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Surprising Commons, Carol M. Rose

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of U.S./Canadian Fisheries Policy In Regards To Pacific Salmon And The Preservation Of Indigeneity In The Pacific Northwest, Michael James Lockwood

Masters Theses, 2010-2019

For more than 160 years, the Pacific salmon has been an important resource for the United States and Canada. However, it has been overexploited. Proper management of the species is essential not only for maintaining healthy populations but also maintaining the interests of diverse stakeholders. One set of stakeholders consists of the indigenous peoples of North America because the Pacific salmon are crucial to their food, social, and ceremonial traditions.

This thesis explores the impacts of Canadian and U.S. public policies on the cultural integrity of native peoples in the Pacific Northwest, specifically as those peoples rely on wild Pacific …

Mapping Coastal Risks And Social Vulnerability: Legal And Policy Issues And Opportunities, Lisa Schiavinato

2014, Adaptive Planning for Flooding and Coastal Change in Virginia: Next Steps for the Commonwealth

Social Vulnerability

Panelists, moderated by Lynda Butler, will share their perspectives and analyses on the intersections among race, law, science and environmental justice in community vulnerability assessments.

Adaptation: Market Sector Responses, Michael Vernon, Michael Vernon

2014, Adaptive Planning for Flooding and Coastal Change in Virginia: Next Steps for the Commonwealth

Adaptation: Market Sector Responses

Panelists will share information on new business opportunities evolving out of recurrent flooding occurrences, new renovation loan solutions, and innovative financing opportunities.

Potential Liability For Failure To Adapt To Recurrent Flooding: Applying The Legal Framework Of The Farmers Insurance Group's Lawsuit Against Chicago And Chicago Municipalities To Norfolk And Virginia, James M. Andris Jr.

2014, Adaptive Planning for Flooding and Coastal Change in Virginia: Next Steps for the Commonwealth

FEMA, National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System, and Local Government Liability

Panelists will discuss issues surrounding FEMA reforms to the NFIP, how stormwater management actions can assist local governments in response to those changes, and what liabilities exist for governments.

The National Flood Insurance Program And The Community Rating System: Making Participation Easier, Shannon Hulst Jarbeau

2014, Adaptive Planning for Flooding and Coastal Change in Virginia: Next Steps for the Commonwealth

FEMA, National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System, and Local Government Liability

Panelists will discuss issues surrounding FEMA reforms to the NFIP, how stormwater management actions can assist local governments in response to those changes, and what liabilities exist for governments.

Adaptive Planning For Flooding And Coastal Change In Virginia: Next Steps For The Commonwealth (Agenda), Virginia Coastal Policy Center, William & Mary Law School, Center For Coastal Resources Management, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Virginia Sea Grant

2014, Adaptive Planning for Flooding and Coastal Change in Virginia: Next Steps for the Commonwealth

No abstract provided.

Potential For Physical Vulnerability To Sea Level Rise And Flooding, Molly Mitchell, Karinna Nunez, Alex Renaud, Coastal Resource Management Clinic, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

2014, Adaptive Planning for Flooding and Coastal Change in Virginia: Next Steps for the Commonwealth

Social Vulnerability

Panelists, moderated by Lynda Butler, will share their perspectives and analyses on the intersections among race, law, science and environmental justice in community vulnerability assessments.

Commission Meeting, Carlton H. Hershner, Carlton H. Hershner

2014, Adaptive Planning for Flooding and Coastal Change in Virginia: Next Steps for the Commonwealth

Commission Meeting: Report on Climate Change Progress in Virginia

Adaptation: Market Sector Responses, Scott Hunter, Scott Hunter

2014, Adaptive Planning for Flooding and Coastal Change in Virginia: Next Steps for the Commonwealth

Adaptation: Market Sector Responses

Panelists will share information on new business opportunities evolving out of recurrent flooding occurrences, new renovation loan solutions, and innovative financing opportunities.

Commission Meeting, Jim Redick, James Redick

2014, Adaptive Planning for Flooding and Coastal Change in Virginia: Next Steps for the Commonwealth

Commission Meeting: Report on Climate Change Progress in Virginia

Identifying Socially Vulnerable Communities In Coastal Virginia, Sarah L. Stafford, Jeremy Abramowitz

2014, Adaptive Planning for Flooding and Coastal Change in Virginia: Next Steps for the Commonwealth

Social Vulnerability

Panelists, moderated by Lynda Butler, will share their perspectives and analyses on the intersections among race, law, science and environmental justice in community vulnerability assessments.

Go Green, Save Money: Lowering Flood Insurance Rates In Virginia With Stormwater Management, Kristen Clark

2014, Adaptive Planning for Flooding and Coastal Change in Virginia: Next Steps for the Commonwealth

FEMA, National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System, and Local Government Liability

Panelists will discuss issues surrounding FEMA reforms to the NFIP, how stormwater management actions can assist local governments in response to those changes, and what liabilities exist for governments.

