Chapter
Apr 26, 2012
The Challenges of Restoring Louisiana Barrier Islands: From Design through Construction
Authors: Gordon G. Thomson [email protected], Greg M. Grandy [email protected], and Rachel Sweeney [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Coastal Sediments '07
Abstract
Louisiana's barrier islands provide not only habitat but protection for interior marshes. The loss of these islands would expose interior marshes to increased wave heights, flooding, and loss of wetland habitat. The restoration of Louisiana barrier islands poses a combination of challenges, starting with quantifying project goals, developing a project design based on meeting those goals, through to construction of the project. This paper outlines design and construction details unique to Louisiana barrier islands using East Grand Terre and the Chaland Headland Restoration CWPPRA projects as case studies.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this chapter.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Coastal Sediments '07
Pages: 647 - 660
Copyright
© 2007 American Society of Civil Engineers.
History
Published online: Apr 26, 2012
Permissions
Request permissions for this article.
Authors
Affiliations
P.E.
Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc. 2481 NW Boca Raton Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33431. E-mail: [email protected]
Coastal Engineering Division, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources 617 North 3rd St, 10th Floor, P.O. Box 44027, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4027. E-mail: [email protected]
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Services, c/o Louisiana State University, South Stadium Drive, Military Science Building, Room 266, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7535. E-mail: [email protected]
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.
View Options
Get Access
Access content
Please select your options to get access
Log in/Register
Log in via your institution (Shibboleth)
ASCE Members:
Please log in to see member pricing
Purchase
Save for later Item saved, go to cart Information on ASCE Library Cards
ASCE Library Cards let you download journal articles, proceedings papers, and available book chapters across the entire ASCE Library platform. ASCE Library Cards remain active for 24 months or until all downloads are used. Note: This content will be debited as one download at time of checkout.
Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.
Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.
Get Access
Access content
Please select your options to get access
Log in/Register
Log in via your institution (Shibboleth)
ASCE Members:
Please log in to see member pricing
Purchase
Save for later Item saved, go to cart Information on ASCE Library Cards
ASCE Library Cards let you download journal articles, proceedings papers, and available book chapters across the entire ASCE Library platform. ASCE Library Cards remain active for 24 months or until all downloads are used. Note: This content will be debited as one download at time of checkout.
Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.
Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.