WETLANDS SUSTAINABILITY:THE CASE STUDY AND STAKEHOLDERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
- 주제(키워드) Wetlands Sustainability
- 발행기관 고려대학교 국제대학원
- 지도교수 이승호
- 발행년도 2013
- 학위수여년월 2013. 8
- 학위구분 석사
- 학과 국제대학원 국제학과
- 원문페이지 72 p
- 실제URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/korea/000000045795
- 본문언어 영어
- 제출원본 000045763450
초록/요약
From 1930’s and onwards, the entire coastal region of Louisiana has lost more than 2000 square miles of wetland areas, with hurricanes Katrina and Rita accounting for nearly 200. The important value Southeast Louisiana’s wetlands possess is that they act as natural buffers to hurricane storm surges and supplementing valuable resources for human habitation. However, with stronger hurricanes on the rise, as well as the level of uncertainty they bring with them, are not able to buffer incoming surges effectively in protecting local communities and cities such as New Orleans. This study, then, aims to identify environmental concerns of wetland ecosystems in Southeast Louisiana from Hurricane Katrina to Hurricane Gustav. The main theoretical framework, the Grid/Group Cultural Theory by cultural anthropologist Mary Douglas, will stress the stakeholder interactions of social actors within Southeast Louisiana, ranging from government agencies to citizens on the matter of wetlands sustainability. By altering the Mississippi River’s hydrology for hurricane storm surge protection and expediting trade, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have changed initiatives throughout Louisiana by focusing less on levees, dams, and canals, but through goals on sustainability of deteriorating wetlands. Key Words: Grid/Group Cultural Theory, Hurricane Gustav, Hurricane Katrina, Levees, Mississippi River Delta, New Orleans, Stakeholders, Hurricane Storm Surges, Wetlands Sustainability
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I. Introduction 5
1.1 Research Purpose 5
1.2 Hurricane Katrina: Scientific Background and Socio-Ecological Consequences…………………………………………………………………..8
1.3 Stressing Wetland Restoration in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina 10
II. Analysis of Wetlands and the Grid/Group Cultural Theory in Southeast Louisiana 12
2.1 Literature Review 12
2.2 The Grid/Group Cultural Theory and Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) 17
2.2.1 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 22
2.2.2 The Egalitarians of Coastal Louisiana 23
2.2.3 Entrepreneurial, Fatalist Perspectives of Louisianan Fishing Communities 26
III. Hurricane and Levee Impacts on Southeast Louisiana’s Wetlands 30
3.1 Levee and Canal Impacts 31
3.1.1 The Sedimentation Process of Wetland Ecosystems 33
3.2 Restoration Strategies in Progress 37
IV. Case Studies of Wetlands 40
4.1 Lake Pontchartrain and Maurepas 40
4.2. Chandeleur Islands 46
4.3 The Caernarvon Delta in Big Mar 49
V. Policy Implications 55
5.1. Grid/Group Cultural Analysis 55
5.2 Conflicts of Stakeholder Interests 60
5.3 Participatory Approaches of Stakeholders 61
VI. Concluding Remarks 64
Bibliography 67
