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Beach Town Tourism: The Smooth and Striated Dynamics of Pacific Beach, California
The beach is often considered spatially homogeneous. Marine tourism, coastal zone management, and urban planning policies frequently envision the beach as a static space without recognition of the socio-culturally dynamic, ... -
Best Practices for Determining Tourism Carrying Capacity in Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
Finding the tourism carrying capacity of a given area can inform sustainable levels of tourism and management objectives. The goal of this review is to develop a framework for studying tourism carrying capacity in coastal ... -
Building support for carbon emissions mitigation: can we use an ocean acidification frame to promote support?
University of Washington Abstract Building support for carbon emissions mitigation: can we use an ocean acidification frame to promote support? Max Mossler Chair of the supervisory committee: Professor Ryan Kelly School ... -
Bureaucratic Impediments to Collaboration: A Case Study of the Asian Carp and the Great Lakes Basin
(2013-04-17)Bureaucratic Impediments to Collaboration: A Case Study of the Asian Carp and the Great Lakes Basin Christina Wille Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Professor Thomas Leschine School of Marine and Environmental Affairs ... -
Bycatch, Community Protection, and Catch Shares in a Regional Multispecies Fishery - Addressing the Gulf of Alaska
Increasing amounts of Pacific halibut and Chinook salmon bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska groundfish trawl fishery, alongside other concerns like surplus harvesting capacity, have prompted the North Pacific Fishery Management ... -
Carbon draw-down potential by the native eelgrass Zostera marina in Puget Sound and implications for ocean acidification management
(2013-11-14)In 2012, the Washington State Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification recommended actions to address local impacts of ocean acidification. At least two of these actions included a focus on seagrasses. Recognizing the ... -
Carbon Trading & Environmental Equity: Evidence from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (2000 - 2019)
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) was the first carbon cap-and-trade policy established in the U.S. The goal of RGGI was to mitigate climate change by regulating the emission of CO2 from fossil-fuel fired ... -
Carbonate Chemistry in the San Juan Channel: Characterization and Suggestions for Mitigation
(2013-02-25)Recent attention has been given to the potential vulnerability of coastal zones to ocean acidification. Urban estuaries such as the Salish Sea are strongly influenced by human activities and could be particularly vulnerable ... -
Catch Share Policy and Job Satisfaction in the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Fishery
In 2011, the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Catch Share Program introduced an Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) system to commercial fisheries in Oregon, and Washington, and California. Introduction of catch shares was ... -
A Changing Horizon: Building Community Oil Spill Response Capacity in the Arctic
(2013-07-25)Multiple environmental changes in northern Alaska are producing conditions that increase the likelihood of a hazardous release such as an oil spill. Currently, the communities in the Northwest Arctic Borough (NWAB) do not ... -
Changing Tack: Equity, Maritime Labor, and Offshore Wind in the Pacific Northwest
The Biden Administration has championed ambitious policies to accelerate offshore wind energy development in the United States. With a focus on combating climate change, advancing clean energy, and creating jobs, the ... -
Chinese coastal megaproject development: A multi-method case study of the shifting ecologies of the Greater Bay Area
Coastal megaprojects are on the rise. In Southern China, 11 cities are to merge into a super-region through the Greater Bay Area megaproject. This is the result of centrally planned infrastructure such as a large bridge ... -
Classification and mapping of Territorial-Use Rights Fisheries (TURF) systems in Mexico
Territorial-Use Rights in Fisheries (TURFs) is an area-based management tool that has globally been used in small-scale or artisanal fishing communities. This approach specifically allocates one or more fishermen exclusive ... -
Climate Change Adaptation by Washington State Agencies: Implementation and Performance
In 2009, the Washington State legislature passed the Washington State Climate Leadership Act which, among a number of climate mitigation measures, directed state agencies to collaboratively produce an integrated climate ... -
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Coastal United States: Barriers and Bridges for Monitoring and Evaluation
As the impacts of climate change begin to surface in all regions of the world, it has become clear that mitigation cannot stand alone in addressing this issue. Adaptation to current and projected climate change impacts is ... -
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Coastal United States: Barriers and Bridges for Monitoring and Evaluation
As the impacts of climate change begin to surface in all regions of the world, it has become clear that mitigation cannot stand alone in addressing this issue. Adaptation to current and projected climate change impacts is ... -
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Coastal United States: Barriers and Bridges for Monitoring and Evaluation
As the impacts of climate change begin to surface in all regions of the world, it has become clear that mitigation cannot stand alone in addressing this issue. Adaptation to current and projected climate change impacts is ... -
The Climate of Newspaper Coverage: Communication of Climate Change Uncertainty in India
Scientists are more certain than ever that climate change is occurring and is an anthropogenic driven process; however, consensus and public understanding are lagging behind. While climate science is a highly uncertain ... -
The Climate of Newspaper Coverage: Communication of Climate Change Uncertainty in India
Scientists are more certain than ever that climate change is occurring and is an anthropogenic driven process; however, consensus and public understanding are lagging behind. While climate science is a highly uncertain ... -
Coastal Resource Use, Management, and Marine Protected Areas in the Philippines
(2012-09-13)This analysis of coastal resource perceptions and behaviors demonstrates that while there are documented successes throughout the Philippines in community-based integrated coastal management projects, opportunities and ...