Hurricane Recovery and Ecological Resilience: Measuring the Impacts of Wetland Alteration Post Hurricane Ike on the Upper TX Coast.
Recovery after hurricane events encourages new development activities and allows reconstruction through the conversion of naturally occurring wetlands to other land uses. This research investigates the degree to which hurricane recovery activities in coastal communities are undermining the ability o...
| Publicado en: | Environmental Management Vol. 60; no. 6; pp. 1116 - 1127 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Dec2017
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