Policies of Loss: Coastal Erosion and the Struggle to Save Louisiana's Wetlands

Since the 1930s, Louisiana has lost approximately 1,800 square miles of land due to the subsidence of the states coastal wetlands. By the early 1970s, public officials and private citizens were starting to become aware of the crisis on the coast, and a broad agreement developed among state and feder...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Costa, Rebecca B.
Other Authors: Long, Alecia P.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2016
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-10212016-123203/