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Western Water in the 21st Century: Policies and Programs that Stretch Supplies in a Prior Appropriation World
This handbook is intended to support communication within and among states, their respective...
Warming May Create Substantial Water Supply Shortages in the Colorado River Basin
The high demand for water, the recent multiyear drought (1999–2007), and projections of global...
Vulnerability and Risk: Some Thoughts from a Political and Policy Perspective
Public policies to mitigate the impacts of extreme events such as hurricanes or terrorist attacks...
The Surface of Vulnerability: An Analytical Framework for Examining Environmental Change
This paper introduces an analytical framework for evaluating the vulnerability of people and places...
Resilience and Sustainable Development: Building Adaptive Capacity in a World of Transformations
Emerging recognition of two fundamental errors under-pinning past polices for natural resource...
Partnership Approach to Disaster Management in Bangladesh: A Critical Policy Assessment
The geographic location of Bangladesh at the confluence of the three mighty river systems of the...
Global Change and the Boreal Forest: Thresholds, Shifting States or Gradual Change?
Changes in boreal climate of the magnitude projected for the 21st century have always caused...
Feedbacks Between Conservation and Social-Ecological Systems
Robust ways to meet objectives of environmental conservation and social and economic development...
Determinants and Implication of Post-CRP Land Use Decisions
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land retirement contracts will begin to expire in late 1995. A...
Entering the Century of the Environment: A New Social Contract for Science
As the magnitude of human impacts on the ecological systems of the planet becomes apparent, there...
The Relationship Between Self-rated Health and Local Government Spending on Parks and Recreation in the United States from 1997-2012
Higher parks and recreation spending was associated with better self-rated health. The relationship...
A Framework for Vulnerability Analysis in Sustainability Science
Answers to these and related questions require conceptual frameworks that account for the...
Energy Development in the Western United States: Impacts on Rural Areas
Energy development in rural parts of the western United States are opportunities for rational...
Recent Seminar Archive: DOI Office of Policy Analysis
The video archive contains seminars exploring specific policy practices and case studies.
The Social and Economic Impacts of Clean Energy Technology Exportation
Clean energy technology has changed dramatically and is rapidly expanding over the last decade...
Water Crises and Governance: Reinventing Collaborative Institutions in an Era of Uncertainty
Water Crises and Governance critically examines the relationship between water crises and...
GPS Civilian Economic Value to the U.S. Interim Report
The report presents findings on the large civilian benefits for how Global Positioning System (GPS...
Weather & Climate Tools - A Collection by USDA Climate Hubs
The list of tools includes models and support mechanisms for predicted events and observed affects...
America's Great Outdoors Progress Report Shows Conservation, Recreation Gains and Economic Benefits
This news release from the United States Department of Agriculture announces the 2011 America'...
Policymakers' and Scientists' Ranks of Research Priorities for Resource-Management Policy
This study sought to determine priority research questions according to policy makers, government...