Craig E. Colten is the former Carl O. Sauer Professor of Geography at Louisiana State University. He is the author of
An Unnatural Metropolis: Wresting New Orleans from Nature and
Southern Waters: The Limits to Abundance.
14 Ebooks by Craig E. Colten
Craig E. Colten: An Unnatural Metropolis
Strategically situated at the gateway to the Mississippi River yet standing atop a former swamp, New Orleans was from the first what geographer Peirce Lewis called an ‘impossible but inevitable city. …
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€21.99
Craig E. Colten: Southern Waters
Water has dominated images of the South throughout history, from Hernando de Soto’s 1541 crossing of the Mississippi to tragic scenes of flooding throughout the Gulf South after Hurricane Katrina. Bu …
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€21.99
Liz Skilton: Tempest
Liz Skilton’s innovative study tracks the naming of hurricanes over six decades, exploring the interplay between naming practice and wider American culture. In 1953, the U.S. Weather Bureau adopted f …
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€21.99
Craig E. Colten: Perilous Place, Powerful Storms
The hurricane protection systems that failed New Orleans when Katrina roared on shore in 2005 were the product of four decades of engineering hubris, excruciating delays, and social conflict. In …
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€32.99
Craig E. Colten: Unnatural Metropolis
Strategically situated at the gateway to the Mississippi River yet standing atop a former swamp, New Orleans was from the first what geographer Peirce Lewis called an "impossible but inevitable …
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English
DRM
€24.75
Craig E. Colten: Southern Waters
Water has dominated images of the South throughout history, from Hernando de Soto’s 1541 crossing of the Mississippi to tragic scenes of flooding throughout the Gulf South after Hurricane Katrina. …
PDF
English
DRM
€24.97
Adam Mandelman: The Place with No Edge
In The Place with No Edge, Adam Mandelman follows three centuries of human efforts to inhabit and control the lower Mississippi River delta, the vast watery flatlands spreading across much of souther …
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€21.99
Adam Mandelman: Place with No Edge
In The Place with No Edge, Adam Mandelman follows three centuries of human efforts to inhabit and control the lower Mississippi River delta, the vast watery flatlands spreading across much of …
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English
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€24.93
John T. Arnold: A Thousand Ways Denied
From the hill country in the north to the marshy lowlands in the south, Louisiana and its citizens have long enjoyed the hard-earned fruits of the oil and gas industry’s labor. Economic prosperity fl …
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€21.99
John T. Arnold: Thousand Ways Denied
From the hill country in the north to the marshy lowlands in the south, Louisiana and its citizens have long enjoyed the hard-earned fruits of the oil and gas industry’s labor. Economic prosperity …
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English
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€25.00
Craig E. Colten: State of Disaster
State of Disaster: A Historical Geography of Louisiana’s Land Loss Crisis explores Louisiana’s protracted efforts to restore and protect its coastal marshes, nearly always with minimal regard for the …
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€21.99
Craig E. Colten: State of Disaster
State of Disaster: A Historical Geography of Louisiana’s Land Loss Crisis explores Louisiana’s protracted efforts to restore and protect its coastal marshes, nearly always with minimal regard for the …
PDF
English
DRM
€25.01
Liz Skilton: Tempest
Liz Skilton’s innovative study tracks the naming of hurricanes over six decades, exploring the interplay between naming practice and wider American culture. In 1953, the U.S. Weather Bureau adopted …
PDF
English
DRM
€24.75
