scholarly journals Public acceptance of coastal zone management efforts: The role of citizen preferences in the allocation of funds

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith S. Evans ◽  
Caroline L. Noblet ◽  
Emma Fox ◽  
Kathleen P. Bell ◽  
Abigail Kaminski
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Coastal Water ◽  
Coastal Zone Management ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Coastal Water Quality ◽  
Zone Management ◽  
Key Policy ◽  
The Impact

We investigate allocation of funds by citizens across management options addressing impairments to coastal water quality. We study systematic variation in citizen allocation of funds to adaptive versus preventative strategies including the impact of referundum choices and test whether allocations will be impacted by cuing in the design of the referendum. Two key policy insights from our results: citizens who votenoon a water quality referendum have different preferences over allocating funds and providing cues to voters influenced allocation behavior. These results can assist decision makers in thinking about language used to communicate coastal water quality issues, particularly budget referenda.

Development of regional coastal water quality standards in the Mediterranean

1995 ◽  
Vol 32 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 17-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Saliba
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Coastal Water ◽  
Pollution Prevention ◽  
Pollution Monitoring ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Coastal Water Quality ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Trained Manpower ◽  
The Impact

Under the terms of the 1976 Convention for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution, and the 1980 Protocol for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution from land-based sources, the coastal states of the region have to develop criteria and standards for various aspects of coastal water quality. These are being progressively developed within the framework of the Mediterranean Action Plan, specifically within the Long-term Programme of Pollution Monitoring and Research in the Mediterranean Sea (MED POL Phase II). The impact of specific Mediterranean ecological conditions on health and related risks arising from specific uses of the sea, in relation to those risks arising from the same types of water use in regions with different conditions, and the effects of such differences on quality requirements, are discussed. The current situation in the Mediterranean region regarding national and international legislation for ensuring coastal water quality is described, together with the normal procedures for regional assessments of the situation with regard to specific pollutants and the formulation of proposed measures. The legal and technical problems involved in (a) the actual preparation of criteria and standards combining ecological and health requirements with political acceptability and (b) their adoption by Mediterranean states are described. These problems essentially arise out of the heterogeneous character of the states bordering the Mediterranean Sea, especially regarding the state of existing infrastructures for pollution prevention and control, including the availability of trained manpower and technical facilities, the degreee of priority accorded to marine pollution within the overall framework of national requirements, the type of legal and administrative machinery for the enactment and enforcement of statutory provisions, and the implications of new or amended legislation vis-a-vis already-existing international obligations.

scholarly journals The role of soils in regulation of freshwater and coastal water quality

2021 ◽  
Vol 376 (1834) ◽  
pp. 20200176
Author(s):  
Kun Cheng ◽  
Xiangrui Xu ◽  
Liqiang Cui ◽  
Yunpeng Li ◽  
Jufeng Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Coastal Water ◽  
Emerging Contaminants ◽  
Soil Management ◽  
Coastal Water Quality ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Quality Regulation ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
Mangrove Wetlands

Water quality regulation is an important ecosystem service function of soil. In this study, the mechanism by which soil regulates water quality was reviewed, and the effects of soil management on water quality were explored. A scientometrics analysis was also conducted to explore the research fields and hotspots of water quality regulation of soil in the past 5 years. This review found that the pollutants entering the soil can be mitigated by precipitation, adsorption and desorption, ion exchange, redox and metabolic decomposition. As an optimal substrate, soil in constructed wetlands has perfect performance in the adsorption and passivation of pollutants such as nitrogen, phosphorus and heavy metals in water, and degradation of pesticides and emerging contaminants. Mangrove wetlands play an important role in coastal zone protection and coastal water quality restoration. However, the excessive application of agricultural chemicals causes soil overload, which leads to the occurrence of agricultural non-point source pollution. Under the dual pressures of climate change and food insecurity in the future, developing environmentally friendly and economically feasible sustainable soil management measures is crucial for maintaining the water purification function of soil by relying on the accurate quantification of soil function based on big data and modelling. This article is part of the theme issue ‘The role of soils in delivering Nature's Contributions to People’.

