Comments on: What’s the Likely Future of New Orleans? History Tells Us What’s Likely http://www.danielbbotkin.com/2007/04/07/whats-the-likely-future-of-new-orleans-history-tells-us-whats-likely/ Reflections of a renegade naturalist Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:12:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dr. Troy Camplin http://www.danielbbotkin.com/2007/04/07/whats-the-likely-future-of-new-orleans-history-tells-us-whats-likely/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Dr. Troy Camplin Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:55:08 +0000 http://www.danielbbotkin.com/archives/whats-the-likely-future-of-new-orleans-history-tells-us-whats-likely#comment-218 Much of the New Orleans population has been relocated -- they are now in places like Houston and Dallas, TX. Many if not most won't go back. What for? To go back to living in poverty? The good news is that this kind of diaspora from a place like New Orleans will likely result in a renewal of music, particularly jazz and blues and, as a consequence, rock music as well. Much of the New Orleans population has been relocated — they are now in places like Houston and Dallas, TX. Many if not most won’t go back. What for? To go back to living in poverty? The good news is that this kind of diaspora from a place like New Orleans will likely result in a renewal of music, particularly jazz and blues and, as a consequence, rock music as well.

]]> By: Stephen A. Emerson, CF http://www.danielbbotkin.com/2007/04/07/whats-the-likely-future-of-new-orleans-history-tells-us-whats-likely/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Stephen A. Emerson, CF Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:13:29 +0000 http://www.danielbbotkin.com/archives/whats-the-likely-future-of-new-orleans-history-tells-us-whats-likely#comment-2 The question is can society recognize this and relocate the populaton center to higher and drier ground. When the fact that the lower coastal areas are subsiding is factored in, (large areas no longer allowed to flood, and receive a deposit of soil.), this would appear to be a poor location to invest in realestate. I enjoyed your speech at the MS. SAF meeting in Natchez, MS. this past week. Managing change (or at least understanding it), is an interesting concept. The addition of change into our management, and planning will be difficult, (there will always be winners and loosers in any change), and complex. But "hands off treatment" of our forest, especially in the western United States has resulted in significant changes. We may have to present a modification to our concept of protection. As protection in itself is a change and has consequences. I made a family trip through the Yellowstone Park in 1983, and I remember telling my wife that the whole area was a major fire hazzard. The fuel load was already too high to be managed by controlled fire, or to be controlled if it caught fire. Keep up the good work. The world we live in is too complex to be shoved in to a steady state model. Sincerely, S. A. Emerson The question is can society recognize this and relocate the populaton center to higher and drier ground. When the fact that the lower coastal areas are subsiding is factored in, (large areas no longer allowed to flood, and receive a deposit of soil.), this would appear to be a poor location to invest in realestate.

I enjoyed your speech at the MS. SAF meeting in Natchez, MS. this past week. Managing change (or at least understanding it), is an interesting concept.
The addition of change into our management, and planning will be difficult, (there will always be winners and loosers in any change), and complex. But “hands off treatment” of our forest, especially in the western United States has resulted in significant changes.
We may have to present a modification to our concept of protection. As protection in itself is a change and has consequences. I made a family trip through the Yellowstone Park in 1983, and I remember telling my wife that the whole area was a major fire hazzard. The fuel load was already too high to be managed by controlled fire, or to be controlled if it caught fire.
Keep up the good work. The world we live in is too complex to be shoved in to a steady state model.
Sincerely, S. A. Emerson

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