Strengthening coastal planning : how coastal regions could benefit from Louisiana's planning and analysis framework

Strengthening coastal planning : how coastal regions could benefit from Louisiana's planning and analysis framework / David G. Groves, Jordan R. Fischbach, Debra Knopman, David R. Johnson, Kate Giglio.

This report highlights RAND's contributions to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority's Master Plan. Its purpose is to help policymakers in other coastal regions understand the value of a solid technical foundation to support decisionmaking on strategies to reduce flood...

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Main Authors: Groves, David G. (Author), Fischbach, Jordan R. (Author), Knopman, Debra S. (Author), Johnson, David R. (Mathematician) (Author), Giglio, Kate (Author)
Corporate Author: Rand Gulf States Policy Institute (Researcher)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, [2014]
Series:Research report (Rand Corporation)
Subjects:
Coastal zone management > Louisiana.
Coastal engineering > United States > Planning.
Shore protection > United States > Planning.
Planning > Technique.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
Coastal zone management
Planning > Technique
Shore protection > Planning
Sociology & Social History.
Social Sciences.
Communities - Urban Groups.
Louisiana
United States
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Summary:This report highlights RAND's contributions to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority's Master Plan. Its purpose is to help policymakers in other coastal regions understand the value of a solid technical foundation to support decisionmaking on strategies to reduce flood risk, rebuild or restore coastal environments, and increase the resilience of developed coastal regions.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 44 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780833085818
0833085816
9780833085801
0833085808
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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