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Learning from Early Commercial Tidal Energy Projects in the Puget Sound, Washington and the Pentland Firth, Scotland
Using a textual analysis to interview data approach, this study explores two of the first multiple-device tidal energy projects to identify the key learning outcomes gained by stakeholders. The cases chosen are the Snohomish County Public Utility District’s Admiralty Inlet pilot project in Puget Sound, Washington, United ...
Indigenous Capitalism through Tourism?: A Case Study of Economic Development in Native Southeast Alaska
(2013-07-25)
On the coasts of the United States, dense human populations tend to occur alongside valuable natural resources and important ecosystems. In these areas, efficient management of competing uses frequently relies on economic valuations. Often eluding valuation and thus failing to meet capitalist standards of economic efficiency, ...
An Integrated Assessment of the Red Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus) Fisheries in Southern California and Washington State: Addressing Sustainability and Vulnerability in the face of Climate Change
Integrated assessments are a tool that can help decision makers understand complex environmental problems. Climate change has the potential to impact managed resources in terms social and economic factors, as well as causing changes to biogeochemical cycles and subsequent changes to species that these cycles affect. The U.S. ...
Merging Paradigms: A framework for meeting the goals of sustainable development and corporate sustainability for cruise industry firms
The sustainable development paradigm has emerged in response to the impact of human activities on nature and society. Governments seek to balance economic development, environmental protection, and social concerns in their decision making process. Industry has also taken paradigmatic steps to achieve corporate sustainability ...
Exploring Financial Inclusion for Smallholders: Promoting the Sustainable Development of Smallholder Aquaculture in Developing Countries
Aquaculture is the fastest growing food producing sector in the world. It currently supplies over half of all food fish consumed globally, and this number is expected to reach two thirds by 2030 in order to meet an increasingly wealthy and populous world’s demand for fish and seafood products. The majority of aquaculture ...
U.S. Development of Offshore Aquaculture: Regulatory, Economic, and Political Factors
(2013-02-25)
University of Washington Abstract U.S. Development of Offshore Aquaculture: Regulatory, Economic, and Political Factors Lisa E. Buck Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Professor Thomas Leschine School of Marine and Environmental Affairs Many freshwater and coastal aquaculture facilities are currently operating in the United ...
Is Ecosystem-Based Management Necessary for Adaptation to Sea Level Rise in Shrimp Growing Areas of the Mekong Delta?
(2013-02-25)
Throughout history, society has relied on natural capital provided by the surrounding environment. The most successful societies have been those that have been able to adapt their practices in order to take advantage when changes occur in their environment. In the face of climate change, however, societies around the world ...
Human Perceptions and Attitudes Regarding Geoduck Aquaculture in Puget Sound, Washington: A Q Methodology Approach
(2012-09-13)
Geoduck (<italic>Panopea generosa</italic>) clam aquaculture on Washington State tidelands is causing disagreement and debate among coastal stakeholders. This study uses Q methodology to investigate the subjective perceptions and attitudes of 36 coastal stakeholders involved in the geoduck aquaculture debate and to identify ...
The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) in renewable energy offer an opportunity for the public and private sectors to pool resources and share risks to complete utility-scale projects that would not be feasible otherwise. Though documented in other countries, PPPs are not widely used in the United States to their full potential, ...
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of oyster farming in Washington State
Oysters are a culturally and economically valuable source of food and often promoted as an environmentally sustainable food choice. Life-cycle assessment (LCA) provides a standardized means of assessing the environmental costs of a product but has not previously been applied to oyster production. This thesis develops and ...