
Authors
16- JWJohn W. DayCorresponding
Louisiana State University, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, University of New Orleans, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
- DFDonald F. Boesch
Louisiana State University, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, University of New Orleans, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
- EJEllis J. Clairain
Louisiana State University, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, University of New Orleans, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
- GPG. Paul Kemp
Louisiana State University, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, University of New Orleans, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
- SLShirley Laska
Louisiana State University, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, University of New Orleans, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
Topics & keywords
- River delta
- Hurricane katrina
- Vulnerability (computing)
- Delta
- Geography
- Climate change
- Mississippi delta
- Environmental resource management