Current State of Biodiversity Impact Analysis in State Transportation Agencies

1996 ◽  
Vol 1559 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-63
Author(s):  
Robert L. Herbstritt ◽  
Anne D. Marble
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Transportation Projects ◽  
Current State ◽  
Transportation Research ◽  
Departments Of Transportation ◽  
Transportation Agencies ◽  
Biodiversity Analysis

Because transportation projects have the potential to affect local and regional biodiversity, it is likely that the evaluation of impacts on biodiversity will become an increasingly important issue in the planning process. Transportation Research Board's Task Force on Natural Resources conducted a survey of state transportation agencies in early 1995. Its intention was to determine the current state of biodiversity analysis in the transportation community, the extent to which biodiversity is becoming an emerging issue for state departments of transportation, and how the issue is being managed.

Comparing Approaches for Valuing Economic Development Benefits of Transportation Projects

1998 ◽  
Vol 1649 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen Weisbrod ◽  
Michael Grovak
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Economic Impact Analysis ◽  
Transportation Projects ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Transportation Agencies

Transportation agencies often face uncertainty regarding how to define and assess the economic magnitude of benefits associated with alternative projects and programs. Alternative types of economic impact analysis are examined, using data from a highway study in Kentucky to explore (1) differences in the definitions of economic benefits inherent in the various types of analysis, (2) reasons for their differing findings on the value of benefits, and (3) issues affecting their interpretation and use in decision making.

CURRENT STATE OF FINANCING ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES IN UKRAINE

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-249
Author(s):  
Nataliya KOVSHUN ◽  
Nataliya PIATKA
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
Nature Protection ◽  
Rational Use ◽  
Current State ◽  
Environmental Measures ◽  
Main Components

Introduction. The processes of globalization and social transformation have made environmen-tal conservation a priority, and therefore require some action to be taken to address environ-mental issues and the rational use of natural resources. The solution of the existing problems depends to a great extent on the functioning efficiency of the financial security system established in the country, the established composition and the volume of financing sources and certain directions of their use, which necessitates their scientific-based analysis. The purpose of the study is to investigate the state of financing environmental measures in Ukraine, to study the directions, dynamics and structure of costs for environmental protection, identifying features of financing environmental protection. Results. The comprehensive analysis of the dynamics of costs for environmental protection and rational use of natural resources is carried out. The main components of environmental expenditures are identified. Costs for environmental protection and rational use of natural resources by financing sources have been structured. The dynamics and structure of capital investments by nature conservation measures are investigated. The dynamics of the share of expenditures for environmental protection and rational use of natural resources in the GDP of Ukraine, as well as the share of capital investments (environmental) in the structure of capital investments of Ukraine are analyzed. The features of the current state of financing environmental protection and rational use of natural resources are highlighted. Conclusions. The results of the research made it possible to identify the main problems in the field of financial support for environmental protection and to outline the ways of their solution. The necessity of investments mobilization into nature protection activity is proved through development of appropriate means of economic stimulation and their legislative fixing, which will allow to solve the problem of financial support of environmental protection by diversification of financing sources. Keywords: costs for environmental protection, environmental activities, environmental measures, recurrent costs, capital investments, cost structure, financial support.

PRIORITIES AND RESOURCES OF GEORGIA: MYTHS, HISTORY, PERSPECTIVES

2020 ◽  
pp. 95-102
Author(s):  
Givi Talakvadze ◽  
Zurab Lomsadze ◽  
Joseph Archvadze
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Management System ◽  
Historical Review ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Project Management System ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
Current State ◽  
Single Category ◽  
Characteristic Features

