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Titre(s) : Environmental disaster in the Gulf South [Texte imprimé] : two centuries of catastrophe, risk, and resilience / edited by Cindy Ermus ; afterword by Ted Steinberg
Publication : Baton Rouge, La. : Louisiana State University Press, copyright 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VIII-206 p.) : map ; 23 cm
Collection : The natural world of the Gulf South
Lien à la collection : The natural world of the Gulf South
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
Hurricanes, floods, oil spills, disease, and disappearing wetlands are some of the
many environmental disasters that impact the Gulf South. The contributors to Environmental
Disaster in the Gulf South explore the threat, frequency, and management of this region's
disasters from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Scholars from the fields
of history, sociology, and anthropology examine the underlying causes of vulnerability
to natural hazards in the coastal states while also suggesting ways to increase resilience.
Greg O'Brien considers the New Orleans flood of 1849; Andy Horowitz, the Galveston
storm of 1900; and Christopher M. Church, the 1928 hurricane in Florida and the Caribbean.
Urmi Engineer Willoughby delves into the turn-of-the-century yellow fever outbreaks
in New Orleans and local attempts to eradicate them, while Abraham H. Gibson and Cindy
Ermus discuss the human introduction of invasive species and their long-term impact
on the region's ecosystem. Roberto E. Barrios looks at political-ecological susceptibility
in New Orleans's Lower Ninth Ward, and Kevin Fox Gotham treats storm- and flood-defense
infrastructures. In his afterword, Ted Steinberg ponders what the future holds when
the capitalist state supports an unwinnable battle between land developers and nature.
These case studies offer new ways of understanding humans' interactions with the unique,
and at times unforgiving, environment of the Gulf South. These lessons are particularly
important as we cope with the effects of climate change and seek to build resilience
and reduce vulnerability through enhanced awareness, adequate preparation, and efficient
planning. -- Provided by publisher
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Ermus, Cindy (1979-....). Éditeur scientifique
Steinberg, Theodore (1961-....). Postfacier
Sujet(s) : Catastrophes naturelles -- États du Golfe (États-Unis) -- Histoire
Gestion du risque -- États du Golfe (États-Unis) -- Histoire
Épidémies -- États du Golfe (États-Unis) -- Histoire
Indice(s) Dewey :
363.340 976 (23e éd.) = Catastrophes (problèmes et services sociaux) - États-Unis - Centre-Sud États du
Golfe du Mexique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780807167106. - ISBN 080716710X (rel.). - ISBN 9780807167113 (erroné). - ISBN
9780807167120 (erroné). - ISBN 9780807167137 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb468856695
Notice n° :
FRBNF46885669
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Satire and politics in the New Orleans flood of 1849 / / Greg O'Brien ; ; Epidemics,
empire, and eradication: global public health and yellow fever control in New Orleans
/ / Urmi Engineer Willoughby ; ; The complete story of the Galveston horror: trauma,
history, and the great storm of 1900 / / Andy Horowitz ; ; The 1928 hurricane in
Florida and the wider Caribbean / / Christopher M. Church ; ; Swamp things: invasive
species as environmental disaster in the Gulf South / / Abraham H. Gibson and Cindy
Ermus ; ; Political-ecological emergence of space and vulnerability in the Lower
Ninth Ward, New Orleans / / Roberto E. Barrios ; ; Katrina is coming to your city:
storm- and flood-defense infrastructures in risk society / / Kevin Fox Gotham.
