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Appendix C Glossary of Terms and Acronym List
Appendix C Glossary of Terms and Acronym List
Pages 105-113
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Calibration: the process of altering a model's input parameters in a systematic and reasonable way in order to produce model output that optimally agrees with corresponding measurements. Carrying Capacity: The amount of use an area, resource, facility or system can sustain without deterioration in quality.
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: An index number comparing the required commercial revenue to disposable income of a community or planning unit, used to estimate whether there is sufficient income to support commercial activities. Cost of Services: The cost for a governmental unit to develop infrastructure and other services to the local community.
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Independent Population Projection: An estimate that has been developed in response to documented demographic and economic trends and conditions instead of a future physical development scenario. Indicator Species: A plant or animal species for which the responses to a particular stimulus are well documented and typical of other species responses in an area that can be used as a measure or indicator of the extent of effects on an ecological community or group of species.
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Infrastructure: The basic facilities and equipment necessary for the effective functioning of a town, such as the means of providing water service, sewage disposal, electric and gas connections, and street networks. For the CCAM, adequate data is currently available only for water service and sewage.
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Potable Water Consumption: The amount or rate of water use. Public Land: Refers to land owned by the municipalities in Monroe County or any other governmental entity or agency thereof.
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that can form dense stands or beds in shallow marine water that are important marine habitats and energy sources for marine animals. Turtle grass is the main seagrass species in the Keys.
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Water Quality Criteria: Regulatory criteria setting the maximum or minimum value of water constituents for specific purposes, either within water bodies (ambient water quality) or in a discharge stream (discharge criteria)
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112 APPENDIX C ACRONYM LIST ADI Average Disposable Income ADID Advanced Identification of Wetlands AHI Affordable Housing Index ATU Advanced Treatment Unit AWT Advanced Wastewater Treatment BAT Best Available Technology BOD Biochemical/Biological Oxygen Demand BEE Base Flood Elevation BMP Best Management Practice CARL Conservation and Recreational Lands CCAM Carrying Capacity Analysis Model CCI Competitive Commerce Index EDU Equivalent Dwelling Unit EMC Event Mean Concentration FDCA Florida Department of Community Affairs FKCCS Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study GFA Gross Floor Area GIS Geographic Information System GUI Graphic User Interface HUD U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development IAV Impact Assessment Variable IWM Integrated Water Module LOS Level of Service NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NRC National Research Council NRC Committee The National Research Council Committee to Review the Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study PIIP Public Involvement and Information Plan RHDI Relative Habitat Degradation Index
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USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
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