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| Thorne, James H; Information Center for the Environment, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis; jhthorne@ucdavis.edu; Huber, Patrick R; Information Center for the Environment, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis; prhuber@ucdavis.edu; Girvetz, Evan H; College of Forest Resources, University of Washington; girvetz@u.washington.edu; Quinn, Jim; Information Center for the Environment, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis; jfquinn@ucdavis.edu; McCoy, Michael C; Information Center for the Environment, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis; mcmccoy@ucdavis.edu. |
| Government agencies that develop infrastructure such as roads, waterworks, and energy delivery often impact natural ecosystems, but they also have unique opportunities to contribute to the conservation of regional natural resources through compensatory mitigation. Infrastructure development requires a planning, funding, and implementation cycle that can frequently take a decade or longer, but biological mitigation is often planned and implemented late in this process, in a project-by-project piecemeal manner. By adopting early regional mitigation needs assessment and planning for habitat-level impacts from multiple infrastructure projects, agencies could secure time needed to proactively integrate these obligations into regional conservation objectives.... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: California; Conservation planning; Greenprint; MARXAN; Regional mitigation assessment; Transportation planning. |
| Ano: 2009 |
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