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Full-Text Articles in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Land For Maine's Future Program: Increasing The Return On A Sound Public Investment, Richard Barringer, Hugh Coxe, Jack Kartez, Catherine Reilly, Jonathan Rubin
Land For Maine's Future Program: Increasing The Return On A Sound Public Investment, Richard Barringer, Hugh Coxe, Jack Kartez, Catherine Reilly, Jonathan Rubin
Economics and Finance
Maine is nowhere a more special place than in the quality of its landscape and the traditions of its land use. Among the mo st privately-owned of all the states, Maine’s natural diversity and beauty combine with its traditions of resource stewardship, open access, and appreciation of nature to distinguish it in the public mind and national imagination. In recent decades, however, these traditions have come under assault from the forces of economic and social change; and the people of Maine have responded. In 1986, Governor Joseph Brennan’s Special Commission on Outdoor Recreation recognized the growing threats to Maine’s natur …
Estimating Energy Savings In Compressed Air Systems, Chris Schmidt, J. Kelly Kissock
Estimating Energy Savings In Compressed Air Systems, Chris Schmidt, J. Kelly Kissock
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Publications
Compressed air is typically one of the most expensive utilities in an industrial facility. As a result, potential savings opportunities are aggressively sought out and identified. Once identified, projected energy savings must be calculated in order to justify the cost of implementing the savings opportunity. It is important to calculate projected energy and cost savings as accurately as possible. Unfortunately, savings are frequently overestimated because the methods used to estimate savings neglect to consider important factors such as compressor control and type, storage, and multiple compressor operation.
In this paper, a methodology is presented for modeling air compressor performance and …
Trust, Collaboration, And Financial Return In Conservation/Development Partnerships, New England Environmental Finance Center
Trust, Collaboration, And Financial Return In Conservation/Development Partnerships, New England Environmental Finance Center
Economics and Finance
In early 2002 the New England Environmental Finance Center hosted a series of roundtable discussions among municipal officials, residential developers, land trust representatives, and others about "Innovative Approaches to Land Conservation and Smart Growth". Among our observations was that for many of the over 20 conservation/development partnerships we discussed in the series, creation and maintenance of trust was central to success or failure of various stages of the partnership. This suggested a link between creation of trust and financial return for traditionally opposed project partners.
To further examine this matter, we interviewed 11 round table participants and asked questions about …
Model State Land Use Legislation For New England, New England Environmental Finance Center, Muskie School Of Public Service
Model State Land Use Legislation For New England, New England Environmental Finance Center, Muskie School Of Public Service
Legislation
Sprawl is neither the ordained nor the inevitable outcome upon the New England landscape. A coordinated response to sprawl by the public and private sectors is possible, and could dramatically improve land use patterns and reduce the cost of local government. For the New England states, such a response would include, among other elements, legislation to eliminate existing gaps in the land use laws of each state – gaps that presently encourage or sanction sprawling development. It would also include incentives for municipalities to think beyond their borders and to act with greater efficiency and effect. It is the purpose …
Guiding Growth: A Survey Of Tax Incentives, New England Environmental Finance Center, Muskie School Of Public Service
Guiding Growth: A Survey Of Tax Incentives, New England Environmental Finance Center, Muskie School Of Public Service
Legislation
Current development patterns and increased tax pressures in local municipalities combine to harm both Maine’s natural resources and its quality of life. Previous initiatives such as the implementation of zoning laws did not fully result in the desired outcomes. Zoning laws were often too flexible and often did not resist market and political pressures to change zoning regulations to allow development with possible economic growth. A sound taxation system or fee structure may be the solution to slow down development in natural areas and direct it towards areas appropriate for growth.
To protect Maine’s natural resources more successfully from future …
Creep And Creep-Recovery Models For Wood Under High Stress Levels, Zhiyong Cai, Kenneth J. Fridley, Michael O. Hunt, David V. Rosowsky
Creep And Creep-Recovery Models For Wood Under High Stress Levels, Zhiyong Cai, Kenneth J. Fridley, Michael O. Hunt, David V. Rosowsky
Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Faculty Research
Forty small clear southern pine specimens were loaded under third-point bending to examine creep and creep-recovery behavior for wood under high stress levels. Stress levels of between 69% and 91% of the predicted static strength were applied for 23 h with 1 h allowed for recovery, and the resulting deflection vs. time behavior was studied. The experimental creep and creep-recovery behavior was modeled using modified power law functions. The results indicate that these functions provide the best fit to both primary and secondary experimental data. The empirical models can be used to simulate the viscoelastic behavior of wood under high …
Smart Growth And Land Acquisition Priorities, New England Environmental Finance Center
Smart Growth And Land Acquisition Priorities, New England Environmental Finance Center
Land Conservation
It is well-known and generally accepted that all undeveloped land in New England cannot forever be protected from development; nor would this be a desirable goal, as continued economic development and population growth are near certainties. For these and other reasons, private land trusts and government agencies generally use explicit criteria to prioritize their land acquisition activities and prospects.
