Year of Award
2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
Master of Arts (MA)
Degree Name
Sociology (Rural and Environmental Change Option)
Department or School/College
Sociology
Committee Chair
Teresa Sobieszczyk
Commitee Members
Rayna Sage, Sarah Halvorson
Keywords
Vulnerability, Grand Isle, Climate change, Structural, Non-structural, Flooding
Publisher
University of Montana
Subject Categories
Civic and Community Engagement | Civil Engineering | Demography, Population, and Ecology | Environmental Engineering | Environmental Studies | Geography | Nature and Society Relations | Other Civil and Environmental Engineering | Other Geography | Other Social and Behavioral Sciences | Other Sociology | Place and Environment | Rural Sociology | Sociology | Structural Engineering | Tourism
Abstract
This study used in-depth interviews of permanent residents on Grand Isle, Louisiana, a remote barrier island, to better understand their perceptions of structural flood measures, non-structural responses to flooding and hurricanes, and perceptions of vulnerability to flooding, hurricanes, and climate change on a remote barrier island-Grand Isle, Louisiana. Residents' perceptions regarding the various structural measures implemented by the federal, state, and local government appeared mixed. Non-structural responses to flooding risks implemented at the household, community, state, and federal level continue to strengthen resiliency on Grand Isle. According to interviewees, aspects of environmental, rural, and economic vulnerability on Grand Isle impact islanders daily, yet residents continue to fight the environmental adversities as well as the flood management conflicts with government agencies. Findings from this study may be relevant to people and rural coastal communities in other parts of the United States and the world facing climate change-related storms and flooding.
Recommended Citation
Miller, Lauren, "PERCEPTIONS OF VULNERABILITY TO FLOODING, HURRICANES, AND CLIMATE CHANGE ON GRAND ISLE, LOUISIANA’S ONLY INHABITED BARRIER ISLAND" (2019). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 11286.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/11286
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