Amid the Misery of Hurricane Ida, Coastal Restoration Offers Hope. But the Price Is High

Louisiana has a science-based approach to coastal resilience that is far ahead of other states, said Scott Hemmerling, a cultural geographer who focuses on analyzing the societal impacts of environmental change in coastal Louisiana for The Water Institute, a nonprofit think tank based in Baton Rouge. But Hemmerling said coastal restoration blueprints could be improved by fully integrating local social and cultural values into the planning process at the early stages. Read the full article here.