2008 Joint Annual Meeting (5-9 Oct. 2008): Pardee Keynote Symposia: Reducing Vulnerability of Gulf Coast Communities to Hurricane Impacts and Sea-Level Rise: Are Large Scale Restoration and Engineering the Answer?
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6 Pardee Keynote Symposia: Reducing Vulnerability of Gulf Coast Communities to Hurricane Impacts and Sea-Level Rise: Are Large Scale Restoration and Engineering the Answer?



Tuesday, 7 October 2008: 1:30 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, Ballroom C
Presiding:
Robert S. Young and Denise J. Reed
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:40 PM
6-1
Redirecting the Mississippi River – System Level Management for the 21st Century
Harold R. Wanless, Univ of Miami
2:05 PM
6-2
Sustaining Coastal Wetlands: Sea-Level, Sediments and Society
Denise J. Reed, University of New Orleans
2:30 PM
6-3
The First Line of Defense: Louisiana's Barrier Islands
Asbury Sallenger, U.S. Geological Survey
2:55 PM
6-4
Influence of Wetland Restoration and Degradation on Storm Surge and Waves
Ty Wamsley, US Army Engineer Rsch and Development Ctr; Bruce Ebersole
3:20 PM
6-5
Using Science and Engineering to Further Coastal Restoration in Louisiana
Garret Graves, Louisiana Office of the Governor
3:45 PM
6-6
Restoring Coastal Louisiana Will Not Guarantee the Protection of Infrastructure from Storms: Policy Makers Should Also Plan for Strategic Relocation of Critical Infrastructure and Vulnerable Communities
Robert S. Young, Western Carolina University; David M. Bush, State Univ. of West Georgia
4:10 PM
Panel Discussion
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