Ecological and Societal Benefits Derived from Coastal Restoration in Southern Louisiana

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dc.contributor.advisorLovelace, Susan Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorAtkinson, Donald Lowellen_US
dc.contributor.sponsorEnvironmental Studiesen_US
dc.date.accepted01/01/2012en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-18T16:13:01Z
dc.date.available2016-10-18T16:13:01Z
dc.date.completed2012en_US
dc.date.issued2013-03-08
dc.descriptionThesis (M.S.) College of Charleston, South Carolina-The Graduate School, 2012en_US
dc.descriptionCommittee members: Susan P Lovelace, Maria K Dillard, Howard Schnabolk, Kendra Stewarten_US
dc.descriptionen_US
dc.description.abstractThis project examines specific coastal restoration projects in southern Louisiana to develop a method for determining which kinds of projects will most likely enhance the socioeconomic conditions of the surrounding region through physical improvement of the habitat. By applying an extensive review of the literature, examination of project compliance documents, and analysis of secondary data characterizing the well-being of parishes near selected restoration projects, I explored, conceptualized, and confirmed the relationship between specific, local ecosystem services (e.g. provisioning, regulating, supporting, cultural services) and various elements of human well-being (e.g. health, safety, economic security) impacted by four restoration projects and their respective restoration techniques: dredged material placement, sediment diversion, and artificial oyster reefs. Finally, I developed a qualitative evaluation matrix by which these projects and techniques were analyzed for their potential benefit to regional ecosystem services, and - through associations previously established on the national and regional scale - I made connections between these enhanced ecological services and the impact on community well-being.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2991
dc.languageenen_US
dc.subjectEcologyen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental managementen_US
dc.titleEcological and Societal Benefits Derived from Coastal Restoration in Southern Louisianaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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