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  • Evaluation of the intergovernmental relationships between national and state wetland regulatory agencies within wetland regulatory units

    Creator:
    Taylor, Ryan W
    Abstract:
    Since the 1890s, American federalism has been perceived as being unique in the world by having two different levels of government operating within the same jurisdiction without influencing one another. Modern scholars call into question the validity of this basic assumption, but few have published quantitative evidence to reject its...
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    Dissertation
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    ............................................................ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency USFWS

  • Visualization in environmental science

    Creator:
    Winters, Kirsten M.
    Abstract:
    The VISualization of Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems (VISTAS) software development project began with the proposition that visualization would increase the ability of scientists to explore and communicate their data, especially complex datasets that span multiple spatial and temporal scales. A case study of VISTAS articulates how and why scientists intend...
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    Dissertation
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    January 30, 2015 All Rights Reserved Visualization in Environmental Science by Kirsten

  • Western U.S. Water Utilities and Adaptive Capacity: A Case Study

    Creator:
    Schermer, Maren
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    Water in the U.S. West faces considerable challenges and uncertainties. Climate change has intensified weather extremes, threatening the water sources that support the region’s many stakeholders. Urban water providers are among the stakeholders contending with the challenge of providing reliable water supplies to their growing populations. Recognizing the critical role...
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    Capstone Project
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    Western U.S. Water Utilities and Adaptive

  • Analyzing and Understanding the Latvian Environmental Movement

    Creator:
    Berzins, Mikelis I.
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    Several distinctive environmental movements of the past century have had major influence on public policies in the United States. More generally, social movements that push environmental issues into the limelight have the potential for significantly altering public perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs, thus driving big policy changes. This thesis examines the...
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    Capstone Project
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    , the government created the Soviet equivalent of the Environmental Protection Agency, Goskompriroda

  • Assessing water governance capacity in the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Albuquerque Area Office

    Creator:
    Pak, Mariya
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    In the Middle Rio Grande region of New Mexico, challenges such as droughts, growing urban demand for water, and newly listed endangered species have forced people to change the way that they manage water. New challenges in water governance have created cooperation among agencies that often have conflicting interests, goals,...
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    Masters Thesis
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    the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Albuquerque Area Office by Mariya Pak THESIS

  • Policy recommendations of the U.S. Commission on ocean policy : Is public input represented?

    Creator:
    Hamilton, Jessica S.
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    This study analyzes public participation in nine regional hearings and six public meetings held by the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy (USCOP) from September 2001 to April 2003. While several researchers have examined whether certain public involvement methods are considered successful or fair, this study characterizes the participants in a...
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    Capstone Project
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    . Environmental Protection Agency on two separate occasions. Finally, there are several members associated with

  • An investigation and analysis of the incentives and disincentives for conflict prevention and mitigation in the Bureau of Reclamation's water management

    Creator:
    Ogren, Kimberly
    Abstract:
    This study addresses the question: "What are the incentives and disincentives for conflict prevention and mitigation in the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and how do they factor into Reclamation's management of water in the western United States?" Incentives and disincentives for conflict prevention (i.e., actions taken to avoid conflict) and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , the promotion of collaboration within the agency, and a lack of planning effort offer possible

  • Co-producing Software for Environmental and Ecological Visualization

    Creator:
    Zanocco, Chad
    Abstract:
    Environmental scientists, land managers, and policy actors are increasingly presented with high-stakes high-uncertainty problems stemming from human-ecosystem interactions. To help address these problems, scientists frequently use models that produce enormous geospatial and temporal datasets that are constantly modified and often seek input from communities outside their discipline. To assist scientists—as...
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    Dissertation
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    Reserved Co-producing Software for Environmental and Ecological Visualization by Chad Zanocco

  • The Missing Link: Use of Renewable Energy Codification in U.S. Cities

    Creator:
    Mathur, Shivani
    Abstract:
    Cities of the world today house more than half the world’s population, contribute to 80 percent of the global GDP, consume approximately 70 percent of the global energy and produce 70 percent of the greenhouse gases produced worldwide (Floater et al., 2014; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2014). City governments...
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    Capstone Project
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    Mathur 4 The Missing Link: Use of Renewable Energy Codification in U.S. Cities by Shivani

  • Macro Stories: Policy Process Dynamics of Presidential Environmental Ideas

    Creator:
    Peterson, Holly L.
    Abstract:
    Public policy narratives and stories are often referenced by the media, politicians, advocacy groups, and across many disciplines in academia. Studies of social and political narratives support the notion narrative matters, but often lack systematic design capable of producing generalizable findings. The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) has responded to this...
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    Dissertation
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    Macro Stories: Policy Process Dynamics of Presidential Environmental Ideas by Holly L. Peterson