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Opinion: Why Protect Nature? Rethinking Values And The Environment, Kai M. A. Chan, Patricia Balvanera, Karina Benessaiah, Mollie Chapman, Sandra Díaz, Erik Gómez-Baggethun, Rachelle Gould, Neil Hannahs, Kurt Jax, Sarah Klain, Gary W. Luck, Berta Martin-Lopez, Barbara Muraca, Bryan Norton, Konrad Ott, Et Al.

Environment and Society Faculty Publications

A cornerstone of environmental policy is the debate over protecting nature for humans’ sake (instrumental values) or for nature’s (intrinsic values) (1). We propose that focusing only on instrumental or intrinsic values may fail to resonate with views on personal and collective well-being, or “what is right,” with regard to nature and the environment. Without complementary attention to other ways that value is expressed and realized by people, such a focus may inadvertently promote worldviews at odds with fair and desirable futures. It is time to engage seriously with a third class of values, one with diverse roots and current …

Urban Ecology & Conservation Symposium 2016: 14th Annual (Abstracts), Urban Ecosystem Research Consortium Of Portland/Vancouver

Urban Ecosystem Research Consortium of Portland/Vancouver

The UERC is a consortium of people from various universities and colleges, state and federal agencies, local governments, non-profit organizations and independent professionals interested in supporting urban ecosystem research and creating an information-sharing network of people that collect and use ecological data in the Portland/Vancouver area.

UERC Mission Statement:

To advance the state of the science of urban ecosystems and improve our understanding of them, with a focus on the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan region, by fostering communication and collaboration among researchers, managers and citizens at academic institutions, public agencies, local governments, non-profit organizations, and other interested groups.

The principal organizers span …

Winthrop Benefactor Descendant John Winthrop To Speak Feb. 22, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2016

• John Winthrop is an 11th-generation descendant of Winthrop benefactor Robert Charles Winthrop of Boston.
• Winthrop's talk will touch on the concept of building upon the foundation established by our predecessors.

The Utah Statesman, February 8, 2016, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Curriculum Minutes 02/08/2016, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

In these minutes: Course Approvals, Request for Gen Ed Designator on Directed Study, Continued General Education Discussion, and Sustainability Leaders of the Future Program: Possible Implications for the Curriculum

Creating Protected Areas On Public Lands: Is There Room For Additional Conservation?, Rodrigo A. Arriagada, Cristian M. Echeverria, Danisa E. Moya

Forest Collaborative Research

Most evaluations of the effectiveness of PAs have relied on indirect estimates based on comparisons between protected and unprotected areas. Such methods can be biased when protection is not randomly assigned. We add to the growing literature on the impact of PAs by answering the following research questions: What is the impact of Chilean PAs on deforestation which occurred between 1986 and 2011? How do estimates of the impact of PAs vary when using only public land as control units? We show that the characteristics of the areas in which protected and unprotected lands are located differ significantly. To satisfactorily …

The Firece Green Fire: Vol. 6 Issue 13, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

No abstract provided.

David Meeler Tapped As Dalton Endowed Chair Of Environmental Sciences And Studies, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2016

• David Meeler is only the second faculty member to hold this position in its 13 years of existence.
• Winthrop’s environmental program crosses several disciplinary departments, something Meeler feels comfortable doing.

Bucknell Building And Sustainability Discussion, 2016, Jennifer Thomson

Bucknell: Occupied

Jennifer Thomson, assistant professor of History at Bucknell University, discusses sustainable planning at Bucknell with four guests: Elaine Lac, a student at Bucknell; Amanda Wooden, professor of Environmental Studies; Steve Buonopane, associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; and Dina El-Mogazi, director of the Center for Sustainability and the Environment. The discussion centers around the planning of Academic East, campus advocacy efforts, and actions and commitments.

The Setonian, February 4, 2016, Seton Hall University

2016

No abstract provided.

The Montclarion, February 4, 2016, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University

Kenyon Collegian - February 4, 2016

The Kenyon Collegian

No abstract provided.

