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The Last Drought Frontier: Building A Drought Index For The State Of Alaska, Olivia Campbell
The Last Drought Frontier: Building A Drought Index For The State Of Alaska, Olivia Campbell
School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Drought is characterized by periods of below average precipitation. There are five major types of drought recognized in the literature: meteorological, hydrological, agricultural, socioeconomic, and ecological. A relatively new concept in the drought literature is “snow drought.” A key part of the definition of drought is that it is not always accompanied by extreme heat. This means drought can occur even in cold climates, cold seasons, and higher latitudes and altitudes, like Alaska. Drought is a natural part of climate variability, but Alaska’s climate is changing faster than any other state in the United States. Alaska is no stranger to …
Promoting The Sustainable Utilization Of Groundwater Resources In Ethiopia Using The Integrated Groundwater Footprint Index, Xinyu Lin
Honors Scholar Theses
The country of Ethiopia is highly vulnerable to human-caused climate change and is already suffering from the effects. The predominately rural population relies heavily on small-scale agriculture, with 78% of households having at least one member engaged in the field, yet staple crops are highly susceptible to droughts and other weather shocks. Total and agricultural GDP growth in the country have been strongly linked to inter-annual rainfall variability, of which Ethiopia has among the highest in sub-Saharan Africa. A decrease in rainfall since the 1970s has been one of the primary causes of low crop yields, and stresses the immediate …
The Future Of Recreational Fisheries: Advances In Science, Monitoring, Management, And Practice, Jacob W. Brownscombe, Kieran Hyder, Warren Potts, Kyle L. Wilson, Kevin L. Pope, Andy J. Danylchuk, Steven J. Cooke, Adrian Clarke, Robert Arlinghaus, John R. Post
The Future Of Recreational Fisheries: Advances In Science, Monitoring, Management, And Practice, Jacob W. Brownscombe, Kieran Hyder, Warren Potts, Kyle L. Wilson, Kevin L. Pope, Andy J. Danylchuk, Steven J. Cooke, Adrian Clarke, Robert Arlinghaus, John R. Post
Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: Staff Publications
Recreational fisheries (RF) are complex social-ecological systems that play an important role in aquatic environments while generating significant social and economic benefits around the world. The nature of RF is diverse and rapidly evolving, including the participants, their priorities and behaviors, and the related ecological impacts and social and economic benefits. RF can lead to negative ecological impacts, particularly through overexploitation of fish populations and spread of non-native species and genotypes through stocking. Hence, careful management and monitoring of RF is essential to sustain these ecologically and socioeconomically important resources. This special issue on recreational fisheries contains diverse research, syntheses, …
Carnarvon Artesian Desalination Feasibility Study, Ghd, Carnarvon Growers Association, Gascoyne Water Co-Operative
Carnarvon Artesian Desalination Feasibility Study, Ghd, Carnarvon Growers Association, Gascoyne Water Co-Operative
Research Reports
Study scope
The scope of the study is summarised below;
Review existing data and previous work,
Visit Carnarvon (1 day), inspect water system facilities and convene Stakeholder Workshop No 1 with representatives from Carnarvon Growers Association, Gascoyne Water Co-operative and DAFWA. Agree 3 – 4 possible system configuration options to be investigated.
Obtain and examine existing water quality data for artesian bore(s) incorporated within the study. Assess probable long term water quality and pumping heads.
Develop preliminary design details for the agreed options in terms of pre-treatment, desalination and other system modifications required (eg bores, pump …
Protected Areas As Social-Ecological Systems: Perspectives From Resilience And Social-Ecological Systems Theory, Graeme S. Cumming, Craig R. Allen
Protected Areas As Social-Ecological Systems: Perspectives From Resilience And Social-Ecological Systems Theory, Graeme S. Cumming, Craig R. Allen
Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: Staff Publications
Conservation biology and applied ecology increasingly recognize that natural resource management is both an outcome and a driver of social, economic, and ecological dynamics. Protected areas offer a fundamental approach to conserving ecosystems, but they are also social-ecological systems whose ecological management and sustainability are heavily influenced by people. This editorial, and the papers in the invited feature that it introduces, discuss three emerging themes in social-ecological systems approaches to understanding protected areas: (1) the resilience and sustainability of protected areas, including analyses of their internal dynamics, their effectiveness, and the resilience of the landscapes within which they occur; (2) …
Comparative Assessment Of Crops To Use Potential Additional Water Resources In The Warren–Donnelly Catchments, James Dee, Ananda Ghose
Comparative Assessment Of Crops To Use Potential Additional Water Resources In The Warren–Donnelly Catchments, James Dee, Ananda Ghose
Bulletins 4000 -
Through the Royalties for Regions funded Southern Forests Water Futures Project, the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia undertook a study to understand the economic benefits of developing new water resources in the Warren–Donnelly catchments in the south-west of Western Australia.
