| Description |
283 pages, 2 unnumbered color folded leaves of plates : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Series |
Journal of coastal research. Special issue ; no. 44 |
|
Journal of coastal research. Special issue ; no. 44
|
| Contents |
Preface / James R. Hanchey -- Introduction / Charles W. Finkl and Syed M. Khalil -- Changes in Louisiana's shoreline: 1855-2002 / Shea Penland ... [et al.] -- The role of barrier islands, muddy shelf and reefs in mitigating the wave field along coastal Louisiana / Gregory W. Stone, Xiongping Zhang, and Alexandru Sheremet -- Geological framework, evolution, and sediment resources for restoration of the Louisiana coastal zone / Mark Kulp ... [et al.] -- The impact of physical processes along the Louisiana coast / Ioannis Y. Georgiou, Duncan M. FitzGerald, and Gregory W. Stone -- At risk: the human, community and infrastructure resources of coastal Louisiana / Shirley Laska ... [et al.] -- A working coast: people in the Louisiana wetlands / Robert Gramling and Ronald Hagelman -- Biological resources of the Louisiana coast: part 1. An overview of coastal plant communities of the Louisiana Gulf shoreline / Mark W. Hester, Elizabeth A. Spalding, and Michael A. Poirrier -- |
|
Biological resources of the Louisiana coast: part 2. Coastal animals and habitat associations / Martin T. O'Connell ... [et al.] -- Renewable resources at stake: Barataria-Terrebonne Estuarine System in southeast Louisiana / Dianne M. Lindstedt -- Using models to evaluate the effects of barrier islands on esutarine hydrodynamics and habitats: a numerical experiment / Enrique Reyes ... [et al.] -- Design considerations for barrier island nourishments and coastal structures for coastal restoration in Louisiana / Thomas Campbell, Lindino Benedet, and Gordon Thomson -- Offshore exploration for sand sources: general guidelines and procedural strategies along deltaic coasts / Charles W. Finkl and Syed M. Khalil -- Development of a conceptual morphosedimentary model for design of coastal restoration projects along the Louisiana coast / Thomas Campbell -- Regional strategies for coastal restoration along Louisiana barrier islands / Thomas Campbell, Lindino Benedet, and Charles W. Finkl -- |
|
Regional strategies for coastal restoration along the Louisiana Chenier Plain / Thomas Campbell, Lindino Benedet, and Charles W. Finkl |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Coastal zone management -- Louisiana.
|
|
Wetland restoration -- Louisiana.
|
|
Barrier islands -- Louisiana.
|
| Author |
Finkl, Charles W., 1941-
|
|
Khalil, Syed M.
|
| LC no. |
2005925548 |
| ISBN |
1891276514 |
|
