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1. Bioenergy and Invasive Plants: Quantifying and Mitigating Future Risks

Author:
Barney Jacob N.
Source:
Invasive plant science and management 2014 v.7 no.2 pp. 199-209
ISSN:
1939-747X
Subject:
Arundo donax; Miscanthus; Sorghum halepense; best management practices; bioenergy; biogeography; cost benefit analysis; energy; energy crops; feedstocks; grasses; habitats; industry; invasive species; issues and policy; models; planting; risk; risk assessment; supply chain; weeds; United States
Abstract:
... The United States is charging toward the largest expansion of agriculture in 10,000 years with vast acreages of primarily exotic perennial grasses planted for bioenergy that possess many traits that may confer invasiveness. Cautious integration of these crops into the bioeconomy must be accompanied by development of best management practices and regulation to mitigate the risk of invasion posed by ...
DOI:
10.1614/IPSM-D-13-00060.1

2. How Danish communal heat planning empowers municipalities and benefits individual consumers

Author:
Anna Chittum; Poul Alberg Østergaard
Source:
Energy Policy 2014 v.74 pp. 465-474
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
cost benefit analysis; cost effectiveness; decision making; energy; energy policy; heat; heating systems; local government; planning; politics; socioeconomics; Denmark; United States
Abstract:
... Danish municipal heat planning empowers municipalities to implement locally appropriate energy solutions that are the best fit for the locality as a whole and the individual consumers served. Supportive policies and actions at the national and local levels have encouraged heat planning that confers significant autonomy to local governments. By examining how power is distributed and shared by diffe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2014.08.001

3. Pattern of expenditures for plant conservation under the Endangered Species Act

Author:
Vivian Negrón-Ortiz
Source:
Biological conservation 2014 v.171 pp. 36-43
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
Endangered Species Act of 1973; conservation plants; cost benefit analysis; cost effectiveness; cost estimates; endangered species; extinction; funding; growth and development; guidelines; indigenous species; natural resources conservation; risk; vertebrates; United States
Abstract:
... An estimated 31% of the native plant species in the United States are considered at risk of extinction, and 11% receive protection under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). But with current and projected threats, many at risk non-listed plant species will need protection under the ESA. Recovery priority guidelines based on a ranking system exist to help identify the most cost-effective use o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2014.01.018

4. Public perspectives on genetic biocontrol technologies for controlling invasive fish

Author:
Leah M. Sharpe
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.6 pp. 1241-1256
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
attitudes and opinions; biological control; cost benefit analysis; environmental impact; focus groups; invasive species; lakes; researchers; risk assessment; stakeholders; Great Lakes; United States
Abstract:
... Understanding people’s knowledge, attitudes, and concerns about genetic biocontrol can help researchers understand the challenges and opportunities that may be encountered during development of these technologies. This study conducted eight focus groups in the United States Great Lakes and Lake Champlain region to assess different stakeholders’ views about genetic biocontrol technology, factors af ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-013-0545-5

5. Siting Is a Constraint to Realize Environmental Benefits from Carbon Capture and Storage

Author:
Sekar Ashok; Williams Eric; Chester Mikhail
Source:
Environmental Science & Technology 2014 v.48 no.19 pp. 11705-11712
ISSN:
1520-5851
Subject:
air; ammonia; carbon; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; coal; cost benefit analysis; ecosystem services; emissions; ethanolamine; geographical variation; particulates; power plants; sulfur dioxide; supply chain; uncertainty; United States
Abstract:
... Carbon capture and storage (CCS) for coal power plants reduces onsite carbon dioxide emissions, but affects other air emissions on and offsite. This research assesses the net societal benefits and costs of Monoethanolamine (MEA) CCS, valuing changes in emissions of CO₂, SO₂, NOX, NH₃ and particulate matter (PM), including those in the supply chain. Geographical variability and stochastic uncertain ...
DOI:
10.1021/es5003764

6. Why is risk aversion unaccounted for in environmental policy evaluations?

Author:
Noah Kaufman
Source:
Climatic change 2014 v.125 no.2 pp. 127-135
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
climate change; cost benefit analysis; economic theory; environmental law; environmental policy; policy analysis; risk; risk reduction; uncertainty; United States
Abstract:
... U.S. environmental regulations are increasingly influenced by cost-benefit analyses that are performed based on the guidance of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The OMB’s Circular A-4 directs Federal agencies to assume “risk neutrality” in conducting regulatory analysis, and in important instances, this guidance is not supported by economic theory. Risk neutrality is computationally conv ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-014-1146-8

7. A review of the vector management methods to prevent and control outbreaks of West Nile virus infection and the challenge for Europe

Author:
Romeo Bellini; Herve Zeller; Wim Van Bortel
Source:
Parasites & vectors 2014 v.7 no.1 pp. 323
ISSN:
1756-3305
Subject:
European Union; West Nile virus; control methods; cost benefit analysis; decision making; disease outbreaks; equipment; monitoring; technicians; vector control; Europe; United States
Abstract:
... West Nile virus infection is a growing concern in Europe. Vector management is often the primary option to prevent and control outbreaks of the disease. Its implementation is, however, complex and needs to be supported by integrated multidisciplinary surveillance systems and to be organized within the framework of predefined response plans. The impact of the vector control measures depends on mult ...
DOI:
10.1186/1756-3305-7-323
PubMed:
25015004
PubMed Central:
PMC4230500