Visser V. Auto Alley, Llc Clerk's Record V. 2 Dckt. 43432

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Visser V. Auto Alley, Llc Clerk's Record V. 3 Dckt. 43432

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Issue 08: New Policies, New Students, New Direction? Trends In International Student Enrollment In Ontario’S Changing Policy Landscape, Keegan Williams, Gabriel Williams, Amy Arbuckle, Margaret Walton-Roberts, Jenna Hennebry

International Migration Research Centre

International students bring immense benefits to Ontario’s postsecondary system and labour market through the financial boon they bring to universities and colleges, their cultural diversity, the positive economic impacts they can have on Canadian society after graduation, and the skills they develop and contribute. However, many international students may find it difficult to transition to permanent residence after graduation, or find the career they seek immediately upon completion of their studies. In addition, little is known about the number of international students transitioning to the labour market, their socioeconomic outcomes, or their success in doing so. The present analysis sought …

Baseball Media Guide 2016, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics

Media Guides

No abstract provided.

State Of The U.S. Ocean And Coastal Economies: Coastal States Summaries - 2016 Update, Kildow, Charles S. Colgan

Publications

This publication contains two-page ocean and coastal economic summary reports for each of the 30 coastal states with data complementing the Center for the Blue Economy/National Ocean Economics Program latest State of the U.S. Ocean and Coastal Economies - Update 2016 report.

State Of The U.S. Ocean And Coastal Economies 2016 Update, Dr. Judith T. Kildow, Charles S. Colgan, Pat Johnston

Publications

Relative to the landmass of coastal regions, America’s coasts and oceans contribute a disproportionately high value to the United States economy. For the past fifteen years, the National Ocean Economics Program (NOEP) has compiled time-series data that track multiple indicators for economic activities, demographics, natural resource production and values, non-market values, and federal expenditures in the U.S. coastal zone on land and in the water. On our website (www.oceaneconomics.org), government agencies, academia, industry, advocacy groups and the general public representing more than 40 nations— have had interactive access to this information and used it widely for many different purposes.

This …

Proposing A Sustainable Tourism Framework For The Philippines, Michael Angelo A. Cortez, John Paolo R. Rivera

Center for Business Research and Development

The travel and tourism (T&T) industry has become a major contributor to growth and development in most economies across the globe (World Travel & Tourism Council [WTTC], 2014). The industry has significantly increased its gross value added (GVA) to the well-being of stakeholders through its direct economic impacts; and indirect and induced impacts to its forward and backward linkages. As such, according to Roe (2001), the T&T evolved into the world’s largest industries, generating approximately 11 percent of the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), providing 200 million job opportunities, and transporting nearly 700 million international travellers annually.

Sustainability | Screening Of ‘Bag It. Is Your Life Too Plastic?’ Feb. 10, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

College Of Arts And Sciences E-News Issue 34: February 2016, College Of Arts And Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences news

• Seita Scholars coaching program becomes national, international model
• The County Drain Commissioner Is One of our Most Important Elected Officials
• Dr. Angie Moe set to launch research on Syrian refugees
• WMU Cooley Law School is up and running thanks to political science professor
• Bob Hercules ’79 sees Maya Angelou film selected for 2016 Sundance Film Festival
• Kevin Wordelman MPA ’13 joins Kalamazoo Nature Center
• "Climate Challenged Society” (ENVS 1000) excites students across disciplines
• Pathways of Change: Natives, Newcomers, and the Waterways of Northeastern North America

Sustainability | Screening Of ‘Bikes Vs Cars,’ Feb. 24, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Resilience And Raisins: Partial Takings And Coastal Climate Change Adaptation, Joshua Ulan Galperin, Zaheer Tajani

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

The increased need for government-driven coastal resilience projects will lead to a growing number of claims for “partial takings” of coastal property. Much attention has been paid to what actions constitute a partial taking, but there is less clarity about how to calculate just compensation for such takings, and when compensation should be offset by the value of benefits conferred to the property owner. While the U.S. Supreme Court has an analytically consistent line of cases on compensation for partial takings, it has repeatedly failed (most recently in Horne v. U.S. Department of Agriculture) to articulate a clear rule. The …

Developing Guidelines For Incorporating Managing Demand Into Wsdot Planning And Programming: Transportation Demand Management Guidance For Corridor Planning Studies, Cutr

Research Reports

No abstract provided.

Patton On How A Prehistoric Appalachian Food, May Hold Answers To Regional Food Insecurity, Feb 12, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Celebration Of Faculty Scholarship 2015, Olin Library

Celebration of Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Magnetic Properties Of Sediments Of The Red River: Effect Of Sorting On The Source-To-Sink Pathway And Its Implications For Environmental Reconstruction, Thi Thu Hien Nguyen, Weiguo Zhang, Zhen Li, Jie Li, Can Ge, Jinyan Liu, Xuexin Bai, Huan Feng, Lizhong Yu

Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

We conducted a mineral magnetic study of river bank and subaqueous delta sediments from the Red River, in order to examine the role of sedimentary sorting on the variation of sedimentary magnetic properties from source to sink. The magnetic mineralogy mainly consists of magnetite and hematite. Bulk sediment particle-size variations have a strong influence on magnetic properties, with the frequently used magnetic parameters χ fd %, χ ARM , χ ARM /χ, and χ ARM /SIRM exhibiting positive correlations with the < 4 μm fraction, while S-ratios are negatively correlated with this fraction. Compared with river bank sediments and shallow shoreface (< 5 m water depth) sediments, sediments from the deeper (>5 m water depth) part of the subaqueous delta have lower χ and SIRM values, a finer ferrimagnetic grain-size …

Beyond Control And Without Fault Or Negligence: Why Japan Should Be Excused From Meeting Its Kyoto Protocol Obligations, Regina Durr

UC Law Journal

The purpose of this Note is to show how force majeure can excuse Japan from its reduced CO2 emissions target due under the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol is the first and only binding international agreement to reduce CO2 emissions amongst industrialized and developing countries. This Note draws upon contract principles and data sources, including political news sources and environmental studies, to demonstrate how the elements of a force majeure event were met in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011 that led to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster. Through showing how far-reaching simultaneous acts …

New Mexico Rock Glacier Inventory: Analysis Of Geomorphology And Paleogeography, Bryan Kinworthy

Geography ETDs

Rock glaciers are large masses of rock debris and interstitial ice that flow or have flowed downhill by permafrost creep. The formation and distribution of rock glaciers is restricted to climates conducive to permafrost development and lithology vulnerable to weathering for source rock. Subsurface ice is insulated from solar radiation, allowing rock glacier formation in lower latitudes and elevations than ice glaciers. Thus rock glaciers provide a useful geomorphic indicator of past and present climate change in regions absent of ice glaciers such as the U.S. Southwest. This study inventories 424 rock glaciers covering 18.36km2 in the state of New …

Acoustic Sequences In Non-Human Animals: A Tutorial Review And Prospectus, Arik Kershenbaum, Daniel T. Blumstein, Marie A. Roch, Çağlar Akçay, Gregory Backus, Mark A. Bee, Kirsten Bohn, Yan Cao, Gerald Carter, Cristiane Cäsar, Michael Coen, Stacy L. Deruiter, Laurance Doyle, Shimon Edelman, Ramon Ferreri Cancho, Todd M. Freeberg, Ellen C. Garland, Morgan Gustison, Heidi E. Harley, Chloé Huetz, Melissa Hughes, Julia Hyland Bruno, Amiyaal Ilany, Dezhe Z. Jin, Michael T. Johnson, Chenghui Ju, Jeremy Karnowski, Bernard Lohr, Marta B. Manser, Brenda Mccowan, Eduardo Mercado Iii, Peter M. Narins, Alex Piel, Megan Rice, Roberta Salmi, Kazutoshi Sasahara, Laela Sayigh, Yu Shiu, Charles Taylor, Edgar E. Vallejo, Sara Waller, Veronica Zamora Gutierrez

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

Animal acoustic communication often takes the form of complex sequences, made up of multiple distinct acoustic units. Apart from the well-known example of birdsong, other animals such as insects, amphibians, and mammals (including bats, rodents, primates, and cetaceans) also generate complex acoustic sequences. Occasionally, such as with birdsong, the adaptive role of these sequences seems clear (e.g. mate attraction and territorial defence). More often however, researchers have only begun to characterise – let alone understand – the significance and meaning of acoustic sequences. Hypotheses abound, but there is little agreement as to how sequences should be defined and analysed. Our …