scholarly journals Public Policy and Water in Florida

EDIS ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy R. Carriker ◽  
Tatiana Borisova
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Resource Economics ◽  
State Policies ◽  
The State ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
The Impact

FE799, an 8-page illustrated fact sheet by Roy R. Carriker and Tatiana Borisova, describes the state policies and regulations that provide the framework for water resources use and the impact of human activities on water resources in the state of Florida. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, May 2009.

scholarly journals Florida's Property Tax Reform: Local Government Impacts of the Proposed Constitutional Change

EDIS ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 2008 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodney L. Clouser
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Tax Reform ◽  
Property Tax ◽  
Resource Economics ◽  
The State ◽  
Constitutional Amendment ◽  
Constitutional Change ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
The Impact

FE707, a 7-page fact sheet by Rodney L. Clouser, is part of the Florida’s Property Tax Reform series. It reports changes in the estimated cost of the proposed constitutional amendment and informs about the impact of proposed changes to the Florida Constitution that will be voted on by the state citizens on January 29, 2008. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, January 2008.

scholarly journals Simulating impact of over-grazing on grassland degradation using GIS: a case study in the Heihe River Basin, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Bingyu Wang ◽  
Takashi Oguchi ◽  
Lin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Heihe River ◽  
Grassland Degradation ◽  
Inland River ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Heihe River Basin

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Inland river basins in arid to semi-arid regions are widely distributed in Northwest China, Central Asia, Central Australia, and North Africa, and are often subject to significant human activities. The most distinctive natural feature of such basins is the shortage of water resources, and the pivotal reasons involve less precipitation and heavy evapotranspiration (ET). In recent years, intensive human activities also damage the natural environment of the basins. They result in many problems especially the deterioration of ecological environment which will lead to severe consequences such as desertification, sandstorm, the disappearance of wetlands, reduction of forest and grassland degradation. They prevent us from achieving the goal of sustainable development. How to balance economic development and ecosystem conservation and to realize the sense of sustainability in inland river basins will be vitally important.</p><p>The Heihe River is the second largest inland river in the Northwest of China with a long history development by human (Figure 1). Water resources from the river are crucial not only for the ecosystem but also for local human societies. The Heihe River Basin (HRB) is divided into three zones with different landscapes and natural environments. The upstream of HRB is the headstream which generates water resources mainly from glaciers and snow in Qilian Mountain. A large population of nomadic national minorities inhabits here and keeps animal husbandry as the primary production activity. In the early times, the Chinese government encouraged production activities to stimulate economic growth, and significant over-grazing and resultant severe grassland degradation occurred. Grassland is crucial for maintaining water resources especially in arid regions, without grasses most water will quickly evaporate into the air. Therefore, land resource management about grassland and the impact of human activities on the natural environment are of high research value in the HRB.</p><p>This research aims to investigate the impact of over-grazing on grassland degradation in the inland ecosystem of the HRB. The changes of grassland distribution were simulated under different over-grazing scenarios to provide a reference for resource management and the related decision-making process and to contribute to the sustainable development of the region.</p>

scholarly journals Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Florida: Estimates from Two Studies

EDIS ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Borisova ◽  
Norman Breuer ◽  
Roy Carriker
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Resource Economics ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Costs ◽  
Climate Change Projections ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

FE787, a 12-page fact sheet by Tatiana Borisova, Norman Breuer, and Roy Carriker, focuses on one piece of the policy-making puzzle related to climate change: possible economic costs for the state of Florida associated with climate change projections. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, December 2008. FE787/FE787: Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Florida: Estimates from Two Studies (ufl.edu)

Water Resources Management

2014 ◽  
pp. 180-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabyasachi Nayak
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
The State ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Partnership Approach ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Insight Into

This chapter explores grassroots interventions by forging partnerships with stakeholders in improving the management of water resources at the community level. In order to gain insight into the nuances of managing water resources in partnership, a pilot study was instituted in the State of Rajasthan, India. The efficacy of the partnership approach in ensuring equitable water management is demonstrated. The analysis is supported by data collected through the administration of a questionnaire for five different stakeholders. The impact of the intervention reiterates the positive social, economic, and environmental outcomes in a more sustainable manner.

