scholarly journals Streamlining Resiliency: Regulatory Considerations in Permitting Small Scale Living Shorelines

EDIS ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas T. Ankersen ◽  
Alexandra Barshel ◽  
Valerie Chesnut
Keyword(s):  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Living Shorelines ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
Regulatory Burden ◽  
Living Shoreline

Living shorelines offer a valuable and environmentally friendly means of stabilizing shorelines while restoring and enhancing estuarine habitats. Because living shorelines are considered environmentally beneficial, several agencies have coordinated efforts to reduce the regulatory burden required to construct them. This 8-page fact sheet written by Thomas T. Ankersen, Alexandra Barshel, and Valerie Chesnut and published by the Florida Sea Grant College Program, UF/IFAS Extension, describes how to ensure that a living shoreline project will be successful and not run into any permitting difficulties. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg155

scholarly journals A Homeowner’s Guide to the Living Shoreline Permit Exemption Part 1: Florida Department of Environmental Protection

EDIS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Savanna C. Barry ◽  
Sara Martin ◽  
Eric Sparks
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
High Tide ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Oyster Reefs ◽  
Shoreline Stabilization ◽  
Living Shorelines ◽  
The Public ◽  
Florida Department ◽  
Living Shoreline ◽  
Permitting Process

“Living shoreline” is a term that describes coastal shoreline stabilization interventions that rely on natural elements such as native vegetation and oyster reefs to protect property. Living shorelines typically involve construction or placement of materials within state waters (public lands that occur waterward of the mean high tide line). The Florida Department of Environmental Protection and other entities regulate the placement of living shorelines through a permitting process to ensure project activities do not conflict with the public interest. To streamline the approval process for environmentally beneficial projects such as living shorelines, the DEP has defined an exemption for small-scale living shoreline projects that meet certain criteria. This 17-page fact sheet written by Savanna Barry, Sara Martin, and Eric Sparks and published by the UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant College Program provides a guide to completing the exemption forms. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg187 Updated August 2020 to include information about updated Department of Environmental Protection form.

scholarly journals Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Protect Avian Species in Coastal Communities in the Greater Niagara Region, Canada

Climate ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Samantha Gauthier ◽  
Bradley May ◽  
Liette Vasseur
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
Coastal Ecosystems ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Living Shorelines ◽  
Human Wellbeing ◽  
Living Shoreline

Coastal communities are increasingly vulnerable to climate change and its effects may push coastal ecosystems to undergo irreversible changes. This is especially true for shorebirds with the loss of biodiversity and resource-rich habitats to rest, refuel, and breed. To protect these species, it is critical to conduct research related to nature-based Solutions (NbS). Through a scoping review of scientific literature, this paper initially identified 85 articles with various ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) strategies that could help conserve shorebird populations and promote ecotourism. Of these 85 articles, 28 articles had EbA strategies that were examined, with some like coral reefs and mangroves eliminated as they were inappropriate for this region. The scoping review identified four major EbA strategies for the Greater Niagara Region with living shorelines and beach nourishment being the most suitable, especially when combined. These strategies were then evaluated against the eight core principles of nature-based solutions protecting shorebird as well as human wellbeing. Living shoreline strategy was the only one that met all eight NbS principles. As the coastline of the region greatly varies in substrate and development, further research will be needed to decide which EbA strategies would be appropriate for each specific area to ensure their efficacy.

