Understanding one's place in the watershed: How earth science can inform perceptions about the future of the New Orleans region

Technology in Society

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-203

  La Point, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotic integrity; Coastal wetlands; Earth science; Hurricane Katrina; Mississippi River; New Orleans; Water resources; Watershed

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONES; DISASTERS; HURRICANE EFFECTS; HURRICANES; WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS; WETLANDS;

BIOTIC INTEGRITY; COASTAL WETLANDS; HURRICANE DISASTER;

EARTH SCIENCES;

HURRICANE; NATURAL DISASTER; PERCEPTION; SENSE OF PLACE; WATERSHED;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847391225     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2007.01.008     Document Type: Article

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