Losing ground : identity and land loss in coastal Louisiana /

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In this book, coastal Louisianans communicate the significance of place and environment. During interviews taken just before the 2005 hurricanes, they send out a plea to alleviate the damage. They speak with an urgency that exemplifies a fear of losing not just property and familiar surroundings, bu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Burley, David M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2010.
Subjects:
Coastal zone management > Louisiana.
Coastal settlements > Louisiana > Psychological aspects.
Coast changes > Louisiana > Psychological aspects.
Place attachment > Louisiana > Gulf Coast Region.
Identity (Psychology) > Louisiana > Gulf Coast Region.
Littoral > Aménagement > Louisiane.
Établissements côtiers > Louisiane > Aspect psychologique.
Littoral > Modifications > Louisiane > Aspect psychologique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Coastal zone management
Identity (Psychology)
Place attachment
Louisiana
Multi-User
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Losing Louisiana: A Meditation on Coastal Land Loss; Chapter Three: Communal Histories; Chapter Four: This Is Our Home: Attachment to the Coast; Chapter Five: Seeing It for Themselves; Chapter Six: Saving Place: Residents and Their Environment; Afterword: The Path Ahead; Appendix; Notes; References; Index.

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