Much land protection in New England and elsewhere, however, has occurred without substantial attention to such land use needs as fostering the best locations for where people will live, businesses will locate, and infrastructure will be built to avoid degrading resources. …
Dynamic Fluvial Systems And Gravel Progradation In The Himalayan Foreland, Nicholas Brozovic, Douglas W. Burbank
Dynamic Fluvial Systems And Gravel Progradation In The Himalayan Foreland, Nicholas Brozovic, Douglas W. Burbank
Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute: Faculty Publications
Although the large-scale stratigraphy of many terrestrial foreland basins is punctuated by major episodes of gravel progradation, the relationships of such facies to hinterland tectonism and climate change are often unclear. Structural reentrants provide windows into older and more proximal parts of the foreland than are usually exposed, and thus provide key insights to earlier phases of foreland evolution. Our magnetostratigraphic studies show that, although the major lithofacies preserved within the Himachal Pradesh structural reentrant in northwestern India resemble Neogene facies in Pakistan, they have a much greater temporal and spatial variability. From 11.5 to 7 Ma, major facies boundaries …
Analysis Of The Air Force Iso 14001 Pilot Study Conducted By Dod, Rodney C. Harris
Analysis Of The Air Force Iso 14001 Pilot Study Conducted By Dod, Rodney C. Harris
Theses and Dissertations
The Department of Defense (DoD) conducted an ISO 14001 pilot study with the primary goal of determining how ISO 14001 could help DoD organizations reduce risks, improve compliance with environmental regulations, enhance stewardship, contain costs, and meet emerging regulatory requirements. This thesis analyzed the pilot study, specifically looking at the ISO 14001 implementation at three Air Force installations participating in the study. The research objectives were to identify factors that affect implementation of ISO 14001, compare the implementation strategies used by the bases, and develop propositions for Air Force managers to consider when implementing ISO 14001. Interviews of key personnel, …
Sediment Control At Water Intakes Along Sand Bed Rivers, Fred L. Ogden
Sediment Control At Water Intakes Along Sand Bed Rivers, Fred L. Ogden
Fred L. Ogden
Results from five physical hydraulic model studies of riverside water intakes situated along the Missouri River reach between Sioux City, Iowa, and St. Louis, Missouri, are presented. Movable-bed, undistorted Froude-scale models are used to determine the effectiveness of structural modifications in the vicinity of the intake to limit the influx of bed-load sediments. Solutions developed in each case include a series of submerged flow-turning vanes located on the riverward side of the intake. A sediment-barrier wall between the vanes and intake ...
Mass Transfer With Chemical Reaction In The Process Of Ammonia Desorption From Aqueous Solutions Containing Carbon Dioxide, Wojciech M. Budzianowski
Mass Transfer With Chemical Reaction In The Process Of Ammonia Desorption From Aqueous Solutions Containing Carbon Dioxide, Wojciech M. Budzianowski
Wojciech Budzianowski
No abstract provided.
Artificial Recharge In The Las Vegas Valley: An Operational History, Michael Johnson, Erin Cole, Kay Brothers, Las Vegas Valley Water District
Artificial Recharge In The Las Vegas Valley: An Operational History, Michael Johnson, Erin Cole, Kay Brothers, Las Vegas Valley Water District
Publications (WR)
Artificially recharging the Las Vegas Valley (Valley) ground-water system with treated Colorado River water is one water resource management option employed by the Las Vegas Valley Water District (District) to help meet future long-term and short-term peak water demands. The District began operation of an artificial ground-water recharge program in 1988 in order to bank water for future use and to slow declining water levels. Artificial recharge occurs in the winter months, typically from October to May, when there is excess capacity in the Southern Nevada Water System (SNWS), currently a 400 Million Gallon per Day (MGD) treatment and transmission …
The Influence Of The Wastewater Drainage From The Las Vegas Valley On The Limnology Of Boulder Basin, Lake Mead, Nevada-Arizona, James F. Labounty, Michael J. Horn, Bureau Of Reclamation
The Influence Of The Wastewater Drainage From The Las Vegas Valley On The Limnology Of Boulder Basin, Lake Mead, Nevada-Arizona, James F. Labounty, Michael J. Horn, Bureau Of Reclamation
Publications (WR)
Lake Mead, Colorado River, Arizona-Nevada, is one of the most heavily used reservoirs in the western United States, providing abundant recreational opportunities as well as downstream domestic and agricultural water for over 22 million users. Based on average nutrient levels and productivity, Lake Mead is classified as mildly mesotrophic. The interflow of the Colorado River dominates the limnology of much of the 106 km-long reservoir, and may still be identified at Hoover Dam under certain conditions. The lower basin of Lake Mead ending at Hoover Dam is known as Boulder Basin and is near the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Las …
The Oregon Watershed Health Program: Local Empowerment To Restore Watersheds, Mary Lou Soscia
The Oregon Watershed Health Program: Local Empowerment To Restore Watersheds, Mary Lou Soscia
Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)
9 pages.
