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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.

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National Research Council. 2006. Drawing Louisiana's New Map: Addressing Land Loss in Coastal Louisiana. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/11476.

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204 pages |  6 x 9 | 

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  • Paperback:  978-0-309-10054-0
  • Ebook:  978-0-309-16490-0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/11476
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Front Matter i-xiv
Summary 1-12
1 Introduction 13-28
2 The Historic and Existing Louisiana Coastal Systems 29-42
3 Conflicts and Limitations to Achieving Goals 43-62
4 Plans and Efforts at Restoring Coastal Louisiana 63-86
5 The LCA Study Planning Approach, Modeling, and Project Selection Process 87-114
6 The LCA Study and the Feasibility of Its Components 115-144
7 Critical Knowledge Gaps 145-160
8 Findings and Recommendations 161-176
References 177-184
Appendix A Committee and Staff Biographies 185-188
Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations 189-190

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