National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System: A Catalyst For Local Government Adaptive Planning To Reduce Flood Risk, Bill Lesser

2014, Adaptive Planning for Flooding and Coastal Change in Virginia: Next Steps for the Commonwealth

FEMA, National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System, and Local Government Liability

Panelists will discuss issues surrounding FEMA reforms to the NFIP, how stormwater management actions can assist local governments in response to those changes, and what liabilities exist for governments.

Through The Storm, Through The Rain: The Realities Of Climate Change And The Need For New Engagement In Hampton Roads, Va, Erica Holloman

2014, Adaptive Planning for Flooding and Coastal Change in Virginia: Next Steps for the Commonwealth

Social Vulnerability

Panelists, moderated by Lynda Butler, will share their perspectives and analyses on the intersections among race, law, science and environmental justice in community vulnerability assessments.

Marshfield Harbor, Rivers, And Waterways Management Plan, Urban Harbors Institute, University Of Massachusetts Boston, Marshfield Waterways Committee

Urban Harbors Institute Publications

This Waterways, Rivers and Harbors Plan is an initiative of the Marshfield Waterways Committee (the Waterways Committee) whose mission is to “recommend procedures, policies and regulations to the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Marshfield on matters affecting the safety, navigation, recreational activities, fishing interests, natural resources and the planning and management of Marshfield's waterways.”

This plan provides recommendations to address safe navigation, natural resource protection, improvements to public access, safe recreational boating, protection of working waterfronts and related infrastructure, improvements to water quality, preparation for impacts from changes in sea level and climate, opportunities for collaboration, and clarification …

Environmental Protection And U.S. Foreign Policy & Decision-Making In Multilateral Development Banks, Maui Cheska L. Orozco

Honors College Theses

In recent decades, the promotion of policies that are environmentally friendly has become an important goal in U.S. foreign policy. One way that the United States has influence over protecting the environment is through the policies attached to projects funded by the multilateral development banks (MDBs). This gives the U.S. the ability to indirectly fund projects in developing countries. Using data provided by the United States Treasury, I examined U.S. voting decisions on projects from 2004 to 2011. These votes come from multiple development banks including the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), African Development …

Virginia Accomplishments Since The 2008 Climate Action Plan Release, Center For Coastal Resources Management, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Governor's Climate Change And Resiliency Update Commission

2014, Adaptive Planning for Flooding and Coastal Change in Virginia: Next Steps for the Commonwealth

No abstract provided.

El Recuperador Urbano Reconstruido: Una Perspectiva Crítica Sobre La Gestión De Residuos Urbanos En Buenos Aires Y La Nuevas Políticas Públicas De "Ciudad Verde" / The Urban Recycler, Reconstructed: A Critical Perspective On The Waste Managementprocesses Of Buenos Aires, And The New Public Policies Known As “Green City”, Mira Korber

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Historically, a survival method for the most impoverished populations of developing countries has been the collection, accumulation, and sale of recycled materials accessible in the urban waste generated by large metropolitan areas. After Argentina’s economic crisis of 2001, the number of people who participate in this informal sector of work in Greater Buenos Aires boomed due to the financial recession that devastated the country. In the last fourteen years, the population of urban recyclers, colloquially called cartoneros or cirujas, has not diminished. Various advances have been made towards the legitimation of their work as environmental protection and recycling through their …

Valuing Improvements To Coastal Waters Using Choice Experiments: An Application To Revisions Of The Eu Bathing Waters Directive, Stephen Hynes, Dugald Tinch, Nick Hanley

Working Papers

Planned changes to the European Union’s Bathing Waters Directive (2006/7 EC) will force member states to produce improvements in a number of parameters of coastal water quality. This study uses the choice experiment method to estimate the economic benefits attached to such improvements, based on a sample of recreationalists on beaches in Ireland. The analysis indicates that improvements in all of the bathing water related attributes studied result in positive willingness to pay, and also show evidence of scope effects. Using random parameters and latent class modelling techniques, potential heterogeneity in preferences is then investigated and shown to be present …

Shark Bay Prawn Managed Fishery : Bycatch Action Plan : 2014 – 2019 : Version 1.0, Department Of Fisheries

Fisheries Management Papers

No abstract provided.

Fisheries Management Paper No.266 - Exmouth Gulf Prawn Managed Fishery Bycatch Action Plan 2014-2019. Version 1.0, Department Of Fisheries, Western Australia

Fisheries Management Papers

Bycatch is described as the part of the catch which is returned to the sea (usually referred to as non-retained or discarded) either because it has no commercial value or because legislative requirements preclude it being retained. Thus, this Bycatch Action Plan (BAP) includes unmarketable finfish and invertebrate species, along with endangered, threatened and protected (ETP) species, such as marine mammals, reptiles and some elasmobranchs.

