Open AccessPROGRESSION OF BARRIER ISLAND RESTORATION IN LOUISIANA
Author(s) -
Jason Lanclos,
Brett Borne,
Michael Poff
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v36.risk.24
Subject(s) - deepwater horizon , oil spill , wetland , hurricane katrina , environmental planning , environmental restoration , barrier island , restoration ecology , geography , environmental resource management , environmental protection , oceanography , environmental science , natural disaster , geology , ecology , meteorology , shore , biology
Over the last several decades restoration efforts in coastal Louisiana have evolved from efforts known mostly to State and Parish officials and academic community to national recognition in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Consolidated efforts of coastal restoration developed in the early years through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA). Additional funding and organizational efforts include State funding; the Coastal Impact Assessment Program (CIAP); and most recently from programs resulting from Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill penalties.