The article deals with issues related to the study of the main socio-economic priorities of Georgia. The brief historical review refutes the widely circulated thesis that during the Soviet period the Georgian Republic allegedly consumed much more goods than it produced; that per capita incomes were calculated astronomically. The issues of the current state of the country's resource supply were also considered. The concept of integral resources is used and it is proposed to combine a number of traditional and newly formed group of potential opportunities over the past decades into a single category of the so-called. "Partial resources", which, along with traditional types - natural, human and material resources, allow the most complete and comprehensive characterization of the possibility of their use for solving urgent socio-economic problems of the country. Particular attention is paid to the current state of Georgia's natural resources on the example of a brief analysis of mineral resources with an emphasis, in particular, on the resources of building and facing materials. In order to improve the efficiency of managing economic processes, it is proposed to radically improve the activities of ministries and departments of the country by switching to the so-called "Project management system" of the entire economic and economic complex of Georgia. The main feature of this system is associated with the introduction of a three-level classification of the main projects, which will be assigned National, Sectoral and Regional levels, depending on their scale and characteristic features. This will allow developing specific programs for the rational use of natural resources, to optimize the management system at all levels of authorities, to introduce innovative models of sustainable management, intended to significantly improve the living standards of the population of Georgia.

scholarly journals Trade Agreements, Competition, and the Environment: Gridlock at the Crossroads

1994 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
James L. Seale ◽  
Gary F. Fairchild
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Uruguay Round ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Trade Agreements ◽  
Southern Region ◽  
Agricultural Commodities ◽  
Trade And The Environment ◽  
The World

In the 1980s, few agricultural economists, particularly from the Southern Region, published works on international trade or the globalization of the world economy. The initiation of the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1986 stimulated such writings as the Southern Agriculture in a World Economy series by the Southern Region Extension International Trade Task Force (Rosson et al.). An even smaller number of agricultural economists were writing on policy linkages between trade and the environment. An early effort to remedy this situation was the Workshop on Linkages between Natural Resources and International Trade in Agricultural Commodities (Sutton).

scholarly journals Creating and Using Data Portals to Support Ocean Planning: Challenges and Best Practices from the Northeast United States and Elsewhere

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
SeaPlan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
The United States ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Data Accessibility ◽  
Data Portal

As more ocean plans are developed and adopted around the world, the importance of accessible, up-to-date spatial data in the planning process has become increasingly apparent. Many ocean planning efforts in the United States and Canada rely on a companion data portal–a curated catalog of spatial datasets characterizing the ocean uses and natural resources considered as part of ocean planning and management decision-making.Data portals designed to meet ocean planning needs tend to share three basic characteris- tics. They are: ocean-focused, map-based, and publicly-accessible. This enables planners, managers, and stakeholders to access common sets of sector-speci c, place-based information that help to visualize spatial relationships (e.g., overlap) among various uses and the marine environment and analyze potential interactions (e.g., synergies or con icts) among those uses and natural resources. This data accessibility also enhances the transparency of the planning process, arguably an essential factor for its overall success.This paper explores key challenges, considerations, and best practices for developing and maintaining a data portal. By observing the relationship between data portals and key principles of ocean planning, we posit three overarching themes for data portal best practices: accommodation of diverse users, data vetting and review by stakeholders, and integration with the planning process. The discussion draws primarily from the use of the Northeast Ocean Data Portal to support development of the Northeast Ocean Management Plan, with additional examples from other portals in the U.S. and Canada.

scholarly journals The support of multipath routing in IPv6-based internet of things

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 2208
Author(s):  
Ibrahim S. Alsukayti
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Routing Protocol ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Multipath Routing ◽  
Network Routing ◽  
Network Architectures ◽  
Energy Balancing ◽  
Current State ◽  
Research Findings

The development of IPv6-based network architectures for Internet of Things (IoT) systems is a feasible approach to widen the horizon for more effective applications, but remains a challenge. Network routing needs to be effectively addressed in such environments of scarce computational and energy resources. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) specified the IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low Power and Lossy Network (RPL) to provide a basic IPv6-based routing framework for IoT networks. However, the RPL design has the potential of extending its functionality to a further limit and incorporating the support of advanced routing mechanisms. These include multipath routing which has opened the doors for great improvements towards efficient energy balancing, load distribution, and even more. This paper fulfilled a need for an effective review of recent advancements in Internet of Things (IoT) networking. In particular, it presented an effective review and provided a taxonomy of the different multipath routing solutions enhancing the RPL protocol. The aim was to discover its current state and outline the importance of integrating such a mechanism into RPL to revive its potentiality to a wider range of IoT applications. This paper also discussed the latest research findings and provided some insights into plausible follow-up researches.

