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The Delta Cycle and the Future of Coastal Louisiana

by richards • September 8, 2014 • Comments Off on The Delta Cycle and the Future of Coastal Louisiana

Chris McLindon and Edward Richards – Board of Commissioners of SLFPA-E vs. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., et.al. – Legal and Geological Evaluation (View in slide show mode to see the animations.)

This is a summary presentation of the issues:

Time and River:Coastal Restoration as Climate Change Denial, Tulane Environmental Forum, 21 Feb 2014, New Orleans, LA.

The following are annotated presentations for personal viewing. They should be reviewed in slide show mode to see the animations.

Chris McLindon – Rethinking Coastal Restoration: The Delta Cycle and Land Area Change in the Louisiana Coastal Plain

A proposal to assess the impacts of relative sea level rise due to subsidence using industry knowledge base, data and technology. The New Orleans Geological Society, November 2015

 

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