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Creator:: Alappat, Ramachandran and Enserink, Bert
Abstract:: The human interference and its impact on coastal zones have been recognized worldwide. Kerala, the Southern State of India with 560-km. coastline, has a population of 3,18,38,619 and the total area available is only 38238 Sq. km. About 2/3rd of the population of the Kerala state is settled in the...
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: resources, environmental protection

Creator:: Peng, Chih-Wei
Abstract:: In this thesis, in order to understand why Buddhists in Southeast Asia protect rainforests and to establish a solid foundation for Buddhist environmental ethic, my first two tasks are to draw a clear picture regarding two major environmental concepts--nature and anthropocentrism--in Buddhism and to defend the claims that the Buddhist...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: environmental protection. However, Gabriela Carone points out that the sensible world has never lost its

Creator:: Grønbæk Kronbak, Lone and Vestergaard, Niels
Abstract:: The paper argues that Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) can be a suitable evaluation tool in cases where some of the benefits are difficult to measure (e.g. habitat protection) and where the tangible benefits are lower than the cost. An example is polities aiming at protecting a single species in multispecies fisheries....
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: a Multi Species Fishery Authors: Lone Grønbæk Kronbak, Department of Environmental and

Creator:: Painter, Luke E.
Abstract:: Reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park (YNP) in 1995-96 provided a rare opportunity to observe the response of an ecosystem to the return of a top predator, including possible reversal of decades of decline of aspen, cottonwood, and tall willows suppressed by intensive herbivory on elk winter ranges. To...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Carroll, Lindsay J.
Abstract:: Coastal sand dunes and beaches offer a variety of ecosystem services such as coastal protection, sand stabilization, species conservation, and recreation. However, the management and balance of ecosystem services offered by dunes and beaches is challenging when ecosystem services interact across the landscape. Management focusing only on one ecosystem service...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Resource Management presented on March 18, 2016. Title: Evaluating Coastal Protection Services

Creator:: Grisa, Amanda Marie Schenk
Abstract:: The USDA Forest Services' actions have come under greater scrutiny by a public that has become increasingly concerned with the legality of their actions. Often, challenges involve the quality of science used in the decision-making. Congress has mandated that the agency use the "best available science" in its decision making...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Protection Act

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