Resilience and Sustainability of the Mississippi River Delta as a Coupled Natural- Human System
Resilience and Sustainability of the Mississippi River Delta as a Coupled Natural- Human System
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Edited by: Y. Jun Xu, Nina S.-N. Lam and Kam-biu Liu
The Mississippi River Delta (MRD) coastal region contributes an estimated $45 billion in revenue annually to the state of Louisiana and has a natural capital asset value estimated between $330 billion and $1.3 trillion. Draining approximately 3.2 km2 of land, the Mississippi is the largest river in North American with the U.S. largest riverine transport hubs between Baton Rouge and New Orleans and has built the world’s 3rd largest river delta.
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