RISK REDUCTION IN LOUISIANA’S COASTAL MASTER PLAN: LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BARRIER

3d-gis for Barrier Lake Disaster Reduction and Risk Management

On May 12, 2008 a large earthquake occurred in Wenchuan, resulting in significant casualties and enormous property loss, and shocked the world. Then the Tangjiashan barrier lake caused by earthquake, made a serious threat to 1.3 million people living downstream. From its formation to being successfully disposed, the entire emergency management of Tangjiashan barrier lake lasted about a month. I...

Recovery Time Analysis in Lake Pontchartrain after Hurricane Katrina

After Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf of Mexico in August 2005, floodwaters covering New Orleans were pumped into Lake Pontchartrain as part of rehabilitation process to make the city habitable again. The long term consequences of this environmentally critical decision were left to observation. This paper examines the likely response of Lake Pontchartrain to the load of contaminants that were po...

Addressing Coastal Vulnerabilities Through Comprehensive Planning: How RAND Supported the Development of Louisiana's Comprehensive Master Plan

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. coastal counties have grown by more than 45 percent between 1970 and 2010, amounting to 50 million new coastal residents and billions of dollars in additional assets (homes and businesses) in these areas.1 Coastal residents are vulnerable to many potential risks, including damage to human life and property that result from storm flooding. And the increa...

A K-12 Master Plan

The Biology of Spaeroma Terebrans in Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana with Emphasis on Burrowing

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