Comments on: Profits over People: The Human Cause of the Katrina Disaster http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/08/28/profits-over-people-the-human-cause-of-the-katrina-disaster/ Sociological Images encourages people to exercise and develop their sociological imaginations with discussions of compelling visuals that span the breadth of sociological inquiry. Fri, 10 Apr 2015 03:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jarrell Jacob Fisher http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/08/28/profits-over-people-the-human-cause-of-the-katrina-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-533036 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:00:00 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=38193#comment-533036 “A study
released in late October shows that areas buffered by coastal forests,
like mangroves, were less damaged by the 2004 tsunami than areas without
tree vegetation. Last week the FAO reported that 20% of the world’s
mangrove forests have disappeared since 1980.”So basically whether you got a Tsunami, Hurricane, or any other kind of storm, nature has stuff already set up to protect the land.  So not only are we possibly causing more storms through global warming, but we are also cutting down what is in place to protect us.  A sad state of affairs.

]]> By: Natalie http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/08/28/profits-over-people-the-human-cause-of-the-katrina-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-533027 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:43:00 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=38193#comment-533027 I was thrilled to see your posting on Bayou Bienvenue!  I was part of a multidisciplinary team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2007, where we explored how Bayou Bienvenue went from thriving cypress swamp to the current open water cemetary of cypress stumps and knees.  The history of this region is culturally and ecologically rich, and has great potential for restoration.  Here is a link to the report with our research findings:

http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/docs/neworleans07.pdf

You can go check out the Bayou Bienvenue site, look for the wooden platform at the corner of Florida and Caffin.  Meet with the Holy Cross Neighborhood Association, and learn about how vital the restoration and maintenance of such sites are so culturally and ecologically vital.

-Natalie Hunt

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