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A community-informed transdisciplinary approach to coastal restoration planning: Maximizing the social and ecological co-benefits of wetland creation in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, USA

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العنوان: A community-informed transdisciplinary approach to coastal restoration planning: Maximizing the social and ecological co-benefits of wetland creation in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, USA
المؤلفون: Scott A. Hemmerling, Christine DeMyers, Jessica Parfait, Edwin Piñero, Melissa M. Baustian, Martijn Bregman, Diana Di Leonardo, Christopher Esposito, Ioannis Y. Georgiou, Audrey Grismore, Hoonshin Jung, Brett McMann, Michael D. Miner
المصدر: Frontiers in Environmental Science, Vol 11 (2023)
بيانات النشر: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023.
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: LCC:Environmental sciences
مصطلحات موضوعية: participatory modeling, social return of investment, beneficial use of dredged material, natural and nature-based features, coastal restoration planning, Environmental sciences, GE1-350
الوصف: Port Fourchon is a vital staging area for Gulf of Mexico energy production and is strategically located in the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary System, a biologically and economically productive ecosystem bounded by the Atchafalaya and Mississippi Rivers. This is also one of the most fragile and rapidly evolving landscapes in the United States, making the port and surrounding communities highly vulnerable to natural hazards and the impacts of climate change. Building resilience to climate-based disruptions is vital to Port Fourchon and other businesses operating in this dynamic landscape. The port plans to deepen its channel to 50 feet (15 m) to service larger vessels, generating millions of cubic yards of sediment and seeks to beneficially utilize this sediment to develop natural and nature-based solutions to help prepare for future challenges. To accomplish this goal, an Environmental Competency Group consisting of residents, coastal scientists, and key stakeholders was convened to co-develop and evaluate a series of marsh creation projects utilizing this sediment that will maximize social and ecological co-benefits and enhance the resilience of Port Fourchon and the surrounding communities. The group utilized participatory modeling and social return on investment methods to model long-term changes to the landscape and wetland vegetation communities resulting from the co-developed restoration strategies and assess the social value of these strategies. Residents who live and work around Port Fourchon were included in all stages of this research, including development and prioritization of potential restoration areas, identifying important physical and ecological parameters that should be modeled, evaluation of model results, and assessment of the social values expected to be generated by each restoration alternative under consideration. The transdisciplinary approach used in this research highlights the effectiveness of a community-informed, systematic approach to coastal restoration planning in building community resilience and ecosystem sustainability. This study provides approaches and tools that can be adapted for use elsewhere to develop holistic solutions that maximize the social, ecological, and economic co-benefits of coastal restoration.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2296-665X
Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1105671/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-665X
DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2023.1105671
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/8e446f800dea4faba1f8f8adff9c2536
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.8e446f800dea4faba1f8f8adff9c2536
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:2296665X
DOI:10.3389/fenvs.2023.1105671