Thermo-ecological System Analysis as a Tool Supporting the Analysis of the National Energy and Environmental Policy

2017 ◽  
pp. 489-510
Author(s):  
Andrzej Ziębik ◽  
Wojciech Stanek ◽  
Paweł Gładysz
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Ecological System

Mon/Fayette Route 51 to Pittsburgh Transportation Project: A Success Story in Integrating Congestion Management System Analysis, Major Investment Study, and National Environmental Policy Act Processes

1998 ◽  
Vol 1617 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-138
Author(s):  
Joseph S. Shalkowski
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Management System ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Congestion Management ◽  
National Environmental Policy Act ◽  
Success Story ◽  
Metropolitan Planning ◽  
National Environmental ◽  
National Environmental Policy

The 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act placed new emphasis on transportation planning. In response, FHWA and FTA issued Joint Statewide and Metropolitan Planning Regulations (23 C.F.R §450). These regulations call for two studies, the congestion management system (CMS) analysis and the major investment study (MIS), which must be completed to analyze the best use of the existing transportation network and to determine whether and what transportation investments are needed in a metropolitan area. The intent is to use these studies as input to the metropolitan planning organization’s long-range transportation plan. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Regional Planning Commission (SPRPC) cooperatively developed and implemented an effective approach to navigate the Mon/Fayette Route 51 to Pittsburgh transportation project through a collaborative process integrating the CMS analysis and MIS. This approach also met the requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT’s) Preliminary Alternatives Analysis, one in a series of studies required under PennDOT’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing guidelines. PTC’s goal to advance a preferred major investment alternative into the next phase of project development was accomplished when SPRPC endorsed the integrated CMS analysis/MIS and preliminary alternatives analysis report. Presented is a success story in the effort to integrate the metropolitan planning and NEPA processes at the project programming level. It is hoped that the planning and NEPA principles applied can serve as a model to advance other transportation projects.

scholarly journals Dynamic Ecological System Measures

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huseyin Coskun
Keyword(s):  
System Analysis ◽  
Interspecific Interactions ◽  
Flow Distribution ◽  
Ecological System ◽  
Mathematical Framework ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Network Analyses ◽  
Dynamic Measures ◽  
Ecological Science

The system decomposition theory has recently been developed for the dynamic analysis of nonlinear compartmental systems. The application of this theory to the ecosystem analysis has also been introduced in a separate article. Based on this methodology, multiple new dynamic ecological system measures and indices of matrix, vector, and scalar types are systematically introduced in the present paper. These mathematical system analysis tools are quantitative ecological indicators that monitor the flow distribution and storage organization, quantify the direct, indirect, acyclic, cycling, and transfer (diact) effects and utilities of one compartment on another, identify the system efficiencies and stress, measure the compartmental exposures to system flows, determine the residence times and compartmental activity levels, and ascertain the system resilience and resistance in the case of disturbances. The proposed dynamic system measures and indices, thus, extract detailed information about ecosystems' characteristics, as well as their functions, properties, behaviors, and various other system attributes that are potentially hidden in and even obscured by data. A dynamic technique for the quantitative characterization and classification of main interspecific interactions and the determination of their strength within food webs is also developed based on the diact effect and utility indices. Moreover, major concepts and quantities in the current static network analyses are also extended to nonlinear dynamic settings and integrated with the proposed dynamic measures and indices in this unifying mathematical framework. Therefore, the proposed methodology enables a holistic view and analysis of ecological systems. We consider that the proposed methodology brings a novel complex system theory to the service of urgent and challenging environmental problems of the day and has the potential to lead the way to a more formalistic ecological science.

scholarly journals Static ecological system analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-52
Author(s):  
Huseyin Coskun
Keyword(s):  
System Analysis ◽  
Ecological System

A Pro-Ecological System for Using Industrial Oils and Cutting Fluids

2015 ◽  
Vol 237 ◽  
pp. 307-312
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Rogoś
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Functional Properties ◽  
Ecological System ◽  
Systemic Approach ◽  
Cutting Fluids ◽  
Basic Premise ◽  
Maximum Extension ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Dispersed System ◽  
Harmful Effects

