Research
Inland from the Coast: Project Deliverables Are Now Available
Inland from the Coast is a research project funded by the National Academies of Sciences and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The project seeks to improve our understanding of inland-coastal environmental conditions and vulnerabilities; determine indicators of community health and wellbeing; and develop design and planning best practices for reducing risk...
“Inland from the Coast”, new CSS project funded through National Academies of Sciences and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
BATON ROUGE – LSU researchers lead two of the four projects awarded funding today from the National Academies of Sciences’ Gulf Research Program and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. All four projects aim to enhance the science and practice of resilience in coastal communities located in the Gulf of Mexico...
CSS Receives Grant Support from Foundation for Louisiana
The Foundation for Louisiana awarded to the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio (CSS) a $10,000 grant in support of the August 16-18, 2017, Louisiana Community Resilience Institute Recovery and Resilience Workshop on behalf of elected officials from Louisiana communities impacted by August 2016 flooding. The following workshop participants will develop and...
CSS Research Faculty Traci Birch on UNO team that Recieves Oil Spill Grant Through Louisiana’s RESTORE Act Center of Excellence
Congratulations to Dr. Traci Birch who is a co-PI on a multi-university project called, “From Adapting in Place to Adaptive Migration: Designing and Facilitating an Equitable Relocation Strategy”. The project will evaluate populations in Terrebonne Parish to identify the opportunities and challenges in designing a relocation policy that retains traditional communities...
CSS Presentations at the State of the Coast Conference
June 1-3 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the CSS will be presenting several talks at the State of the Coast (SOC) Conference. The Conference is the “largest state-wide conference of its kind providing an interdisciplinary forum to exchange timely and relevant information on the dynamic conditions of Louisiana’s coastal communities, environment,...