@BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Valuing Ground Water: Economic Concepts and Approaches", isbn = "978-0-309-14169-7", abstract = "Because water in the United State has not been traded in markets, there is no meaningful estimate of what it would cost if it were traded. But failing to establish ground water's value\u2014for in situ uses such as sustaining wetlands as well as for extractive uses such as agriculture\u2014will lead to continued overuse and degradation of the nation's aquifers.\nIn Valuing Ground Water an interdisciplinary committee integrates the latest economic, legal, and physical knowledge about ground water and methods for valuing this resource, making it comprehensible to decision-makers involved in Superfund cleanup efforts, local wellhead protection programs, water allocation, and other water-related management issues. Using the concept of total economic value, this volume provides a framework for calculating the economic value of ground water and evaluating tradeoffs between competing uses of it. Included are seven case studies where ground-water valuation has been or could be used in decisionmaking.\nThe committee examines trends in ground-water management, factors that contribute to its value, and issues surrounding ground-water allocation and legal rights to its use. The book discusses economic valuation of natural resources and reviews several valuation methods.\nPresenting conclusions, recommendations, and research priorities, Valuing Ground Water will be of interest to those concerned about ground-water issues: policymakers, regulators, economists, attorneys, researchers, resource managers, and environmental advocates.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5498/valuing-ground-water-economic-concepts-and-approaches", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP title = "Striking a Balance: Improving Stewardship of Marine Areas", isbn = "978-0-309-06369-2", abstract = "America's ocean and coastal regions\u2014which provide wildlife habitat, commercial fish stocks, mineral reserves, travelways, recreation, and more\u2014are under increasing pressure as more and more people exploit marine resources, leaving environmental damage in their wake.\nStriking a Balance responds to the urgency for sound decision-making in the management of marine resources. An expert committee proposes principles, goals, and a framework for marine area governance, including new governance structures at the federal and regional levels and improvements for existing governing and regulatory systems.\nRecommendations include using tools\u2014such as zoning and liability\u2014for resolving conflicts between users, controlling access to marine resources, and enforcing regulations. The book describes the wide-ranging nature and value of marine resources, evaluates their current management, and explores three in-depth case studies. It also touches on the implications of newer, more flexible, less hierarchical approaches to organizational behavior.\nStriking a Balance will be of interest to everyone concerned about marine resource management, especially federal and state marine managers and regulators, marine scientists and policy analysts, companies and organizations with interests in marine and coastal resources, and advocacy groups.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5797/striking-a-balance-improving-stewardship-of-marine-areas", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Report of the Observer Panel for the U.S.-Japan Earthquake Policy Symposium", isbn = "978-0-309-05691-5", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5473/report-of-the-observer-panel-for-the-us-japan-earthquake-policy-symposium", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Rediscovering Geography: New Relevance for Science and Society", isbn = "978-0-309-07679-1", abstract = "As political, economic, and environmental issues increasingly spread across the globe, the science of geography is being rediscovered by scientists, policymakers, and educators alike. Geography has been made a core subject in U.S. schools, and scientists from a variety of disciplines are using analytical tools originally developed by geographers.\nRediscovering Geography presents a broad overview of geography's renewed importance in a changing world. Through discussions and highlighted case studies, this book illustrates geography's impact on international trade, environmental change, population growth, information infrastructure, the condition of cities, the spread of AIDS, and much more.\nThe committee examines some of the more significant tools for data collection, storage, analysis, and display, with examples of major contributions made by geographers.\nRediscovering Geography provides a blueprint for the future of the discipline, recommending how to strengthen its intellectual and institutional foundation and meet the demand for geographic expertise among professionals and the public.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4913/rediscovering-geography-new-relevance-for-science-and-society", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP title = "Contaminated Sediments in Ports and Waterways: Cleanup Strategies and Technologies", isbn = "978-0-309-05493-5", abstract = "Contaminated marine sediments threaten ecosystems, marine resources, and human health. They can have major economic impacts when controversies over risks and costs of sediment management interfere with needs to dredge major ports.\nContaminated Sediments in Ports and Waterways examines management and technology issues and provides guidance that will help officials make timely decisions and use technologies effectively. The book includes recommendations with a view toward improving decision making, developing cost-effective technologies, and promoting the successful completion of cleanup projects.\nThe volume assesses the state of practice and research and development status of both short-term and longer-term remediation methods. The committee provides a conceptual overview for risk-based contaminated sediment management that can be used to develop plans that address complex technological, political, and legal issues and the interests of various stakeholders. The book emphasizes the need for proper assessment of conditions at sediment sites and adequate control of contamination sources.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5292/contaminated-sediments-in-ports-and-waterways-cleanup-strategies-and-technologies", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Satellite Gravity and the Geosphere: Contributions to the Study of the Solid Earth and Its Fluid Envelopes", isbn = "978-0-309-05792-9", abstract = "For the past three decades, it has been possible to measure the earth's static gravity from satellites. Such measurements have been used to address many important scientific problems, including the earth's internal structure, and geologically slow processes like mantle convection. In principle, it is possible to resolve the time-varying component of the gravity field by improving the accuracy of satellite gravity measurements.\nThese temporal variations are caused by dynamic processes that change the mass distribution in the earth, oceans, and atmosphere. Acquisition of improved time-varying gravity data would open a new class of important scientific problems to analysis, including crustal motions associated with earthquakes and changes in groundwater levels, ice dynamics, sea-level changes, and atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns.\nThis book evaluates the potential for using satellite technologies to measure the time-varying component of the gravity field and assess the utility of these data for addressing problems of interest to the earth sciences, natural hazards, and resource communities.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5767/satellite-gravity-and-the-geosphere-contributions-to-the-study-of", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP title = "The Global Positioning System for the Geosciences: Summary and Proceedings of a Workshop on Improving the GPS Reference Station Infrastructure for Earth, Oceanic, and Atmospheric Science Applications", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9254/the-global-positioning-system-for-the-geosciences-summary-and-proceedings", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "NOAA's Arctic Research Initiative: Proceedings of a Workshop", isbn = "978-0-309-05992-3", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5980/noaas-arctic-research-initiative-proceedings-of-a-workshop", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Oceanography and Naval Special Warfare: Opportunities and Challenges", abstract = "Missions by Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) teams and other naval units involved in Naval Special Warfare encompass some of the most unique and arduous challenges facing naval personnel in combat situations. Real-time decision- making is crucial, and the need for adequate and accurate environmental data is paramount for minimizing uncertainty, reducing risk, and ensuring mission success.\nBased on discussions among more than 100 scientists, managers, and warfighters during the fifth in a series of symposia, this book summarizes the SEAL teams' mission and methods, the importance of environmental data in planning and executing naval special operations, and ways to expand the Navy's ability to support this elite group of warfighters.\n(Color photographs and satellite imagery)", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5916/oceanography-and-naval-special-warfare-opportunities-and-challenges", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }