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The Press And Citizen Participation: A Content Analysis, Lisa Pelstring, James Shanahan, Ben Perry
The Press And Citizen Participation: A Content Analysis, Lisa Pelstring, James Shanahan, Ben Perry
Eighth Eastern Wildlife Damage Management Conference (1997)
We conducted a content analysis of regional New York State newspapers to assess media coverage of the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) deer management program. The goal of this analysis was to ascertain media depiction of DEC’s deer management program during the 1985-97 time period. Specifically, this research examines how deer management issues were portrayed both prior to and after implementation of a DEC public participation program (the Citizen Task Force [CTF] process) to determine if deer management issues received more favorable coverage after CTFs were implemented.
Risk Is More Than Just A Number, Wim F. Passchier, Wim C. Reij
Risk Is More Than Just A Number, Wim F. Passchier, Wim C. Reij
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Summarizes efforts by the Health Council of the Netherlands to develop a national risk management approach.
Measuring Hotel Service Quality: Tools For Gaining The Competitive Edge, Robert C. Ford, Susan A. Bach
Measuring Hotel Service Quality: Tools For Gaining The Competitive Edge, Robert C. Ford, Susan A. Bach
Hospitality Review
As the hotel industry grows more competitive, quality guest service becomes an increasingly important part of managers' responsibility measuring the quality of service delivery is facilitated when managers know what types of assessment methods are available to them. The authors present and discuss the following available measurement techniques and describe the situations where they best meet the needs of hotel managers: management observation, employee feedback programs, comment cards, mailed surveys, personal and telephone interviews, focus groups, and mystery shopping.
Record Of Decision And Green River Resource Management Plan, United States Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Land Management
Record Of Decision And Green River Resource Management Plan, United States Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Land Management
Record of Decisions (WY)
The decision is to select and approve the attached Green River Resource Management Plan (RMP), to guide the future management of the public lands and resources administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in the Green River Resource Area. The Green River RMP supersedes all previous land-use planning decision documents for the Green River Resource Area. The Green River RMP was prepared under the regulations (43 CFR 1600) for implementing the land use planning requirements of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA). An environmental impact statement (EIS) was prepared for the Green River RMP in compliance with …
Final Environmental Impact Statement For Management Of The High Uinta Wilderness, Usda Forest Service
Final Environmental Impact Statement For Management Of The High Uinta Wilderness, Usda Forest Service
All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)
The Final Environmental Impact Statement analyzes four alternatives to amend the Ashley and Wasatch-Cache National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan) to include Desired Future Condition for mapped Condition Classes with accompanying indicators and standards for the High Uintas Wilderness. The No Action Alternative is analyzed in depth also. Significant issues considered include effects of human overuse on ecosystem components, the extent visitor experience is impacted by rules and regulations, the extent visitor solitude is impacted by other users, structures, and resource impacts, the extent trails meet wilderness objectives, the threat of human and animal waste to water …
Shirley Mountain Planning Review Travel Management Environmental Assessment, United States Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Land Management
Shirley Mountain Planning Review Travel Management Environmental Assessment, United States Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Land Management
Environmental Assessments (WY)
The purpose of conducting the planning review is to analyze and weigh the benefits/consequences of changing the Off Road Vehicle (ORV) designation for the Shirley Mountain Planning Review Area from "limited to all existing roads and trails" to "limited to designated roads and trails only." Recommendations to reduce road density in the planning review area were made in the Shirley Mountain Habitat Management Plan, written in 1985 and also in the Wyoming Game and Fish (WGFD) Shirley Mountain Habitat Analysis, written in 1994. The BLM, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, and the private land owners on Shirley Mountain formed a …
White River Record Of Decision And Approved Resource Management Plan, United States Bureau Of Land Management
White River Record Of Decision And Approved Resource Management Plan, United States Bureau Of Land Management
All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)
This document records the decisions reached by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for managing 1,455,900 of BLM surface estate and 365,000 acres of split mineral estate within the White River Resource Area.
Improving Drought Management In The West: The Role Of Mitigation And Preparedness, Donald Wilhite
Improving Drought Management In The West: The Role Of Mitigation And Preparedness, Donald Wilhite
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Decision Record And Finding Of No Significant Impact For The Management Of The Big Cedar Ridge Fossil Plant Area, United States, Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Land Management
Decision Record And Finding Of No Significant Impact For The Management Of The Big Cedar Ridge Fossil Plant Area, United States, Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Land Management
Record of Decisions (WY)
Attached is the decision record outlining management for the Big Cedar Ridge Fossil Plant Area. The fossil plant area, located about halfway between Worland and Ten Sleep, is in the BLM's Bighorn Basin Resource Area.
Final Environmental Impact Statement For Management Of The High Uintas Wilderness, United States Forest Service
Final Environmental Impact Statement For Management Of The High Uintas Wilderness, United States Forest Service
All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)
The Final Environmental Impact Statement analyzes four alternatives to amend the Ashley and Wasatch-Cache National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan) to include Desired Future Condition for mapped Condition Classes with accompanying indicators and standards for the High Uintas Wilderness. The No Action Alternative is analyzed in depth, also. Significant issues considered include effects of human overuse on ecosystem components, the extent visitor experience is impacted by rules and regulations, the extent visitor solitude is impacted by other users, structures and resource impacts, the extent trails meet wilderness objectives, the threat of human and animal waste to water …
Distribution Of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation In The Chesapeake Bay And Tributaries And The Coastal Bays - 1996, Robert J. Orth, Judith F. Nowak, David J. Wilcox, Jennifer R. Whiting, Leah S. Nagy
Distribution Of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation In The Chesapeake Bay And Tributaries And The Coastal Bays - 1996, Robert J. Orth, Judith F. Nowak, David J. Wilcox, Jennifer R. Whiting, Leah S. Nagy
Reports
SA V distribution data in this report are presented and discussed based on the segmentation scheme adopted by the Chesapeake Bay Program (Flemer et al., 1983) and described briefly in the Methods section of this report. This zonation scheme (Upper, Middle, and Lower zones) for Chesapeake Bay, which accommodates the Chesapeake Bay Program segmentation boundaries, was adapted from that used in previous SAV distribution reports (i.e., Orth et al., 1994) and established by Orth and Moore ( 1982), then modified by Orth et al., ( 1989). The 1996 data were edgematched using ARC/INFO GIS software, as were all the historical …