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Fischer, A. Paige; School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan; apfisch@umich.edu. |
Although people and organizations in the Great Lakes region, USA take seriously their role as stewards of natural resources, many lack capacity to fulfill that role in a meaningful way. Stepping into that gap, The Stewardship Network (TSN) envisions “a world of empowered, connected communities caring for land and water, now and forever,” and fulfills that vision through its mission to “connect, equip, and mobilize people and organizations to care for land and water in their communities.” TSN uses a scalable model of linked local and regional capacity building, science communication, civic engagement, and on-the-ground stewardship activities to achieve these goals. The model engages local and regional groups in an... |
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed article |
Palavras-chave: Great Lakes; Restoration; Social learning; Stewardship. |
Ano: 2015 |
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Steen-Adams, Michelle M.; Department of Environmental Studies, University of New England; Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service; msteenadams@une.edu; Langston, Nancy; Department of Social Sciences, Michigan Technological University; nelangst@gmail.com; Adams, Mark D. O.; Department of Environmental Studies, University of New England; madams3@une.edu; Mladenoff, David J.; Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison; djmladen@wisc.edu. |
Current and future human and forest landscape conditions are influenced by the cumulative, unfolding history of social-ecological interactions. Examining past system responses, especially unintended consequences, can reveal valuable insights that promote learning and adaptation in forest policy and management. Temporal couplings are complex, however; they can be difficult to trace, characterize, and explain. We develop a framework that integrates environmental history into analysis of coupled human and natural systems (CHANS). Our study demonstrates how historical data and methods can help to explain temporal complexity of long-term CHANS feedbacks. We focus on two sources of temporal complexity: legacy effects and lagged interactions. We apply our... |
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: CHANS; Environmental history; Feedback; Forest landscape; Great Lakes; Historical ecology; Lagged interaction; Legacy; Ownership; Tribal; Unanticipated consequence. |
Ano: 2015 |
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Burtraw, Dallas; Krupnick, Alan J.. |
Exposure to pollutants in the Great Lakes Region can have significant effects on human health. Some forms of pollution affect humans directly, through the air we breathe and water we drink. Other forms of pollution affect humans indirectly, for example through consumption of contaminated fish. In this paper we describe methods to measure health benefits in monetary and nonmonetary terms in the context of reductions in pollutants as part of a program to improve the environment in the Great Lakes. The paper is meant to be an introduction to this topic for a general audience interested in the Great Lakes. |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Great Lakes; Health; Benefit-cost analysis; Health Economics and Policy; I12; Q25. |
Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10861 |
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