Land Trust Response To Renewable Energy Siting Challenges In New York,
2017
Bard College
Land Trust Response To Renewable Energy Siting Challenges In New York, Collin David Adkins
Bard Center for Environmental Policy
Energy policies promoting energy independence, grid modernization, climate change mitigation, and clean energy standards are a leading driver of land-use change in the United States. This has resulted in an increased pressure to develop land. The recent focus by states to expand renewable energy poses an interesting challenge to organizations dedicated to conserving open space and natural resources, creating a potential tension between competing “green” goals. In response, The Land Trust Alliance, a national organization supporting over 1,100 member land trusts, has recently set a goal to “empower land trusts to encourage the buildout of renewable energy facilities while steering …
Carbon Stocks In Shade Coffee: Strategies For Enhancing Carbon Storage In Smallholder Systems In Jinotega, Nicaragua,
2017
Bard College
Carbon Stocks In Shade Coffee: Strategies For Enhancing Carbon Storage In Smallholder Systems In Jinotega, Nicaragua, Vanessa Katheryn Kichline
Bard Center for Environmental Policy
Climate change has recently shifted focus to adaptation and mitigation strategies in coffee production. Shade coffee systems, already widely recognized for their contribution to biodiversity and soil conservation, are now drawing attention for their role in carbon storage. Researchers have generally assumed that high carbon storage must come at the expense of reduced crop yields, implying that farmers must choose between sustainability and profit. This study uses field inventories of 70 farms in Jinotega, Nicaragua to estimate this tradeoff in smallholder shade coffee systems. Field inventories were used to develop three typologies representing different shade management strategies in use in …
Utilizing New York State’S Distributive Generation Laws For Affordable Housing Organizations,
2017
Bard College
Utilizing New York State’S Distributive Generation Laws For Affordable Housing Organizations, Reuben Jaffe Goldstein
Bard Center for Environmental Policy
The focus of this report is to assist in the deployment of renewable energy in New York City by creating a framework that affordable housing organizations can use to navigate evolving New York regulations to deploy solar PV to their tenants and reduce their tenants’ utility bills. New York’s regulatory environment is trying to make it easier to deploy solar PV through programs such as Shared Solar Program and Remote Net Metering that provide guidance to those who are currently unable to access solar PV. However, incentivizing Solar PV and distributed generation have disproportionately increased costs for utilities, which has …
To Nudge Or Not To Nudge: Promoting Environmentally Beneficial Behaviors,
2017
Bard College
To Nudge Or Not To Nudge: Promoting Environmentally Beneficial Behaviors, Emma Jean Cooper
Bard Center for Environmental Policy
In order to mitigate the effects of climate change, humans need to change how they act toward the environment. Unfortunately, as much as we may want to act in ways that would be best for us and for the environment, we often struggle to do just that due to cognitive biases. Nudge theory attempts to remedy this problem by helping us make the decision that would be in our best interests. To explore this issue, I conduct an extended review of the literature to examine how well nudge theory can be applied to the realm of environmental policy. Specifically, I …
Sinatra Living: Application For Federal Assistance Sf-424,
2017
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Sinatra Living: Application For Federal Assistance Sf-424, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Competition Materials
This document is a copy of the application for federal assistance completed by Team Las Vegas. This document requests funding assistance for participating teams the Solar Decathlon competition.
Sinatra Living: American Institute Of Architects Presentation,
2017
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Sinatra Living: American Institute Of Architects Presentation, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Marketing and Promotion
This document is a slide presentation, as presented on July 7, 2016 to the American Institute of Architects, to gain support for the Team Las Vegas project. Uses final project name Sinatra Living.