scholarly journals Efek Ratchet pada Anggaran Pemerintah Daerah: Studi pada Satuan Kerja Perangkat Daerah Pemerintah Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anindyo Aji Susanto ◽  
Abdul Halim
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Ratchet Effect ◽  
Budget Planning ◽  
Period Performance ◽  
Research Period ◽  
Direct Expenditure ◽  
Selection Of

Ratchet effect defined as form of budget setter’s behavioral bias in budget setting or budget planning process. Ratchet effect occurs when budget setter use prior period performance as basis to determine the upcoming budget as a consequences of the dynamic incentives problems in agency relation context. Lee and Plummer (2007) documented ratchet effect in public sector budgeting on performance based budgeting implementation. This study aims to find whether ratchet effecct occur in public sector budgeting, especially in Indonesian local government budgeting.This study use Local Government Task Force (SKPD) of Yogyakarta Special Region Province Government as research object for research period between 2012 to 2015. Selection of sample derived using purposive sampling to 31 SKPD and generates 17 sample which has Region Original Revenue (PAD) component and so 28 sample which has Direct Expenditure component in each of it’s budget structure. Total observed object used to examine ratchet effect in PAD budgeting is 68 observation and so forth 112 observation used to examine ratchet effect in Direct Expenditure budgeting. Multiple Linear Regresion used to test the hypotheses. The result shows that ratchet effect occurs in both PAD and Direct Expenditure budgeting, so all research hypotheses statistically accepted. This research generate evidence the occurence of ratchet effect in local government budgeting.

Development of an Oral Care Multidisciplinary Initiative in an Acute Care Community Hospital: Framework, Timeline, and Outcomes

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 517-531
Author(s):  
Laurie Wennerholm ◽  
Nilsa Rubin Perez ◽  
Suzanne Abt ◽  
Karen Fon ◽  
Kerri Elsabrout
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Oral Care ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Care Community ◽  
Current State ◽  
Acute Care Settings ◽  
Hospital Acquired

Purpose Published literature universally supports the provision of oral care in acute care settings to decrease hospital-acquired aspiration pneumonia (HAAP) events. This evidence-based practice project aimed to implement a comprehensive oral care initiative to reduce a problematic HAAP rate. Method Through a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach, the project scope included an assessment of the current state of oral care delivery, development of an Oral Care Task Force, creation of risk stratification criteria with recommended oral care products, and robust education for the clinical staff. Data were gathered using a small convenience sample of inpatients and hospital-wide HAAP rates. Results Over the 1 year of implementation and education associated with this multidisciplinary project, the organization saw an increase in oral care tools being available to patients and staff at the bedside, an increase in patients' awareness of oral care tools in their rooms, and a decrease in the overall HAAP rate. Conclusions Creating a multidisciplinary team within an acute care organization with a focus on oral care delivery can be substantially advantageous to patients and hospitals alike. Although this project was limited in its analysis, the demonstrated results are nonetheless interesting and may be applicable to other acute care settings. Ultimately, attention to the importance of oral care and consistent care delivery can provide improved patient outcomes.

scholarly journals Analysis of the current state and features of natural resource potential management

2020 ◽  
Vol 157 ◽  
pp. 03005
Author(s):  
Anna Ermakova ◽  
Ludmila Oznobihina ◽  
Tatiana Avilova
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Nature Management ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Resource Potential ◽  
Detailed Consideration ◽  
Current State ◽  
Recreational Resources ◽  
Land Water

The article is devoted to the analysis of the current state of nature management in Mongolia. The natural resource potential of Mongolia, which includes mineral, land, water, biological and recreational resources, is shown. Administrative and legal mechanisms for managing natural resources in Mongolia and Russia are analyzed. Similar management methods of the two countries and distinctive aspects are revealed. For a more detailed consideration of the nature management features of Mongolia, the SWOT analysis method was used to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Establishing chains of links between them can be useful in the future for formulating a country’s strategy for the use of natural resources.

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