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Facing The Future In St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana: Planning And Development, Gregory L. Chase
Facing The Future In St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana: Planning And Development, Gregory L. Chase
University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
St. Bernard Parish (Louisiana) has undergone a transition from rural, agrarian characteristics to that of a suburban, industrial based community. Its fragile environment has been substantially altered by man's use.
Planning and development strategies need to be devised to address the stress placed on the environment by these alterations, particularly dealing with coastal erosion, land loss and increased threat of tidal surge and flooding if development in the area is to continue.
St. Bernard also faces a changing economy with the declines of its industrial based economy and employment base which requires that new forms of economic development are established …