Eroding Communities and Diverting Populations: Historical Population Dynamics in Coastal Louisiana

摘要: The traditional notion of inherent resilience as a continual functioning community during “non-crisis” periods does not apply perfectly to coastal Louisiana. This research suggests that operating in non-crisis mode the face omnipresent threat land-loss is counterproductive and must necessarily incorporate adaptive factors if communities are persist thrive changing environment. Resilience includes both system’s capacity return state existed before disturbance ability advance through learning adaptation. Put simply, persists stable, while one adapts resilient. A has withstood many storm events over several years maintained its population shown itself be stable. But with each successive shock, may begin see coincident erosion resilience. could ultimately cumulate situation where historically stable numerous large begins decline precipitously when impacted by smaller shocks or events. key successfully navigating change understand multiscale historical processes have been driving assuring any regime shifts result positive outcomes for residents ecosystems they rely upon short term long term. New Orleans surrounding region prime example deemed following hurricanes 1960s at same time becoming less dichotomy highlights importance deeper understanding resilience, an acknowledges process, preexisting trajectory will influence ways which respond disasters slow moving environmental change.