Mitigating Storm Surge with Vegetation

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Technical Transfer from Symposium: Download presentation files from the Spring Symposium Mitigating Storm Surge with Vegetation [LINK]

April 13th, 2007 The Hilton Capitol Center http://wwww.hiltoncapitolcenter.com

Following the Hurricane season of 2005, intense interest has been focused on the role of coastal wetlands in mitigating storm surge. The focus of this one-day symposium/workshop is to examine the latest information on the physics of water movement through wetland vegetation and to identify approaches for quantifying frictional resistance and wave dampening effects in different coastal wetland habitats.

Applications of this information to storm surge mitigation and freshwater diversions will be presented and discussed.

Invited Speakers:
Dr. Heidi Nepf, Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, MIT
Dr. Robert Kadlec, Emeritus Professor, University of Michigan

Agenda: Mitigating Storm Surge with Vegetation Symposium Agenda [PDF]. We will send out an email to those registered! REGISTER NOW before all the places are taken!

Location: Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center Hotel, April 13, 2007, 8:00 AM-3:00 PM

A block of rooms has been reserved at the hotel for $139

Registration: Free, but you must register prior at www.lwrri.lsu.edu/apply.html

Sponsor: Louisiana Water Resources Research Institute
Co-Sponsors: LSU Civil & Environmental Engineering, URS, LSU Hurricane Center & Center for the Study of Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes
	Civil & Environmental Engineering