A septic waste index model to measure the impact of septic tanks on coastal water quality and coral reef communities in Rincon, Puerto Rico

2019 ◽  
Vol 169 ◽  
pp. 201-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Norat-Ramírez ◽  
P. Méndez-Lázaro ◽  
E.A. Hernández-Delgado ◽  
H. Mattei-Torres ◽  
L. Cordero-Rivera
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Coastal Water ◽  
Coastal Water Quality ◽  
Septic Tanks ◽  
Index Model ◽  
Reef Communities ◽  
Waste Index ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Assessment of Water Quality Along the Southeast Coast of India During COVID-19 Lockdown

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Vijay Prakash ◽  
Ch. S. Geetha Vimala ◽  
T. Preethi Latha ◽  
Chiranjivi Jayaram ◽  
P. V. Nagamani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Coastal Water ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Landsat 8 ◽  
Coastal Water Quality ◽  
Pollution Levels ◽  
Pm2.5 And Pm10 ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Matter Concentration

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the entire world and has had a devastating impact on both lives and livelihoods in India. The only way to defeat the rapid spread of COVID-19, is to shut down socio-economic activities and to maintain minimal human interaction with the implementation of a lockdown. Such lockdowns have manifested in a pollution curtailment in almost all spheres of the planet, including in marine pollution. Quantifying this decrease in pollution levels enables the scientific community to assess the contribution of anthropogenic (especially non-essential) activities to global/regional pollution levels. This paper aims to study the impact of the stringent lockdown period (phase 1 and 2) on coastal water quality along the Chennai coast of India, by analyzing suspended matter concentration (SPM), a key element of water quality and diffuse attenuation coefficient, Kd(490), using LANDSAT-8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) data. LANDSAT-8/OLI, L1TP scenes were subjected to radiometric calibration and atmospheric correction to derive surface reflectance values from raw digital numbers using ACOLITE software and a brief insight has been given for the Dark Spectrum Fitting algorithm used in ACOLITE. SPM concentration decreased by 15.48 and 37.50% in the Chennai and Ennore ports, respectively, due to minimal vessel movement and cargo handling. The stringent lockdown led to the operation of fewer thermal plant units, thus less fly ash was emanated, resulting in a 28.05% reduction in SPM levels over Ennore creek. As industrial and commercial activities subsided, the city’s water bodies became clearer than they were just a fortnight prior to the lockdown, with a reduction of 22.26% of SPM in Adyar and 33.97% in Cooum riverine estuaries. Decrease in Kd(490) showed a positive relationship with SPM and thus improved coastal water quality because of the reduction of SPM during this period. The variations in PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations were studied using National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP) data and reduced levels in particulate matter concentration (PM2.5 and PM10) for the Adyar residential area (24.38 and 28.43%) and for the Nungampakkam commercial area (36.09 and 67.18%) were observed. A significant reduction in PM2.5 concentration (45.63%) was observed in the Ennore-Manali Industrial region.

The Use of Multiple Tracers to Evaluate the Impact of Sewered and Non-Sewered Development on Coastal Water Quality in a Rural Area of Florida

2014 ◽  
Vol 86 (5) ◽  
pp. 445-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel E. Meeroff ◽  
Frederick Bloetscher ◽  
Sharon C. Long ◽  
Thais Bocca
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Coastal Water ◽  
Coastal Water Quality ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals A Study on the Impact of R&D Intensity on Business Performance: Evidence from South Korea

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Hun Park ◽  
Jun-Hwan Park ◽  
Sujin Lee ◽  
Hyuk Hahn
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
The Other ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Innovative Firms ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Knowledge Services

The role of R&D (research and development) intensity on the effect of knowledge services on the business performance of firms has been discussed by using PLS-SEM and PLS-MGA methods. Research groups were divided into two groups, innovative and non-innovative. Respondents were classified into innovative firms if their R&D intensity was over 3% and vice versa. PLS-SEM and PLS-MGA results were compared for two groups and valuable insights were extracted. For innovative firms, knowledge services seemed to be verified and processed by the decision makers and utilized to achieve their business performance. On the other hand, a large number of non-innovative firms seemed to have a stronger tendency to utilize knowledge services directly for their business without sufficient verification by the decision makers.

ADCP Application for Long Term Monitoring of Coastal Water Quality

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Yoshioka ◽  
Tomotsuka Takayama ◽  
Yoshitaka Tanabe ◽  
Nobuaki Shiraishi
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Coastal Water ◽  
Coastal Water Quality ◽  
Long Term Monitoring ◽  
Term Monitoring
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