Washington State Initiatives For Sustainable Water Use, Kenneth O. Slattery
Washington State Initiatives For Sustainable Water Use, Kenneth O. Slattery
Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)
8 pages.
Water Rights And The Commonwealth, Eric T. Freyfogle
Water Rights And The Commonwealth, Eric T. Freyfogle
Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)
20 pages.
Managing Reclamation Facilities For Ecosystem Benefits, Lawrence J. Macdonnell
Managing Reclamation Facilities For Ecosystem Benefits, Lawrence J. Macdonnell
Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)
26 pages.
Contains references.
Searching For Sustainable Use Of Montana’S Water: A Series Of Vignettes, Matthew Mckinney
Searching For Sustainable Use Of Montana’S Water: A Series Of Vignettes, Matthew Mckinney
Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)
24 pages.
Contains references.
Regional Water Planning In New Mexico: An Opportunity For Citizen Involvement In State Government, Lucy Moore
Regional Water Planning In New Mexico: An Opportunity For Citizen Involvement In State Government, Lucy Moore
Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)
12 pages.
Contains references.
Speculating On The Denver Basin, Robert E. Brogden
Speculating On The Denver Basin, Robert E. Brogden
Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)
20 pages (includes illustrations and 1 map).
Contains footnotes.
Sustainable Use Of The Denver Basin, Charles B. White
Sustainable Use Of The Denver Basin, Charles B. White
Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)
20 pages.
Contains footnotes.
A Response To Kansas V. Colorado: Sustainable Use Of The Arkansas River, David L. Harrison
A Response To Kansas V. Colorado: Sustainable Use Of The Arkansas River, David L. Harrison
Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)
17 pages (includes 1 folded map).
A Meeting Of Opposites—Is Sustainable Use Of The Columbia River Possible?, John M. Volkman
A Meeting Of Opposites—Is Sustainable Use Of The Columbia River Possible?, John M. Volkman
Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)
47 pages.
Contains footnotes.
Decisionmaking And The Eis On Operations Of Glen Canyon Dam, Rick L. Gold
Decisionmaking And The Eis On Operations Of Glen Canyon Dam, Rick L. Gold
Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)
16 pages.
Arizona Water Management: New Problems And New Solutions, Herb Dishlip
Arizona Water Management: New Problems And New Solutions, Herb Dishlip
Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)
12 pages.
Is Sustainable Agriculture Possible In The Arid West?: The Example Of The Ogallala Aquifer, John Opie
Is Sustainable Agriculture Possible In The Arid West?: The Example Of The Ogallala Aquifer, John Opie
Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)
16 pages.
Contains 2 pages of references.
Agenda: Sustainable Use Of The West's Water, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
Agenda: Sustainable Use Of The West's Water, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)
Conference organizers and/or faculty included University of Colorado School of Law professors David H. Getches, Lawrence J. MacDonnell, Teresa A. Rice, Elizabeth A. Rieke and Charles F. Wilkinson.
Sustainable development is on the policy agenda for the '90s. What does sustainability mean? Is it a realistic concept? Are water rights compatible with sustainable use? The Center's 16th annual summer conference will explore the meaning of sustainability in the context of the West's demands, development, and natural values. Presentations by leading experts will address the broad concept of sustainable development, with a particular look at Arizona's experience. The focus will be …
Politics, Engineering And Aridity—Sustainable Use Of Water In Arizona, Michael J. Brophy
Politics, Engineering And Aridity—Sustainable Use Of Water In Arizona, Michael J. Brophy
Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)
26 pages (includes illustrations).
Sustainable Use Of Natural Resources: A Native American Perspective, Ted Strong
Sustainable Use Of Natural Resources: A Native American Perspective, Ted Strong
Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)
27 pages.
Contains footnotes.
Sustainability: Myth And Reality, Kai Lee
Sustainability: Myth And Reality, Kai Lee
Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)
23 pages (includes illustrations).
Contains references.