SUSTAINABLE
COASTAL DEVELOPMENT
Coastal
communities provide vital economic, social and recreational opportunities
for thousands of Louisianans, but population migration, especially
since Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, have transformed the state's
coastal landscapes and intensified demand on finite coastal resources.
The increase in population along the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain,
for example, has resulted in new housing developments, recreation
facilities and other business activities. These changes are placing
tremendous pressure on coastal lands, water supplies and traditional
ways of life. To accommodate more people and activity, and to
balance growing demands on coastal resources, Louisiana must develop
new policies, institutional capacities and management approaches
to guide the preservation and use of coastal and ocean resources.
Louisiana Sea Grant engages a diverse and growing coastal population
in applying the best available scientific knowledge and uses its
extension and education capabilities to support the development
of healthy coastal communities that are economically and socially
inclusive.
Other
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