NatCap Checker
The NatCap Checker is a tool by the Natural Capital Coalition, created to help organizations make more informed decisions that …
Land and environment
Healthy Lands and Healthy Economies: The multiple benefits of Sonoma County working and natural lands
Sonoma County Ag + Open Space presents the results of a thorough economic assessment of the county’s agricultural and natural …
Health Lands and Healthy Economies website
This is the landing page for Sonoma County Ag + Open Space Health Lands & Healthy Economies program. This website …
The Blueprint for Increased Investment in Green Infrastructure
The Blueprint for Increased Investment in Green Infrastructure is a comprehensive resource for water managers and other decision makers seeking …
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On Spatially Distributed Hydrologic Ecosystem Services: Bridging the Quantitative Information Gap Using Remote Sensing and Hydrological Models
The white paper, On Spatially Distributed Hydrologic Ecosystem Services, provides an explanation of and use case examples for a hydrologic …
Top 22 Benefits of Trees
This website, Top 22 Benefits of Trees, provides an overview of the top benefits provided by trees, which include, but …
The estimated impact of California’s urban water conservation mandate on electricity consumption and greenhouse gas emissions
In The estimated impact of California’s urban water conservation mandate on electricity consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, Spang et al. …
Valuing investments in sustainable land management in the Upper Tana River basin, Kenya
Valuing investments in sustainable land management in the Upper Tana basin, Kenya provides a case study of valuing ecosystem services …
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Informing watershed planning and policy in the Truckee River basin through stakeholder engagement, scenario development, and impact evaluation
In Informing watershed planning… Podolak et al. evaluate the water quality and water quantity impacts of stream andl and restoration …
Review of decision support tools to operationalize the ecosystem services concept
The journal article, Review of decision support tools to operationalize the ecosystem services concept, provides a synthesis of a broad …
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Life cycle based analysis of demands and emissions for residential water-using appliances
Life cycle based analysis of demands and emissions for residential water-using appliances focuses on the indirect consumption and environmental impacts …
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Methods to Assess Co-Benefits of California Climate Investments: Water Supply and Availability
Methods to Assess Co-benefits of California Climate Investments: Water Supply and Availability is a literature review of the different methodologies …
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Modelling Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Large Wood Recruitment, Transport, and Deposition at the River Reach Scale during Extreme Floods
Modelling Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Large Wood Recruitment, Transport, and Deposition at the River Reach Scale during Extreme Floods presents a …
SEEA-Water System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water
SEEA-Water System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water is a qualitative and comprehensive framework that aids in the organization of hydrologic …
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System of National Accounts 2008
System of National Accounts 2008 is a qualitative and comprehensive framework that aids in the organization of economic data from …
System of Environmental-Economic Accounting 2012 Central Framework
System of Environmental-Economic Accounting 2012 Central Framework is a qualitative and comprehensive framework that aids in the organization of environmental …
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System of Environmental-Economic Accounting 2012 Experimental Ecosystem Accounting
System of Environmental-Economic Accounting 2012 Experimental Ecosystem Accounting is an addition to the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting 2012 Central Framework. …
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Determining the Economic Value of Water: Concepts and Methods
Determining the Economic Value of Water: Concepts and Methods provides a comprehensive summary of economic valuation techniques used for water …
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Water-quality trends in the nation’s rivers and streams, 1972-2012 Data preparation, statistical methods, and trend results
Water-quality trends in the nation’s rivers and streams, 1972-2012 Data preparation, statistical methods, and trend results analyzes surface water quality …
FLOWER: Framework for Long-Term, Whole-System, Equity-Based Reflection
FLOWER: Framework for Long-Term, Whole-System, Equity-Based Reflection is a decision-making framework for “multisolving,” or systematically examining climate solutions that provide …
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Sustainability and the U.S. EPA, Chapter 4: Sustainability Assessment and Management: Process, Tools, and Indicators
Sustainability Assessment and Management: Process, Tools, and Indicators provides an overview on how to approach sustainability assessment and management. The …
SCORE: Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) for Sustainability Appraisal of Remedial Alternatives
SCORE: Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) for Sustainability Appraisal of Remedial Alternatives is a tool used to evaluate the sustainability of a …
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Multi-criteria decision analysis in environmental sciences: Ten years of applications and trends
Multi-criteria decision analysis in environmental sciences: Ten years of applications and trends examines the use of multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) …
From comparative risk assessment to multi-criteria decision analysis and adaptive management: Recent developments and applications
From comparative risk assessment to multi-criteria decision analysis and adaptive management: Recent developments and applications provides a summary of regulatory …
Combining multi-attribute utility and geographic information for boundary decisions: An application to park planning
