Reduction in Flood Risk to Residential Housing Expected from Wave and Surge Reduction by Mangroves

Md Adilur Rahim1, Carol J Friedland2, Robert Twilley3, Robert V Rohli4 and Rubayet Bin Mostafiz4, (1)Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, (2)Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, LaHouse Resource Center, Baton Rouge, United States, (3)Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, Baton Rouge, United States, (4)Louisiana State University, Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, United States