The Warren–Donnelly catchments have long been associated with intensive horticultural activities. The major perennial crops are pome fruit (apples and pears), avocados, stone fruit and wine grapes. The major annual crops are ware potatoes, seed potatoes, processing potatoes and brassica crops for the Perth Market over summer. There are emerging new industries including truffles, summer strawberry production, processing …
Slides: The Columbia River Treaty, Barbara Cosens
Slides: The Columbia River Treaty, Barbara Cosens
Innovations in Managing Western Water: New Approaches for Balancing Environmental, Social and Economic Outcomes (Martz Summer Conference, June 11-12)
Presenter: Barbara Cosens, Professor, University of Idaho College of Law and Waters of the West Graduate Program
22 slides
Slides: Practicing Sustainability In Natural Resource Industries, Gary D. Libecap
Slides: Practicing Sustainability In Natural Resource Industries, Gary D. Libecap
Natural Resource Industries and the Sustainability Challenge (Martz Winter Symposium, February 27-28)
Presenter: Gary D. Libecap, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management and Economics Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
10 slides
The Agronomy Jigsaw: Finding The Pieces That Maximise Water Use Efficiency, David Hall, Paul Galloway, Jeremy Lemon, Ben Curtis, Andrew Van Burgel, Kelly Kong, Nigel Metz,
The Agronomy Jigsaw: Finding The Pieces That Maximise Water Use Efficiency, David Hall, Paul Galloway, Jeremy Lemon, Ben Curtis, Andrew Van Burgel, Kelly Kong, Nigel Metz,
Bulletins 4000 -
The Agronomy Jigsaw project is an initiative of the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) in collaboration with the South East Premium Wheat Growers Association (SEPWA) and Precision Agronomics Australia (PAA). The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) funded the project under the water use efficiency initiative (DAW193).
Improving water use efficiency (WUE) is the key to increasing crop production in dryland agriculture. In southern Western Australia (WA), water use efficiencies of wheat can vary from 8 to 22kg/mm/ha. The purpose of the Agronomy Jigsaw project is to understand this variation at paddock level: What are the main …
Turning Water Into Wine: The Political Economy Of The Environment In Southern California's Wine Country, Jason Simms
Turning Water Into Wine: The Political Economy Of The Environment In Southern California's Wine Country, Jason Simms
Jason L Simms
This dissertation examines questions of water sustainability in contexts of wine production and state-led neoliberal development in the Temecula Valley, southern California, where wine tourism is at present being harnessed as an engine of economic growth. Natural and anthropogenic forces, such as global climate change, desertification, urban development, and the marketization and commodification of natural resources, affect the distribution and availability of water throughout the globe. As a result, the use of water, and associated political and environmental processes and consequences, in the production of global commodities, including wheat, citrus, and coffee, recently have come under increased scrutiny. Given wine's …
Virtual Interactions With Real-Agents For Sustainable Natural Resource Management, Tyler Pierce
Virtual Interactions With Real-Agents For Sustainable Natural Resource Management, Tyler Pierce
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Common pool resource management systems are complex to manage due to the absence of a clear understanding of the effects of users’ behavioral characteristics. Non-cooperative decision making based on individual rationality (as opposed to group rationality) and a tendency to free ride due to lack of trust and information about other users’ behavior creates externalities and can lead to tragedy of the commons without intervention by a regulator. Nevertheless, even regulatory institutions often fail to sustain natural common pool resources in the absence of clear understanding of the responses of multiple heterogeneous decision makers to different regulation schemes. While modeling …
Turning Water Into Wine: The Political Economy Of The Environment In Southern California's Wine Country, Jason Simms
Turning Water Into Wine: The Political Economy Of The Environment In Southern California's Wine Country, Jason Simms
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation examines questions of water sustainability in contexts of wine production and state-led neoliberal development in the Temecula Valley, southern California, where wine tourism is at present being harnessed as an engine of economic growth. Natural and anthropogenic forces, such as global climate change, desertification, urban development, and the marketization and commodification of natural resources, affect the distribution and availability of water throughout the globe. As a result, the use of water, and associated political and environmental processes and consequences, in the production of global commodities, including wheat, citrus, and coffee, recently have come under increased scrutiny. Given wine's …
Agenda: The Future Of Natural Resources Policy, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
Agenda: The Future Of Natural Resources Policy, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
The Future of Natural Resources Policy (December 6)
This forum will provide a post-election perspective on some of the challenges and opportunities that natural resources, public lands, and energy policymakers in Washington are likely to face in the next four years. An expert panel will discuss the dynamics in the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, and Congress, and how their evolving policies are likely to affect Colorado in the coming years.