scholarly journals Impacts of EPA Proposed Buffer–Zone Restrictions on Profitability of North Florida Potato Growers

EDIS ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
John J. VanSickle ◽  
Scott Smith ◽  
Richard Weldon
Keyword(s):  
Buffer Zone ◽  
Resource Economics ◽  
Economic Returns ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
The Impact

FE794, a 4-page fact sheet by John J. VanSickle, Scott Smith, and Richard Weldon, reports the results of a study to characterize the impact of the proposed buffer-zone restriction on the economic returns to Florida potato-growers. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, March 2009.

scholarly journals Economic Potential of Sweet Sorghum for Ethanol Production in South Florida

EDIS ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zane R. Helsel ◽  
José Alvarez
Keyword(s):  
Ethanol Production ◽  
Sweet Sorghum ◽  
Resource Economics ◽  
The State ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Bioenergy Crop ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
Biofuel Crop ◽  
Fact Sheet

Sweet sorghum has been designated as “potentially viable” as a biofuel crop. This 8-page fact sheet evaluates the economic potential of producing sweet sorghum as an annual bioenergy crop in the state of Florida. Written by Zane R. Helsel and José Álvarez, and published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, August 2011. UF/IFAS cover photo: Tyler Jones.

scholarly journals Issues at the Rural-Urban Fringe: Will Florida Be Prepared for 2030?

EDIS ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 2006 (14) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodney L. Clouser
Keyword(s):  
Resource Economics ◽  
Census Bureau ◽  
The State ◽  
Urban Fringe ◽  
Population Projections ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
Fact Sheet

U.S. Census Bureau population projections estimate Florida's 2030 population will be almost 29 million residents. FE661, a 9-page fact sheet by Rodney L. Clouser, identifies some of the policy issues which are most important for the state to address, and encourages policy-makers to start addressing those issues now before they become more troublesome and the solutions become more limited. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, August 2006.

Water Resources Management

2016 ◽  
pp. 15-31
Author(s):  
Sabyasachi Nayak
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
The State ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Partnership Approach ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Insight Into

This chapter explores grassroots interventions by forging partnerships with stakeholders in improving the management of water resources at the community level. In order to gain insight into the nuances of managing water resources in partnership, a pilot study was instituted in the State of Rajasthan, India. The efficacy of the partnership approach in ensuring equitable water management is demonstrated. The analysis is supported by data collected through the administration of a questionnaire for five different stakeholders. The impact of the intervention reiterates the positive social, economic, and environmental outcomes in a more sustainable manner.

Surviving the Politics of Late Modernity: The Eurasian Fringe Community of Singapore1

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio L. Rappa
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
State Policies ◽  
The State ◽  
Internal Colonialism ◽  
Late Modernity ◽  
Hybrid Culture ◽  
Cultural Origins ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis paper locates the Eurasian community's reconciliatory politics in an age marked by a proclivity for primordial purity within complex political, social and economic sub-systems. The word "Eurasian" has both old and new connotations; "old" because of primordial accents of physically "observable" biological mixture, and "difference"; and "new" because of cultural origins in the early to mid-sixteenth century. This paper concentrates on Eurasians in Singapore after 1945. Eurasians are the architects, objects, and subjects of a hybrid culture, a momentary reminder of a formerly powerful colonial presence in Southeast Asia. Since the early sixteenth century Eurasians have been transformed by the impact of at least three different phases of Western colonialism, and since 1955, two ongoing phases of internal colonialism by a predominantly Malay state in Malay[si]a, and a migrant, Chinese-dominated State in Singapore. Eurasians in Malaysia and Singapore survive as a fringe community: a politically, and demographically marginal community that has existed and continues to exist on the fringe of the modern Malay world, subjected through the years to the state policies of the Portuguese, Dutch, British, Malay, and Singapore governments, yet managing to preserve their culture of "Eurasianess" through a strategy of reconciliatory politics in late modernity.

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