The increase in pollution and contamination of the environment in recent years has resulted in the increase of interest in its protection. The basic premise of environmental policy, which is reflected in a number of legal acts, is carrying out activities aimed at minimizing the amount of produced waste [1-3]. In particular, this applies to waste that have harmful effects on the environment, and it includes the vast majority of industrial oils and technological, petroleum-based fluids (over 85%) [4]. One of the fundamental directions related to their use, in accordance with the standards of protection of the environment, is reducing the consumption by extending their functional life [5]. The maximum extension of the functional life for oils and fluids is the goal of the systemic approach to the problem of rational use, which includes the process of the monitoring of key functional properties and systematic, periodical treatment. The most beneficial are on-site treatment processes of oils and fluids conducted while maintaining the continuity of the technological processes. It is preferable to use mobile treatment devices, which provide the means to create a dispersed system in fluid treatment in successive machines and equipment [6-8].

scholarly journals Analysis of the Degree Of Implementation of Environmental Measures in the Sphere of Water Protection Against Anthropogenic Pollution According To The Strategy Of The State Environmental Policy of Ukraine for the Period up to 2020

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Calculated Data ◽  
Anthropogenic Pollution ◽  
The State ◽  
Treated Wastewater ◽  
Positive Trend ◽  
Treatment Facilities ◽  
Water Resources Protection

Purpose. The article provides an analysis of the degree of implementation of the tasks and activities of the Strategy of the State Environmental Policy of Ukraine for the period until 2020 in relation to Goal 2 to improve the environmental situation and increase the level of environmental safety in the field of water resources protection through the reconstruction of existing and construction of new urban treatment facilities in order to reduce to 2020 years of the level of anthropogenic pollution. Methods. The system analysis was carried out on the basis of information, statistical and calculated data on the national reports of the Ministry of Regional Development. Results It has been established that the planned environmental protection measures in the field of water resources protection, especially in the area of water disposal, are often not implemented due to the lack of funding at the level of the state budget and national target programs. However, in recent years, a positive trend has been noted to improve the situation in the field of repair, reconstruction, modernization and construction of systems of communal treatment facilities. It has been determined that the dynamics of changes in the volume (in percentage) of insufficiently treated wastewater discharged into water bodies tends to decrease. Conclusions. On the basis of data processing, the fulfillment of Goal 2 was confirmed in full, namely, the reconstruction of existing and construction of new urban wastewater treatment plants was carried out in order to reduce the level of water pollution by pollutants (primarily organic substances, nitrogen and phosphorus compounds) by 15 percent by 2020, and also reduced by 2020 by 20 percent (to the base year) the discharge of insufficiently treated wastewater.

scholarly journals Coral Reef Socio-Ecological Systems Analysis & Restoration

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Uribe-Castañeda ◽  
Alice Newton ◽  
Martin Le Tissier
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Human Dimensions ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Ecological System ◽  
Reef Restoration ◽  
Restoration Strategies ◽  
Ecological Objectives

Restoration strategies for coral reefs are usually focused on the recovery of bio-physical characteristics. They seldom include an evaluation of the recovery of the socio-ecological and ecosystem services features of coral reef systems. This paper proposes a conceptual framework to address both the socio-ecological system features of coral reefs with the implementation of restoration activity for degraded coral reefs. Such a framework can lead to better societal outcomes from restoration activities while restoring bio-physical, social and ecosystem service features of such systems. We first developed a Socio Ecological System Analysis Framework, which combines the Ostrom Framework for analyzing socio-ecological systems and the Kittinger et al. human dimensions framework of coral reefs socio-ecological systems. We then constructed a Restoration of Coral Reef Framework, based on the most used and recent available coral reef restoration literature. These two frameworks were combined to present a Socio-Ecological Systems & Restoration Coral Reef Framework. These three frameworks can be used as a guide for managers, researchers and decision makers to analyze the needs of coral reef restoration in a way that addresses both socio-economic and ecological objectives to analyze, design, implement and monitor reef restoration programs.

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