Design and Analysis of Small Scale Horizontal Archimedean Screw for Electric Power Generation

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul E. Slaboch ◽  
Jillian Coday
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Electric Power ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Aquatic Environments ◽  
Efficient Design ◽  
Electric Power Generation ◽  
Aquatic Life ◽  
Overall Efficiency ◽  
Pass Through

A small scale horizontal Archimedean screw was designed, built, and tested for small-scale electric power generation. The small-scale device is suitable for deployment in shallow waterways and rivers. The design of the screw is environmentally friendly and allows for fish and other aquatic life to pass through harmlessly. A series of horizontal screws were designed over a range of blade pitch and tip conditions to determine the most efficient configuration of the device. The tip conditions included straight, flanged, and open. The device was placed both inside and outside of a duct to control tip conditions. The flanged condition added material to the tip of the device to simulate a partially ducted screw. Preliminary studies have shown that the straight bladed screw is the most efficient design. Preliminary data also show that the addition of a duct reduced the overall efficiency of the device. The flange feature on the screw was shown to be ineffective as well. However, the design was environmentally friendly and would provide electric power on a small scale without harm to local aquatic environments.

scholarly journals The Design of Simple Environmentally Friendly A coal Gasifier in Small Scale with Maximum Capacity of 2 Kgs/Hour

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 2898-2902
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Coal Gasification ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Ratio Method ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Maximum Capacity ◽  
Low Calorie ◽  
Coal Fuel ◽  
Gas Fuel

The design of a a coal gasification system is a workable unit or device whose work principle to change a coal fuel that has low-calorie value to be gas with a coal gasification system. Gas which is produced from a coal gasification system is a clean gas and environmentally friendly that its gasifier unit is used. The gasification process can be defined as the building process of gas fuel (CO, H2, and N2) in a small sump from a chemical reaction solid fuel characteristically Carbonaceous or Cellulosic, for example, coal, wood, and agriculture rubbish. Reaction process of gasification a chemical going on complexly, with the step as follows: drying, oxidation, and reduction. The aim of making a coal gasification system design is for using gas fuel as replaced solar fuel in the industry. For long time which will be got in this research is the use of a coal that has low-calorie value gasification system design on a big scale with a maximum capacity of more than 50 kgs/hour. The method which is used in this research is the design method and ratio method suitable with the gas that has been produced and go on with designing and existing of a the coal gasification system. The result from this research is drawing design of a coal gasification system and gas production as big as 0,5 kg from burning of a coal fuel as 2 kgs, already formed a fire on the stove, the gas temperature can reach T3 at 400°C and gas pressure is 0,88 Atm.

scholarly journals Strategies for Successful Mangrove Living Shoreline Stabilizations in Shallow Water Subtropical Estuaries

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 11704
Author(s):  
Rebecca M. Fillyaw ◽  
Melinda J. Donnelly ◽  
Jason W. Litwak ◽  
Julia L. Rifenberg ◽  
Linda J. Walters
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Seedling Survival ◽  
High Water ◽  
Water Velocity ◽  
First Year ◽  
Living Shorelines ◽  
Red Mangrove ◽  
Living Shoreline ◽  
Subtropical Estuaries ◽  
The Impact

By combatting erosion and increasing habitat, mangrove living shorelines are an effective alternative to hard-armoring in tropical and subtropical areas. An experimental red mangrove living shoreline was deployed within Mosquito Lagoon, Florida, using a factorial design to test the impact of mangrove age, breakwater presence, and mangrove placement on mangrove survival within the first year of deployment. Mixed mangrove age treatments were included to identify if seedling (11-month-old) survival could be enhanced by the presence of transitional (23-month-old) and adult (35 to 47-month-old) mangroves. Environmental factors were monitored to detect possible causes of mangrove mortalities. Approximately half (50.6%) of mangroves died, and of those, 90.7% occurred within the annual high-water season, and 88.9% showed signs of flooding stress. Planting seedlings haphazardly among older mangroves did not attenuate enough wave energy to significantly increase seedling survival. Breakwaters alleviated stress through a reduction in water velocity and wave height, increasing the odds of survival by 197% and 437% when mangroves were planted in the landward and seaward rows, respectively. Compared to seedlings, deployment of adult mangroves increased survival odds by 1087%. Collectively, our results indicate that sites with a high-water season should utilize a breakwater structure and mangroves with a woody stem.

Does Eco-label Format Influence Consumers’ Valuation of Fruit-Producing Plants?