Moderator: Dean Phil Weiser, University of Colorado Law School
Panelists:
Jay Jensen, Associate Director for Land & Water Ecosystems, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Scott Miller, Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Law …
Background Reading: Department Of The Interior, 2013 Departmental Overview, United States. Department Of The Interior, Ken Salazar
Background Reading: Department Of The Interior, 2013 Departmental Overview, United States. Department Of The Interior, Ken Salazar
The Future of Natural Resources Policy (December 6)
18 pages (DO-5 through DO-22).
"Background Reading"
The Future of Natural Resources Policy: This forum will provide a post-election perspective on some of the challenges and opportunities that natural resources, public lands, and energy policymakers in Washington are likely to face in the next four years. An expert panel will discuss the dynamics in the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, and Congress, and how their evolving policies are likely to affect Colorado in the coming years.
A Meta-Analysis Of Alternative Water Sources, Katie Colton
A Meta-Analysis Of Alternative Water Sources, Katie Colton
Honors Projects in History and Social Sciences
Roughly one half of the Earth’s population suffers from shortage or lack of clean water. While many innovations and products have been created to address this Global Water Crisis, no comparisons have been done as to which innovations and products are the best overall choice for philanthropic investment. The crisis can be broken down into three specific crises including the transportation crisis, the access crisis, and the sanitation crisis. The study examined fifteen innovations and products, targeted to address the three crises to determine which innovation in each group is the overall smart investment. Pulse tool was used to create …
Final Report: Table Of Contents, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Final Report: Table Of Contents, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Phase II Final Report
No abstract provided.
Final Report: Section 2. A Watershed Approach, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Final Report: Section 2. A Watershed Approach, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Phase II Final Report
No abstract provided.
Final Report: Section 5. Recommendations, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Final Report: Section 5. Recommendations, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Phase II Final Report
No abstract provided.
Final Report: Section 1. Introduction, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Final Report: Section 1. Introduction, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Phase II Final Report
No abstract provided.
Final Report: Executive Summary, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Final Report: Executive Summary, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Phase II Final Report
No abstract provided.
Final Report: Section 3. Code Reform Projects, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Final Report: Section 3. Code Reform Projects, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Phase II Final Report
No abstract provided.
Final Report: Report Cover, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Final Report: Report Cover, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Phase II Final Report
No abstract provided.
Final Report: Appendix A. Proposed Norton Wetland Protection Bylaw And Regulations, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Final Report: Appendix A. Proposed Norton Wetland Protection Bylaw And Regulations, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Phase II Final Report
No abstract provided.
Final Report: Appendix B. Recommended Revisions To Lakeville Zoning Code And Subdivision Rules And Regulations, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Final Report: Appendix B. Recommended Revisions To Lakeville Zoning Code And Subdivision Rules And Regulations, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Phase II Final Report
No abstract provided.
Final Report: Section 4. Engineering Demonstration Projects, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Final Report: Section 4. Engineering Demonstration Projects, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Phase II Final Report
No abstract provided.
Final Report: Appendix E. Innovative Wastewater Disposal At Ted Williams Park, Lakeville – Supporting Information, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Final Report: Appendix E. Innovative Wastewater Disposal At Ted Williams Park, Lakeville – Supporting Information, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Phase II Final Report
No abstract provided.
Final Report: Appendix F. Lid Driveway Retrofit At Ocean Spray Processing Facility, Middleboro – Supporting Information, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Final Report: Appendix F. Lid Driveway Retrofit At Ocean Spray Processing Facility, Middleboro – Supporting Information, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Phase II Final Report
No abstract provided.
Final Report: Appendix G. Lid Driveway Retrofit And Teaching Tool At Bristol County Agricultural High School, Dighton - Supporting Information, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Final Report: Appendix G. Lid Driveway Retrofit And Teaching Tool At Bristol County Agricultural High School, Dighton - Supporting Information, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Phase II Final Report
No abstract provided.
Final Report: Example Code Reform And Demonstration Projects. (Full Report, Excluding Appendices), Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Final Report: Example Code Reform And Demonstration Projects. (Full Report, Excluding Appendices), Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Phase II Final Report
No abstract provided.
Final Report: Appendix D. Mill River Park And Riverwalk At City Hall, Taunton – Supporting Information, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Final Report: Appendix D. Mill River Park And Riverwalk At City Hall, Taunton – Supporting Information, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
Phase II Final Report
No abstract provided.