Final Report from the NRC Committee on the Review of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration (LACPR) Program

Final Report from the NRC Committee on the Review of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration (LACPR) Program
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2009-11-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309141036

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration (LACPR) draft final technical report in March, 2009. In response to federal legislation, the Corps had to analyze hurricane protection, and design and present a full range of measures to protect against a storm equivalent to a category 5 hurricane. The request included measures for flood control, coastal restoration, and hurricane protection, and stipulated close coordination with the State of Louisiana and its appropriate agencies. This is the second and final report from the National Research Council (NRC) Committee on the Review of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration (LACPR) Program. The committee was charged to review two draft reports from the LACPR team and to assess the hurricane risk reduction framework, alternatives for flood control, storm protection, coastal restoration, and risk analysis. This report presents this committee's review and advice for improvements of the LACPR March 2009 draft final technical report.

Coastal Engineering 2008 (In 5 Volumes) - Proceedings Of The 31st International Conference

Coastal Engineering 2008 (In 5 Volumes) - Proceedings Of The 31st International Conference
Author: Jane Mckee Smith
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 5136
Release: 2009-05-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9814467561

This proceedings contains papers presented at the 31st International Conference on Coastal Engineering, which has held in Hamburg, Germany (31 August - 5 September 2008). The proceeding is divided into five parts: Waves; Long Waves, Nearshore Currents, and Swash; Sediment Transport and Morphology; Coastal Management, Environment, and Risk; and Coastal Structures. The papers cover a broad range of topics including theory, numerical and physical modeling, field measurements, case studies, design, and management. Coastal Engineering 2008 provides coastal engineers, scientists, and planners, with state-of-the-art information on coastal engineering and coastal processes.

Saltmarsh Conservation, Management and Restoration

Saltmarsh Conservation, Management and Restoration
Author: J. P. Doody
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2008
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1402046030

This book series looks at each of the main coastal habitats – salt marshes, sand dunes and sand/shingle shores, modified coastal grazing marshes/salinas and sea cliffs in turn. Each habitat is described in relation to its natural development and the way this has been influenced by human actions. The different states in which the habitats exist are reviewed against the pressures exerted upon them. Options for management are considered and the likely consequences of taking a particular course of action are highlighted.