Amy E Lesen
Biographic Data
| ID | 2739153 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amy E Lesen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amy E |
| FAMILY NAME | Lesen |
| SIGNATURE | LESEN A E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tulane University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Converging together to confront multiple intersecting and cascading disasters
Purpose The Disaster Justice Network (DJN) is a volunteer network that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic to lend support and share critical information that was not easily accessed for the 2020 and 2021 Hurricanes Laura, Delta, Zeta and Ida recovery processes in coastal Louisiana. We discuss lessons learned on navigating challenges, questions and the possibilities for reducing harms and how these insights potentially transfer to other webs of …
Saltwater intrusion and sea level rise threatens U.S. rural coastal landscapes and communities
The United States (U.S.) coastal plain is subject to rising sea levels, land subsidence, more severe coastal storms, and more intense droughts. These changes lead to inputs of marine salts into freshwater-dependent coastal systems, creating saltwater intrusion. The penetration of salinity into the coastal interior is exacerbated by groundwater extraction and the high density of agricultural canals and ditches throughout much of the rural U.S. lan…
Gender and resilience in Gulf Coast communities
In April of 2010 the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill poured an estimated five million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over a five-month period. This paper examines resilience by gender through a Conservation of Resources (COR) framework in three Gulf Coast communities impacted by the DWH oil spill. A total of 326 residents of three Gulf Coast communities participated in a 60-minute in-person survey to investigate the role of social netwo…
Building Community Resilience to Large Oil Spills
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill was the largest in U.S. history, releasing an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. In this report, the authors explore how communities, government officials, nongovernmental organizations, businesses, and scientists can build community resilience to large oil spills
Advancing community resilience research and practice
Research and practice aimed at enhancing community resilience to disasters such as hurricanes have focused primarily on the survival of individuals and the development of social capital and networks. Less consideration has been given to the dynamics of social-ecological conditions that can govern post-disaster outcomes. This article provides a rationale for moving research and practice towards an adaptive systems framework, drawing on the cascadi…
Come Back at Us
This paper presents findings from eight post-hoc interviews with individuals representing the key community partner organizations that facilitated and hosted data collection for an in-person mixed-methods survey about disaster resilience and preparedness in three communities on the Gulf Coast (U.S.) impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and numerous disasters from natural hazards. We submit our analysis of these follow-up interviews with co…
Resilience
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill (DWH) was one of the largest hydrocarbon disasters in US history. The estimated 5 million barrels of oil that poured into the Gulf of Mexico had a devastating impact on the natural environment, as well as on the livelihoods of communities residing along the coastal region. This paper explores resilience in individuals that identify as Vietnamese, presenting findings from a study of three Gulf Coast communities…
Thinking like a Watershed
Scientists, Experts, and Civic Engagement
Sensing Change
Oil, floods, and fish
What have natural and human changes wrought on the foraminifera of San Francisco Bay late Quaternary estuaries?
In this study we compare the foraminifera of modern South San Francisco Bay with fossils from sediments of a previous estuary at 125 ka to provide a basis for interpreting the impact of natural and human change on the benthic ecosystem. All the species found in the Pleistocene sediments of this study are estuarine and/or shallow-water species occurring commonly in San Francisco Bay today, except for the introduced foraminifer Trochammina hadai , …
Resilience
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill (DWH) was one of the largest hydrocarbon disasters in US history. The estimated 5 million barrels of oil that poured into the Gulf of Mexico had a devastating impact on the natural environment, as well as on the livelihoods of communities residing along the coastal region. This paper explores resilience in individuals that identify as Vietnamese, presenting findings from a study of three Gulf Coast communities…
Come Back at Us
This paper presents findings from eight post-hoc interviews with individuals representing the key community partner organizations that facilitated and hosted data collection for an in-person mixed-methods survey about disaster resilience and preparedness in three communities on the Gulf Coast (U.S.) impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and numerous disasters from natural hazards. We submit our analysis of these follow-up interviews with co…
Saltwater intrusion and sea level rise threatens U.S. rural coastal landscapes and communities
The United States (U.S.) coastal plain is subject to rising sea levels, land subsidence, more severe coastal storms, and more intense droughts. These changes lead to inputs of marine salts into freshwater-dependent coastal systems, creating saltwater intrusion. The penetration of salinity into the coastal interior is exacerbated by groundwater extraction and the high density of agricultural canals and ditches throughout much of the rural U.S. lan…
What have natural and human changes wrought on the foraminifera of San Francisco Bay late Quaternary estuaries?
In this study we compare the foraminifera of modern South San Francisco Bay with fossils from sediments of a previous estuary at 125 ka to provide a basis for interpreting the impact of natural and human change on the benthic ecosystem. All the species found in the Pleistocene sediments of this study are estuarine and/or shallow-water species occurring commonly in San Francisco Bay today, except for the introduced foraminifer Trochammina hadai , …
Oil, floods, and fish
Sensing Change
Scientists, Experts, and Civic Engagement
Thinking like a Watershed
Resilience
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill (DWH) was one of the largest hydrocarbon disasters in US history. The estimated 5 million barrels of oil that poured into the Gulf of Mexico had a devastating impact on the natural environment, as well as on the livelihoods of communities residing along the coastal region. This paper explores resilience in individuals that identify as Vietnamese, presenting findings from a study of three Gulf Coast communities…
Advancing community resilience research and practice
Research and practice aimed at enhancing community resilience to disasters such as hurricanes have focused primarily on the survival of individuals and the development of social capital and networks. Less consideration has been given to the dynamics of social-ecological conditions that can govern post-disaster outcomes. This article provides a rationale for moving research and practice towards an adaptive systems framework, drawing on the cascadi…
Come Back at Us
This paper presents findings from eight post-hoc interviews with individuals representing the key community partner organizations that facilitated and hosted data collection for an in-person mixed-methods survey about disaster resilience and preparedness in three communities on the Gulf Coast (U.S.) impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and numerous disasters from natural hazards. We submit our analysis of these follow-up interviews with co…
Gender and resilience in Gulf Coast communities
In April of 2010 the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill poured an estimated five million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over a five-month period. This paper examines resilience by gender through a Conservation of Resources (COR) framework in three Gulf Coast communities impacted by the DWH oil spill. A total of 326 residents of three Gulf Coast communities participated in a 60-minute in-person survey to investigate the role of social netwo…
Building Community Resilience to Large Oil Spills
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill was the largest in U.S. history, releasing an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. In this report, the authors explore how communities, government officials, nongovernmental organizations, businesses, and scientists can build community resilience to large oil spills
Saltwater intrusion and sea level rise threatens U.S. rural coastal landscapes and communities
The United States (U.S.) coastal plain is subject to rising sea levels, land subsidence, more severe coastal storms, and more intense droughts. These changes lead to inputs of marine salts into freshwater-dependent coastal systems, creating saltwater intrusion. The penetration of salinity into the coastal interior is exacerbated by groundwater extraction and the high density of agricultural canals and ditches throughout much of the rural U.S. lan…
Converging together to confront multiple intersecting and cascading disasters
Purpose The Disaster Justice Network (DJN) is a volunteer network that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic to lend support and share critical information that was not easily accessed for the 2020 and 2021 Hurricanes Laura, Delta, Zeta and Ida recovery processes in coastal Louisiana. We discuss lessons learned on navigating challenges, questions and the possibilities for reducing harms and how these insights potentially transfer to other webs of …
Disaster Management and Resilience (7 works) · Environmental Science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Community resilience (5 works) · Environmental resource management (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychological resilience (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Disaster Response and Management (4 works)