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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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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
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: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
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.
Littoral > Aménagement > Louisiane.
Travaux maritimes > États-Unis > Planification.
Rivage > Protection > États-Unis > Planification.
Planification > 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
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Forces at Work on the Louisiana Coast; A Modified River Runs Through It; Business as Usual Will Not Halt the Land Loss; The Risk of Coastal Flooding Is Rising; Economic and Social Implications of a Coast at Risk; Challenges in Creating a Master Plan; Diverse Range and Large Number of Possible Solutions; The Future Is Uncertain; A Diverse Region Seeking Different and Sometimes Conflicting Outcomes; Need for Coordination Across Jurisdictions.
  • Evolution of the Master Planning ProcessChapter Two: Analytical Support for the Development of Louisiana's 50-Year Comprehensive Plan; New Analytical Capabilities Informed the Planning Framework; Accounting for Deep Uncertainty Using Scenarios; Systems Models, CLARA, and Innovative Flood Risk Modeling; The Planning Tool and Innovative Decisionmaking; Supporting CPRA Decisionmaking with Analysis; Chapter Three: Using the Planning Tool to Support the Development of a Comprehensive Plan for Louisiana; Planning Tool Analysis Supported Deliberations; Comparing Projects on an Even Playing Field.
  • Determining How To Allocate Funds Across Project TypesStriking a Balance Between Near-Term and Long-Term Outcomes; Balancing Among Different Planning Objectives; Ensuring Robustness for the Uncertain Future; Louisiana's 2012 Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast; Next Steps for Louisiana; Chapter Four: Reducing Coastal Risk Through Integrated Planning; Growing Vulnerability of Coastal Regions; Costs of Coastal Flooding; Strengthening Coastal Resilience Requires a Comprehensive Planning Process; Coastal Risks Are Increasing, but in Uncertain Ways.
  • There Are Many Different Types of Strategies to Consider to Reduce Risks and Restore Coastal LandscapesSolutions Will Be Implemented by Local, Regional, State, and Federal Agencies; Principles for Integrated Coastal Planning; Public Participation Is Essential Throughout the Planning Process; Technical Analysis Is Meant to Inform Deliberations and Value Judgments by Decisionmakers; A Sustainable Long-Term Strategy Must Be Robust and Adaptive; Building on Louisiana's Planning Experience; Appendix: A Brief Description of Robust Decision Making; References.

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