State of Disaster: A Historical Geography of Louisiana's Land Loss Crisis

by Craig E Colten and Craig E. Colten

State of Disaster: A Historical Geography of Louisiana's Land Loss Crisis explores Louisiana's protracted efforts to restore and protect its coastal marshes, nearly always with minimal regard for the people displaced by those efforts. As Craig E. Colten shows, the state's coastal restoration plan seeks to protect cities and industry but sacrifices the coastal dwellers who have maintained their presence in this perilous place for centuries...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807175706
• ISBN13: 9780807175705
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"