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11	Adaptation Preferences and Responses to Sea Level Rise and Land Loss Risk in Southern Louisiana: a Survey-based Analysis Maina, Sandra 23 June 2014 (has links) Currently, southern Louisiana faces extreme land loss that could reach an alarming rate of about one football sized swath of land every hour. The combined effect of land subsidence and predicted sea level rise threaten the culture and livelihood of the residents living in this region. As the most vulnerable coastal population in Louisiana, the communities of south Terrebonne Parish are called to adapt by accommodating, protecting, or retreating from the impacts of climate change. For effective preparation planning, the state of Louisiana needs to 1) understand the adaptation preferences and responses of these residents and 2) involve these vulnerable communities in adaptation related decision making. The study uses a survey-based methodology to analyze current adaptation preferences. Findings suggest that protection is the preferred adaptation response. The present study additionally uses participatory techniques to develop a land loss awareness mobile application to illustrate the importance and benefits of community collaboration. climate change adaptation preferences land loss participatory action research Civic and Community Engagement Communication Technology and New Media Community-Based Research Physical and Environmental Geography Place and Environment Social and Cultural Anthropology
12	Seamless Lidar Surveys Reveal Rates and Patterns of Subsidence in the Mississippi River Delta Woock, Celeste E 23 May 2019 (has links) Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) data are used to report the temporal and spatial patterns of subsidence as well as the potential contributors to subsidence within the Barataria and Terrebonne Bays. In recent decades, subsidence in southeast Louisiana has become a topic of substantial and growing concern to the scientific community, the local residents, and all those invested in the region. Lidar data were acquired from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the LSU Center for Geoinformatics. The data has been manipulated to map the differenced Lidar, complete an instantaneous slope analysis, and determine the thickness of the Holocene sediments. The goal was to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the subsidence patterns and the dynamic processes driving subsidence within the study area. These efforts provide a better ability to plan for the future of the Louisiana working coast and mitigate against relative sea level rise and coastal land loss. Environmental Education Environmental Health and Protection Environmental Monitoring Geology Geomorphology Hydrology Natural Resource Economics Natural Resources and Conservation Natural Resources Management and Policy Oil, Gas, and Energy Other Environmental Sciences Sustainability Water Resource Management

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Adaptation Preferences and Responses to Sea Level Rise and Land Loss Risk in Southern Louisiana: a Survey-based Analysis

Seamless Lidar Surveys Reveal Rates and Patterns of Subsidence in the Mississippi River Delta