University Of North Florida Environmental Center Annual Report 2017,
2017
University of North Florida
University Of North Florida Environmental Center Annual Report 2017, Maria Mark, James W. Taylor, Natalie Sassine, Tiffany Torres
Annual Reports
2017 Annual Report of the Environmental Center at the University of North Florida
America's National Parks And The Anthropocene: Addressing The Present To Accommodate The Future In Acadia National Park,
2017
Colby College
America's National Parks And The Anthropocene: Addressing The Present To Accommodate The Future In Acadia National Park, Sophie A. Swetz
Honors Theses
In 2000, atmospheric chemist, Paul J. Crutzen, and limnologist, Eugene Stoermer, formally proposed the idea of “the Anthropocene,” a new geologic epoch in which humans are the dominant force shaping the Earth. To claim the Anthropocene's existence is to declare that human actions have altered the Earth in such a way that geologic indicators render it a distinct epoch in the stratification of geologic time. This new epoch emerges as a consequence of increased technological development employed to accommodate an anthropocentric human existence. That is, rapid advancements in technology have driven the transformation from a primarily naturally controlled planet to …
Effects Of Post Eviction Resettlement On Land-Use And Cover Change In Uganda’S Oil Exploration Areas,
2017
University of Nairobi
Effects Of Post Eviction Resettlement On Land-Use And Cover Change In Uganda’S Oil Exploration Areas, Joseph Ssekandi, John Mburu, Oliver Wasonga, Laban Macopiyo, Charles A. Francis
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications
Evaluation of the changes in land use and land cover change (LULCC) in respect to oil exploration across the Albertine region in Uganda has been focused around the exploration areas and protected areas, with no attention to the potential impacts of evictees’ activities on resettled areas. This study used LANDSAT images to analyze the land use and land cover changes (LULCC) among the period before eviction (2002 and 2005) at the climax of eviction and resettlements (2005-2011), and during the post-resettlement period (2011-2015) to quantify the impacts of resettlements on the environment. LANDSAT images were processed using ERDAS IMAGINE software …
Sinatra Living: Budget Justification,
2017
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Sinatra Living: Budget Justification, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Competition Materials
This is an Excel document that contains the detailed budget information for the Sinatra Living project.
Sinatra Living: Background Demographics,
2017
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Sinatra Living: Background Demographics, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Competition Materials
This document contains a brief overview of the background demographics for the Las Vegas area, including citations of resources used.
Sinatra Living: Sd 2017 Project Proposal,
2017
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Sinatra Living: Sd 2017 Project Proposal, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Competition Materials
This document is the final proposal packet for the Team Las Vegas Sinatra Living project house. Proposal contains final drawings and images of the house, a written description of the vision for the house and its components, a list of the features and a layout for each of the three available floor plans or house configurations.
Las Vegas: Engineering Jury Feedback,
2017
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas: Engineering Jury Feedback, Solar Decathlon Jury
Sinatra Living: Competition Materials
A document containing the evaluation and feedback of the Team Las Vegas project house (Sinatra Living) by the Engineering Jury. The Engineering Jury is responsible for determining the winners of the Engineering category for the 2017 Solar Decathlon.
Las Vegas: Communications Jury Feedback,
2017
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas: Communications Jury Feedback, Solar Decathlon Jury
Sinatra Living: Competition Materials
No abstract provided.
Sinatra Living: A Home For Active Aging, Approaches And Concepts For Solar Decathlon Contests,
2017
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Sinatra Living: A Home For Active Aging, Approaches And Concepts For Solar Decathlon Contests, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Marketing and Promotion
This document is a slide presentation describing the Sinatra Living project house and its various features, which cater to "Actively Aging" adults.
Sinatra Living: Ada Consultant Meeting Presentation,
2017
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Sinatra Living: Ada Consultant Meeting Presentation, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Marketing and Promotion
This document is a slide presentation, as presented on July 7, 2016 to the ADA Consultant, to evaluate ADA accessibility of the project house. Uses final project name Sinatra Living.
Greenfest: Solar Decathlon 2017,
2017
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Greenfest: Solar Decathlon 2017, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Marketing and Promotion
This document is a promotional flyer for GreenFEST, an event related to the 2017 Solar Decathlon.
Support Team Las Vegas: Solar Decathlon 2017,
2017
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Support Team Las Vegas: Solar Decathlon 2017, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Marketing and Promotion
This document is a letter created for marketing and promotion of the Team Las Vegas project. Letter contains a description of the project, and contact information for the team.
Mentoring Initial Research,
2017
University of Dayton
Mentoring Initial Research, Abigail Lisjak, Tim Leonard, Adam Foster, Patrick Gray
Sustainability and Connectivity
This document details the initial research the group gathered as the problem statement was being refined. Some of this research will be used to inform future elements of the project.
Campus Sustainability Office Annual Report, 2016-2017,
2017
Portland State University
Campus Sustainability Office Annual Report, 2016-2017, Campus Sustainability Office
Campus Sustainability Office Publications, Reports and Presentations
The Campus Sustainability Office 2016-2017 annual report.
