Abstract The Mississippi River fluvial–marine sediment-dispersal system (MRS) has become
the focus of renewed research during the past decade, driven by the recognition that the …

The effectiveness of stringent climate stabilization scenarios for coastal areas in terms of
reduction of impacts/adaptation needs and wider policy implications has received little …

Strong anthropogenic activities and climate change have caused distinct hydrology and
sediment dynamics in river systems worldwide. Yet, the integrated picture of sediment …

Future conditions of coastal Louisiana are highly uncertain due to the dynamic nature of
deltas, climate change, tropical storms, and human reliance on natural resources and …

A frequent barrier to addressing some of our world's most pressing environmental
challenges is a lack of funding. Currently, environmental project funding largely comes from …

Louisiana has lost over 4800 km2 of coastal land since 1932, and a large-scale effort to
restore coastal Louisiana is underway, guided by Louisiana's Comprehensive Master Plan …

The Maurepas swamp is the second largest contiguous coastal forest in Louisiana but it is
highly degraded due to subsidence, near permanent flooding, nutrient starvation, nutria …

During the 1927 Mississippi flood, the levee was dynamited downstream of New Orleans
creating a 2 km wide crevasse that inundated the Breton Sound estuary and deposited a …

The future of river deltas is believed to depend mainly on sea level rise (SLR) and on the
processes controlling the adaptation of the substrate to human impacts. The deltas are …

This book examines the recent development of selected populous deltas from a variety of
perspectives—sediment budgets, vulnerability hotspots, settlement and migration, the delta …