Environmental Disaster in the Gulf South: Two Centuries of Catastrophe, Risk, and Resilience

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080716710X
• ISBN13: 9780807167106
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 8.6"