It is Government policy to minimise bycatch in all commercial fisheries. This BAP details a program of actions to address bycatch issues in the Exmouth Gulf Prawn Managed Fishery (EGPMF), in accordance with the EGPMF …

Fisheries Management Paper No.265 - Exmouth Gulf Prawn Managed Fishery Harvest Strategy 2014 - 2019 Version 1.0, Department Of Fisheries Western Australia

Fisheries Management Papers

This fishery-specific harvest strategy has been developed in line with the Department of Fisheries' (Department) over-arching Harvest Strategy Policy for Aquatic Resources (Department of Fisheries in prep.) and in consultation with licensees. The broad scope of the Harvest Strategy Policy for Aquatic Resources is consistent with the National Harvest Strategy Guidelines but as well as considering all retained target species, it also incorporates retained non-target species, bycatch' and other ecological components to ensure the risks to these elements are managed effectively.

The Exmouth Gulf Prawn Managed Fishery (EGPMF) harvest strategy outlines the longand short-term fishery-specific management objectives; a description of …

Restoration Of Bison (Bison Bison) To Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, A Feasibility Study, Daniel S. Licht

United States National Park Service: Publications

Executive Summary

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument is a 3,057-acre park located in western Nebraska. The unit is comprised of northern mixed-grass prairie vegetation, typical of the Northern Great Plains. Weather, fire, and grazing are generally considered to be the ecological drivers of prairie ecosystems and critical for prairie health. However, grazing has essentially been absent since the 1960s. In 2014, a Department of the Interior report explicitly listed the park as a high priority for bison restoration. This report evaluates the feasibility, management options, benefits, and challenges of restoring bison to Agate Fossil Beds National Monument.

A potential bison …

Extraction And Empowerment: The Application Of Traditional Knowledge Within The Development Of The Nwt Bhp Ekati Diamond Mine, Daniel Vanclieaf

Laurier Undergraduate Journal of the Arts

No abstract provided.

Getches Wilkinson Center Newsletter, Fall 2014, University Of Colorado Boulder. Getches-Wilkinson Center For Natural Resources, Energy, And The Environment

Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment Newsletter (2013-)

No abstract provided.

Water Quality Monitoring Protocol For Wadeable Streams And Rivers In The Northern Great Plains Network, Narrative Version 1.0, Marcia H. Wilson, Barbara L. Rowe, Robert A. Gitzen, Stephen K. Wilson, Kara J. Paintner-Green

United States National Park Service: Publications

Executive Summary

Preserving the national parks unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations is a fundamental purpose of the National Park Service (NPS). To address growing concerns regarding the overall physical, chemical, and biological elements and processes of park ecosystems, the NPS implemented science-based management through “Vital Signs” monitoring in 270 national parks (NPS 2007). The Northern Great Plains Network (NGPN) is among the 32 National Park Service Networks participating in this monitoring effort. The NGPN will develop protocols over the next several years to determine the overall health or condition of resources within 13 parks located in Nebraska, North …

Water Quality Monitoring Protocol For Wadeable Streams And Rivers In The Northern Great Plains Network, Standard Operating Procedures Version 1.0, Marcia H. Wilson, Stephen K. Wilson

United States National Park Service: Publications

Executive Summary

The Water Quality Monitoring Protocol includes two parts: a Narrative and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The Water Quality Monitoring Protocol Narrative Version 1.0 describes a general overview of the status of water resources throughout the parks in the National Park Service’s Northern Great Plains Network (NGPN), the objectives, the field methods, and the sampling design selected for this long-term monitoring program. This report includes the detailed SOPs for the NGPN’s Water Quality Monitoring Protocol. All water quality monitoring is conducted by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) through Interagency Agreements. The USGS North Dakota Water Science Center …

Exurban Residents’ Perceptions Of Naturally Returning Predators: Connecticut Case Study, Margaret E. Sackrider, Susan G. Clark, Isaac M. Ortega

Yale Day of Data

As a result of reforestation, growth of exurban areas and wildlife adaptation, it is believed that the public is currently encountering more human-wildlife conflicts than ever before. The key to balancing wildlife conservation and human development is understanding the dynamic relationship between humans and carnivores. Specifically, gaining insight into the complexity of this relationship will aide in the creation of more effective conservation policy and outreach.

Reforestation throughout Connecticut has supported a tremendous population growth of pray species and subsequently the growth of predator populations including coyotes, Canis latrans, and black bears, Ursus americanus. According to some biologists, …

The Potential Economic Impacts Of The Proposed Central Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Jason Scorse, Dr. Judith T. Kildow

Publications

The U.S. National Marine Sanctuary designation process is being reopened after 20 years, and coastal communities across the country are being encouraged to submit nominations. In response, there is a proposal for a new California Central Coast Marine Sanctuary, stretching from the Channel Islands to the northern tip of San Luis Obispo County. This report provides our best estimates from available and extrapolated information, of the potential economic impact on San Luis Obispo County, if this proposed National Marine Sanctuary becomes a reality.

Communities seek Sanctuary designation for many reasons, including the preservation of unique cultural and natural resources, permanent …