%0 Book %A National Research Council %T A Review of the Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study %@ 978-0-309-08346-1 %D 2002 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10316/a-review-of-the-florida-keys-carrying-capacity-study %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10316/a-review-of-the-florida-keys-carrying-capacity-study %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Earth Sciences %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 180 %X Nearly thirty years ago the Florida Keys were designated as an Area of Critical State Concern. The state recognized that Monroe County contained many valuable natural, environmental, historical, and economic resources that required thoughtful management. In 1996, as a result of many years of discussion, negotiation, and litigation, the Florida Administration Commission issued an Executive Order requiring the preparation of a "carrying capacity analysis" for the Florida Keys. To fulfill this requirement, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Florida Department of Community Affairs jointly sponsored the Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study (FKCCS). The key component of this study is a carrying capacity analysis model (CCAM) that provides a technical tool for state and local jurisdictions to "determine the ability of the Florida Keys ecosystem, and the various segments thereof, to withstand all impacts of additional land development activities."This National Research Council (NRC) report provides a critical review of the Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study: Test Carrying Capacity Analysis Model, First Draft, hereafter referred to as the Draft CCAM. This independent review offers critical commentary in order to assist the sponsors and contractors in making final adjustments to their report and the Carrying Capacity Analysis Model. %0 Book %A National Research Council %E Iannotta, Joah G. %E Ross, Jane L. %T Equality of Opportunity and the Importance of Place: Summary of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-08467-3 %D 2002 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10413/equality-of-opportunity-and-the-importance-of-place-summary-of %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10413/equality-of-opportunity-and-the-importance-of-place-summary-of %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %P 83 %X The National Research Council (NRC) recently conducted several projects concerning urban poverty, racial disparities, and opportunities to change metropolitan areas in ways that have positive effects on residents' well-being. In reports such as Governance and Opportunity in Metropolitan America (1999), place, space, and neighborhood have become important lenses through which to understand the factors affecting opportunity and well-being. After the publication of Governance and Opportunity, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services became interested in what insights research focused on place might offer in terms of improving the conditions of vulnerable families-a population about whom ASPE is particularly concerned. Because of its interest in the topic, ASPE provided generous support to the NRC to hold a workshop on the importance of place and to produce a report based on the findings of the workshop. This report, Equality of Opportunity and the Importance of Place, is the culmination of the NRC's work on behalf of ASPE.