EDIS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Hayk Khachatryan ◽  
Alicia Rihn ◽  
Xuan Wei
Keyword(s):  
Visual Attention ◽  
Consumer Demand ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Resource Economics ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
Economics Department ◽  
Xuan Wei

Consumer demand for environmentally friendly products has increased, and consumers are willing to pay more for environmentally friendly fruit-producing plants. With the increased demand, however, the number and variety of eco-labels describing the environmentally friendly qualities of plants has also increased, which could confuse consumers and decrease label effectiveness. Previous studies found that well-designed eco-labels improve consumer understanding, clarity, and choice. This 6-page fact sheet written by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn, and Xuan Wei and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department summarizes a study that addressed how different eco-label formats (text vs. logo) impact consumer visual attention, preferences, and valuations of fruit-producing plants. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe1074

scholarly journals Does size matter? Quantifying the cumulative impact of small‐scale living shoreline and oyster reef restoration projects on shoreline erosion

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 1365-1371
Author(s):  
Giovanna M. McClenachan ◽  
Melinda J. Donnelly ◽  
Michelle N. Shaffer ◽  
Paul E. Sacks ◽  
Linda J. Walters
Keyword(s):  
Oyster Reef ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Shoreline Erosion ◽  
Cumulative Impact ◽  
Reef Restoration ◽  
Living Shoreline ◽  
Size Matter

scholarly journals Edukasi Pemanfaatan PLTS untuk Penerangan Jalan Umum Di Desa Cilatak Kecamatan Ciomas Kabupaten Serang Banten

TERANG ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-99
Author(s):  
Kartika Tresya Mauriraya ◽  
Rio Afrianda ◽  
Alex Fernandes ◽  
Andi Makkulau ◽  
Dewi Purnama Sari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Community Partnership ◽  
Electricity Grid ◽  
The Public ◽  
Road Lighting ◽  
Public Road ◽  
Partnership Program

This community partnership program aims to help provide understanding to the public on the use of PLTS for Public Road Lighting in Cilatak Hamlet, Sukadana Village, and encourage and utilize environmentally friendly small-scale energy, which is very suitable for areas not yet covered by the PLN electricity grid or for energy efficiency on a small scale.  

scholarly journals Community Development Quotas and Support of Small-Scale Fisheries as Two Key Concepts for Blue Growth in Fisheries

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Sulanke ◽  
Sandra Rybicki
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Growth Strategy ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Growth Strategies ◽  
Small Scale Fisheries ◽  
Blue Growth

Blue Growth has become one of the key topics of ocean management. It is defined as a holistic framework for an environmentally friendly and socio-economically sustainable development of ocean-related activities with a special emphasis on technological innovation. Capture fisheries are widely considered to have no substantial growth potential and consequently are not subject to the European Union’s Blue Growth strategy. In our review, we, however, argue that capture fisheries should play an essential role in national Blue Growth strategies. We identified two interconnected management strategies to foster Blue Growth in fisheries, a) the implementation of Community Development Quota (CDQ) systems and b) the support of small-scale fisheries (SSF). They hold the potential to benefit fishery-dependent coastal communities and therefore counteract consolidations in the fishing sector. Additionally, they provide the possibility to improve quota access for small-scale fishermen. Besides having better access to quota, the future of SSF depends on sources of public funding for technical improvement and innovation as well as increased representation in the management. In this perspective, we present different cases that successfully implemented CDQs (the Alaska pollock fishery) or have considerable potential to implement CDQ programs or improve their current approaches (United Kingdom, Ireland, and Iceland). We further discuss examples for successful management strategies to support SSF directly. If these aspects are considered in a Blue Growth strategy, the survival of fishery-dependent communities could be assured, and SSF could develop from predominantly part-time or subsistence fisheries to a full-time occupation. By those means, they would be part of a fostering Blue Economy and strengthen environmentally friendly and socio-economically sustainable fishing practices in Europe.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document