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1	A comparative analysis of the subsurface stratigraphic framework to the geomorphic evolution of the Caillou Bay Headland, south-central Louisiana Petro, Elizabeth Mary, January 2005 (has links) Thesis (M.S.)--University of New Orleans, 2005. / Title from electronic submission form. "A thesis ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Dept. of Geology and Geophysics"--Thesis t.p. Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Caillou Bay Headland (La.) Geomorphology
2	A Comparative Analysis of the Subsurface Stratigraphic Framework to the Geomorphic Evolution of the Caillou Bay Headland, South-Central Louisiana Petro, Elizabeth Mary 20 May 2005 (has links) Studies have documented spatially and temporally variable rates of surface subsidence across the Mississippi River delta plain of Louisiana. Variations in patterns and rates of delta plain subsidence may reflect subsurface distribution of compactionprone lithosomes. This research investigates historical changes in the surface geomorphology of the Caillou Bay headland in relation to the distribution of subsurface lithosomes. The stratigraphic framework was developed for the headland, and lithosomes were identified to establish the distribution of different sedimentary units. The geomorphic evolution as indicated by maps was then evaluated in order to locate patterns of shoreline change and wetland loss for the headland. Land loss maps developed were overlain on lithosome contour maps to calculate amounts of land loss overlying each lithosome contour interval. Analysis of results revealed that land loss was not uniform throughout the headland and that land loss patterns for several time periods varied as a function of the thickness of compactionprone lithosomes. Geomorphic Evolution Caillou Bay Headland Stratigraphy
3	Coastal Fortresses: A Cross-Case Analysis of Water, Policy, and Tourism Development in Three Gulf Coast Communities Krupa, Kimberly A 23 May 2019 (has links) As a result of development pressures and water resource struggles, once rural, spatially segregated coastal commercial fishing villages along the U.S. portion of the Gulf of Mexico are increasingly tourist frontiers for elites and the emergent businesses that cater to them. Over the course of the twentieth century, water events, from coastal land loss to hurricane destruction to natural disaster, have fast-tracked development projects that have allowed for the expansion of the tourism sector, and relaxed policies to encourage bold new economic development initiatives that often put poor coastal communities and their environment in jeopardy. This outcome is not universal across the northern Gulf Coast, but contingent on a number of local factors overlooked in the literature on coastal tourism and water policy development. This paper investigates the local nuances that have emerged as responses to global and regional development pressures by focusing on the ways in which local values and policy decisions have influenced the spread of coastal urbanization. An intensive analysis will examine the layered effects of changing land-use patterns and tourism growth pressures on three at-risk coastal communities in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida, in the United States. This paper will test the hypothesis that coastal communities affected by a similar set of development pressures respond to these forces in different ways, depending on complex local and regional variabilities. The paper’s focus is centered on Northern Gulf Coast tourism growth patterns from post-World War II through 2018, and employs a mixed method, multiple-sited case-study design. Gulf Coast coastal communities Bayou Petit Caillou Chauvin Cocodrie Terrebonne Parish Biloxi Back Bay East Biloxi Harrison County Apalachicola Franklin County cross-case analysis policy tourism fishing environment casino gambling economic development conflict adaptation Louisiana Mississippi Florida Urban Studies and Planning

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