Restoring resilience to the Gulf of Mexico coast
Circular
1306-1A
This report is Chapter 1A in Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005. See Circular 1306 for more information and other chapters.
By: Gregory J. Smith
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Abstract
Hurricane Katrina and its destructive aftermath in 2005 were unprecedented. Hurricanes Dennis, Rita, and Wilma were also powerful hurricanes affecting the Gulf of Mexico that year. These storms highlighted the need to integrate science that supports restoration of natural landscapes with intelligent coastal planning. The following essay describes both the value and vulnerability of the Gulf of Mexico's northern coast before the storms and the current need to connect science to the human dimension of restoring the coastal landscape. Readers are invited to ponder these concepts as they read the rest of the articles in this report that describe the scientific activities that the U.S. Geological Survey performed in late 2005 and early 2006.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Restoring resilience to the Gulf of Mexico coast |
| Series title | Circular |
| Series number | 1306 |
| Chapter | 1A |
| DOI | 10.3133/cir13061A |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Eastern Ecological Science Center |
| Description | i, 5 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005 (Circular 1306) |
| First page | i |
| Last page | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Other Geospatial | Northern Gulf Of Mexico |
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