Mississippi Delta Restoration - Pathways to a sustainable future

This book is a new and provocative treatment dealing with and defining sustainable pathways for the restoration of the Mississippi Delta. Based on a consideration of natural functioning of the Mississippi delta, factors that led to its severe deterioration, and major global trajectories of the 21st century, the authors investigate possible future pathways for sustainable management of the delta. They consider current conditions as well as future trajectories of climate and energy and resource scarcity. The book concludes that without profound changes of how humans live in and manage the delta, sustainability of the delta will be profoundly compromised.

List of contents

1. Introduction - Changing conditions in the Mississippi delta from 1700 to 2100 and Beyond: Avoiding Folly.- 2. A Brief History of Delta Formation and Deterioration.- 3. Levees and the Making of a Dysfunctional Floodplain.- 4. The Nutria in Louisiana: A Current and Historical Perspective.- 5. Optimum Use of Fresh Water to Restore Baldcypress - Water Tupelo Swamps and Freshwater Marshes and Protect Against Salt Water Intrusion: A Case Study of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin.- 6. Energy and Climate - Global Trends and Their Implications for Delta Restoration.- 7. The Costs and Sustainability of Ongoing Efforts to Restore and Protect Louisiana's Coast.- 8. Large Infrequently Operated River Diversions For Mississippi Delta Restoration.- 9. Raising Urban Land: Historical Perspectives on Adaptation.- 10. Raising Buildings: The Resilience of Elevated Structures.- 11. Raising New Orleans: The Marais Design Strategy.-12. Eroding Communities and Diverting Populations: Historical Population Dynamics in Coastal Louisiana.- 13. Developing Legal Strategies for a Sustainable Coast.- 14. Summary and Conclusions.

Summary

Broadens the understanding of 21st century global trends and their implications for the sustainability of the Mississippi delta Equips the reader with a conceptual framework for understanding 21st century sustainability, as related to coastal areas< Offers a provocative new approach to understanding the major changes that will be necessary to achieve coastal sustainability

Product details

• Assisted by: A Erdman (Editor), A Erdman (Editor), John W. Day (Editor), Jori A. Erdman (Editor), Joh W Day (Editor), John W Day (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319880761
• ISBN: 978-3-31-988076-1
• No. of pages: 260
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 13 mm x 279 mm
• Weight: 772 g
• Illustrations: XVII, 260 p. 159 illus., 126 illus. in color.
• Series: Estuaries of the World
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Miscellaneous; B, Water, Earth and Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Coasts, Earth System Sciences, Environmental management,, Freshwater, Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Marine sciences, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Aquatic ecology, Hydrobiology, Coastal Sciences, Coastlines, Freshwater and Marine Ecology