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Perspectives on the Restoration of the Mississippi Delta

The Once and Future Delta

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Editors:
  1. John W. Day

    1. Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

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  2. G. Paul Kemp

    1. School of Coast and Environment, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

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  3. Angelina M. Freeman

    1. Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, USA

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  4. David P. Muth

    1. Mississippi River Delta Restoration Camp, National Wildlife Federation, New Orleans, USA

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  • An integrated coastal management approach to the Mississippi delta
  • Comprehensive approach to management of the delta ranging from geophysical to socio-economics
  • Includes fisheries, wetlands and eutrophication, navigation and flood control, human communities, historical geology of the delta, river geomorphology, and sustainable management
  • Deals with future trends such as climate change and energy scarcity
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Estuaries of the World (EOTW)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction: Perspectives on the Restoration of the Mississippi Delta

    • John W. Day, G. Paul Kemp, Angelina M. Freeman, David P. Muth
    Pages 1-7

  3. The Once and Future Delta

    • David P. Muth
    Pages 9-27

  4. How Deltas Work: A Brief Look at the Mississippi River Delta in a Global Context

    • Liviu Giosan, Angelina M. Freeman
    Pages 29-32

  5. The Last Naturally Active Delta Complexes of the Mississippi River (LNDM): Discovery and Implications

    • Richard E. Condrey, Paul E. Hoffman, D. Elaine Evers
    Pages 33-50

  6. Adapting to Change in the Lowermost Mississippi River: Implications for Navigation, Flood Control and Restoration of the Delta Ecosystem

    • G. Paul Kemp, Clinton S. Willson, J. David Rogers, Karen A. Westphal, S. Ahmet Binselam
    Pages 51-84

  7. Using What We Have: Optimizing Sediment Management in Mississippi River Delta Restoration to Improve the Economic Viability of the Nation

    • Samuel J. Bentley, Angelina M. Freeman, Clinton S. Willson, Jaye E. Cable, Liviu Giosan
    Pages 85-97

  8. Fisheries in a Changing Delta

    • James H. Jr. Cowan, Linda A. Deegan, John W. Day
    Pages 99-109

  9. The Influence of Nutrients on the Coastal Wetlands of the Mississippi Delta

    • James T. Morris, J. Andy Nyman, Gary P. Shaffer
    Pages 111-123

  10. Complexities of Resilience: Adaptation and Change within Human Communities of Coastal Louisiana

    • Conner Bailey, Robert Gramling, Shirley B. Laska
    Pages 125-140

  11. The Importance of Mississippi Delta Restoration on the Local and National Economies

    • David Batker, Sarah K. Mack, Fred H. Sklar, William K. Nuttle, Mary E. Kelly, Angelina M. Freeman
    Pages 141-153

  12. The Threats to the Value of Ecosystem Goods and Services of the Mississippi Delta

    • David Batker, Isabel de la Torre, Robert Costanza, John W. Day, Paula Swedeen, Roelof Boumans et al.
    Pages 155-173

  13. The Impact of Global Climate Change and Energy Scarcity on Mississippi Delta Restoration

    • John W. Day, Matthew Moerschbaecher
    Pages 175-184

  14. Summary and Conclusions: The Cost of Inaction and the Need for Urgency

    • John W. Day, G. Paul Kemp, Angelina M. Freeman
    Pages 185-192

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 193-194
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About this book

Human impacts and emerging mega-trends such as climate change and energy scarcity will impact natural resource management in this century. This is especially true for deltas because of their ecological and economic importance and their sensitivity to climate change. The Mississippi delta is one of the largest in the world and has been strongly impacted by human activities. Currently there is an ambitious plan for restoration of the delta. This book, by a renown group of delta experts, provides an overview of the challenges facing the delta and charts - a way forward to sustainable management.

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“This impressive collection of papers deals with ‘the once and future delta,’ highlighting the current tumultuous state of the Mississippi River and its watershed.  … Chapters contain illustrations, many in color, and provide ample reference lists for further study. … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above; two-year technical program students.” (P. R. Pinet, Choice, Vol. 52 (7), March, 2015)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

    John W. Day

  • School of Coast and Environment, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

    G. Paul Kemp

  • Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, USA

    Angelina M. Freeman

  • Mississippi River Delta Restoration Camp, National Wildlife Federation, New Orleans, USA

    David P. Muth

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Perspectives on the Restoration of the Mississippi Delta

  • Book Subtitle: The Once and Future Delta

  • Editors: John W. Day, G. Paul Kemp, Angelina M. Freeman, David P. Muth

  • Series Title: Estuaries of the World

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8733-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8732-1Published: 28 May 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0759-4Published: 27 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-8733-8Published: 16 May 2014

  • Series ISSN: 2214-1553

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-1561

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 194

  • Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations, 51 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Environmental Management, Climate Change, Coastal Sciences

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