hazard mitigationslow disasterOur climate is in a constant state of flux and disaster policy and hazard mitigation measures must anticipate and adapt to these and other changes. This is especially true in the parishes of South Louisiana where a combination of factors have created a highly dynamic...
Goalsestablish specific, measurable, attainable and realistic objectives that guide plan implementation by ensuring that stakeholders are clear about what must happen to move Gonzales toward the vision. Actionsdelineate the steps needed to achieve the goals. ...
evidence‐based policy, social vulnerability, flood policy, mitigation strategy, vulnerability, applied research, spatial decision support, hazards geography, structural mitigation, non‐structural mitigationContinued population growth and development in exposed areas across Coastal Louisiana has created a new ...
Dated construction cost figures limit hazard mitigation program in LouisianaBen Myers
2006. Restoration of Louisiana Barrier Islands: Engineering Approaches to Hazard Mitigation by Modulating Coastal Morpho- sedimentary Environments. In: SMITH, J.M. (ed.), Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE) (3-8 September, San Diego, California), pp. ...
The 2007 Louisiana Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast is the first large-scale restoration plan in the United States to incorporate hazard mitigation. However, there is no mandate for local governments to adhere to this plan. Building upon the planning quality and evaluation literature...
This situation is actually the optimized result to be achieved for coastal Louisiana in terms of storm hazard mitigation, but it is not practical to remove all MR&T levees. It seems that it was not very effective to reduce storm surge in one basin by removing local levels and connecting ...
2006. Restoration of Louisiana Barrier Islands: Engineering Approaches to Hazard Mitigation by Modulating Coastal Morpho- sedimentary Environments. In: SMITH, J.M. (ed.), Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE) (3-8 September, San Diego, California), pp. ...