Combining multi-attribute utility and geographic information for boundary decisions: An application to park planning provides a framework for inclusion of …
Impacts of Urban Water Conservation Strategies on Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Health: Southern California as a Case Study
Impacts of Urban Water Conservation Strategies on Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Health: Southern California as a Case Study expands …
Impacts of desalination plant discharges on the marine environment: A critical review of published studies
Impacts of desalination plant discharges on the marine environment: A critical review of published studies provides a qualitative review of …
Accounting for U.S. ecosystem services at national and subnational scales
Accounting for U.S. ecosystem services at national and subnational scales is an ongoing project of the John Wesley Powell Center …
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Integrated Water Management Resource Center
Integrated Water Management Water Resources Center is a guide to American Rivers’ integrated water resources management, or ‘One Water’ approach. …
Achieving Resilience through Water Recycling in Peri-Urban Agriculture
Achieving Resilience through Water Recycling in Peri-Urban Agriculture examines water recycling for agricultural use in the peri-urban regions of Western …
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Policy and Economics of Managed Aquifer Recharge and Water Banking
Policy and Economics of Managed Aquifer Recharge and Water Banking provides a summary of a series of papers on managed …
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Firewater Storage, Treatment, Recycling and Management: New Perspectives Based on Experiences from the United Kingdom
Firewater Storage, Treatment, Recycling and Management: New Perspectives Based on Experiences from the United Kingdom is a literature review examining …
Relevance and Benefits of Urban Water Reuse in Tourist Areas
Relevance and Benefits of Urban Water Reuse in Tourist Areas presents a case study on factors that influenced the implementation …
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Case Study Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragón Rivers systems by combining measures
Case Study: Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers systems by combining measures details the process and implementation of …
Green Infrastructure & Health Guide
Green Infrastructure & Health Guide provides the tools, resources, and evidence for the connections between green infrastructure (GI) and human …
National Management Measures to Protect and Restore Wetlands and Riparian Areas for the Abatement of Nonpoint Source Pollution
National Management Measures to Protect and Restore Wetlands and Riparian Areas for the Abatement of Nonpoint Source Pollution is a …
Valuing the Environmental Benefits of Urban Water Conservation: Final Report
Valuing the Environmental Benefits of Urban Water Conservation Final Report presents a method for valuing the environmental benefits of water …
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California Beach Restoration Study Chapter 3: The Benefits of California’s Beaches
California Beach Restoration Study Chapter 3: The Benefits of California’s Beaches is a chapter of a larger report on beach …
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Sustaining California Agriculture in an Uncertain Future
Sustaining California Agriculture in an Uncertain Future examines the potential for agricultural efficiency in California. The report qualitatively and quantitatively …
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One Water Roadmap: The Sustainable Management of Life’s Most Essential Resource
One Water Roadmap: The Sustainable Management of Life’s Most Essential Resource provides a comprehensive “One Water” framework for the United …
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The Economic Impact of Green City, Clean Waters: The First Five Years
The Economic Impact of Green City, Clean Waters: The First Five Years evaluates the economic impact of the Green City, …
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Leveraging Sustainable Irrigated Agriculture via Desalination: Evidence from a Macro-Data Case Study in Israel
Leveraging Sustainable Irrigated Agriculture via Desalination: Evidence from a Macro-Data Case Study in Israel examines the effects of desalinated water …
Preliminary Data Summary of Urban Storm Water Best Management Practices
Preliminary Data Summary of Urban Storm Water Best Management Practices synthesizes existing information on costs and environmental benefits of stormwater …
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Water conservation benefits of urban heat mitigation
Water conservation benefits of urban heat mitigation examines urban heat mitigation strategies, such as cool roofs, and the impacts on …
Evaluating Ecological Restoration Success: A Review of the Literature
Evaluating Ecological Restoration Success: A Review of the Literature synthesizes past trends in restoration project evaluations and identified major knowledge …
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Green Infrastructure Opportunities and Barriers in the Greater Los Angeles Region
Green Infrastructure Opportunities and Barriers in the Greater Los Angeles Region analyzes the regulatory barriers to installing green infrastructure in …
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Developing Scenarios to Assess Ecosystem Service Tradeoffs: Guidance and Case Studies for InVEST Users
Developing Scenarios to Assess Ecosystem Service Tradeoffs: Guidance and Case Studies for InVEST Users provides an evaluation of six case …
Sustainable Rivers Project
The Sustainable Rivers Project aims to enhance river habitats through modification of dam operations. The report includes eight case studies …
Green Remediation: Incorporating Sustainable Environmental Practices into Remediation of Contaminated Sites
Green Remediation: Incorporating Sustainable Environmental Practices into Remediation of Contaminated Sites contains fourteen case studies conducted throughout the United States …
Institutional Issues for Integrated One Water Management Snapshot Case Studies
Institutional Issues for Integrated One Water Management Snapshot Case Studies provides twenty-five case studies that provide practical examples of how …
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