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Aquaculture (see also Fisheries, Oceans)
Salmon Aquaculture in the Pacific Northwest: A Global Industry with Local Impacts, by Rosamond L. Naylor, Josh Eagle, and Whitney L. Smith; October 2003, p. 18
Salmon Farms and Hatcheries, by Steven A. Kolmes; April 2004, p. 40
Salmon Farms and Hatcheries, by Jan Konigsberg; April 2004, p. 43
Salmon Farms and Hatcheries, by Rosamond L. Naylor, Josh Eagle, and Whitney L. Smith; April 2004, p. 45
Shrimp Aquaculture, by Anjan Datta; January/February 1997, p. 39
Shrimp Aquaculture, by Andrea Finger-Stich and Biksham Gujja; January/February 1997, p. 41
Shrimp Aquaculture, by Rebecca Goldburg; January/February 1997, p. 37
Sustaining Fish Farming, by Timothy O’Riordan; October 2003, editorial
What Price Prawn? Shrimp Aquaculture’s Impact in Asia, by Biksham Gujja and Andrea Finger-Stich; September 1996, p. 12
Dams
Adaptive Management: A Valuable but Neglected Strategy, by Barry D. Gold; June 2002, p. 44
Adaptive Management: A Valuable but Neglected Strategy, by Steven Light; June 2002, p. 42
The Complex Decisionmaking Process for Removing Dams, by Sarah K. Baish, Sheila D. David, and William L. Graf; May 2002, p. 20
Managing River Resources: Lessons from Glen Canyon Dam, by Jeffrey W. Jacobs and James L. Wescoat Jr.; March 2002, p. 8
Neither Temples Nor Tombs: A Global Analysis of Large Dams, by Sanjeev Khagram; May 2003, p. 28
A Participatory Approach to Strategic Planning: Dams and Development: A New Framework for Decision-Making, reviewed by Richard E. Bissell; September 2001, p. 37
Floodplain Management
Encouraging Wise Use of Floodplains with Market-Based Incentives, by John R. Sheaffer, J. David Mullan, and Nathan B. Hinch; January/February 2002, p. 32
From the Headwaters to the Sea: The Critical Need to Protect Freshwater Ecosystems, by Sandra Postel; December 2005, p. 8
Water Science and Technology: Some Lessons from the 20th Century, by Gilbert F. White; January/February 2000, p. 30
Fisheries/Hatcheries (see also Aquaculture)
Establishing Marine Reserves: How Can Science Best Inform Policy? by Lydia K. Bergen and Mark H. Carr; March 2003, p. 8
Institutions—Conservation Law Foundation, by Robert H. Russell; July/August 1997, p. 5
In the Wake of the Exxon Valdez: How Environmental Disasters Influence Policy, by Thomas A. Birkland; September 1998, p. 4
Maintaining Diversity in the Oceans: Issues for the New U.S. Administration, by John C. Ogden; April 2001, p. 28
Mark of Sustainability? Challenges for Fishery and Forestry Eco-labeling, by Lars H. Gulbrandsen; June 2005, p. 8
Poison and Profits: Cyanide Fishing in the Indo-Pacific, by Charles Victor Barber and Vaughan R. Pratt; October 1998, p. 4
Political Transformation and the Environment in Southeast Asia, by Suparb Pas-ong and Louis Lebel; October 2000, p. 8
Power and Salmon Along the Columbia River, by Thomas M. Parris; July/August 1997, p. 3
Salmon Aquaculture in the Northwest: A Global Industry with Local Impacts, by Rosamond L. Naylor, Josh Eagle, and Whitney L. Smith; October 2003, p. 18
Science to Serve the Common Good: Upstream: Salmon and Society in the Pacific Northwest, reviewed by Garry D. Brewer; July/August 1997, p. 25
Sustaining Fish Farming, by Timothy O’Riordan; October 2003, editorial
Taking Stock: Management Pitfalls in Fisheries Science, by Oran R. Young; April 2003, p. 24
The Tragedy of the Commons Thirty Years Later, by Joanna Burger and Michael Gochfeld; December 1998, p. 4
A Troubled Transition for Fisheries: Sustaining Marine Fisheries, by Robin Alden; May 1999, p. 25
Hydrology
Adaptive Management: A Valuable but Neglected Strategy, by Barry D. Gold; June 2002, p. 44
Adaptive Management: A Valuable but Neglected Strategy, by Steven Light; June 2002, p. 42
The Complex Decisionmaking Process for Removing Dams, by Sarah K. Baish, Sheila D. David, and William L. Graf; May 2002, p. 20
Global Assessments and Policy for Freshwater, by Thomas M. Parris; May 2002, p. 3
Is the Skeptic All Wet? The Skeptical Environmentalist, by Bjørn Lomborg; reviewed by Peter H. Gleick; July/August 2002, p. 36
Managing River Resources: Lessons from Glen Canyon Dam, by Jeffrey W. Jacobs and James L. Wescoat Jr.; March 2002, p. 8
A U.S. Water Research Agenda for the Twenty-First Century, by Henry Vaux Jr.; May 2002, p. 32
Irrigation (see Agriculture, Water Management)
From the Headwaters to the Sea: The Critical Need to Protect Freshwater Ecosystems, by Sandra Postel; December 2005, p. 8
A U.S. Water Research Agenda for the Twenty-First Century, by Henry Vaux Jr.; May 2002, p. 32
Lakes
Is It Safe to Swim Here? by Thomas M. Parris; May 2004, p. 3
Preserving the Health of the World’s Lakes, by Masahisa Nakamura; June 1997, p. 16
What Future for Saline Lakes? by William David Williams; November 1996, p. 12
Oceans (see also Aquaculture)
Abrupt Changes: The Achilles’ Heels of the Earth System, by Will Steffen, Meinrat O. Andreae, Bert Bolin, Peter M. Cox, Paul J. Crutzen, Ulrich Cubasch, Hermann Held, Nebojˇsa Naki´cenovi´c, Robert J. Scholes, Liana Talaue-McManus, and B. L. Turner II; April 2004, p. 8
Coastal Zone Management on the Web, by Thomas M. Parris; October 1999, p. 3
Establishing Marine Reserves: How Can Science Best Inform Policy? by Lydia K. Bergen and Mark H. Carr; March 2003, p. 8
International Oceans, by Thomas M. Parris; March 2005, p. 3
Is It Safe to Swim Here? by Thomas M. Parris; May 2004, p. 3
Maintaining Diversity in the Oceans: Issues for the New U.S. Administration, by John C. Ogden; April 2001, p. 28
Salmon Aquaculture in the Pacific Northwest: A Global Industry with Local Impacts, by Rosamond L. Naylor, Josh Eagle, and Whitney L. Smith; October 2003, p. 18
Salmon Farms and Hatcheries, by Steven A. Kolmes; April 2004, p. 40
Salmon Farms and Hatcheries, by Jan Konigsberg; April 2004, p. 43
Salmon Farms and Hatcheries, by Rosamond L. Naylor, Josh Eagle, and Whitney L. Smith; April 2004, p. 45
U.S. Ocean Policy: A Blueprint for the Future: Preliminary Report of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy—Governor’s Draft and America’s Living Oceans: Charting a Course for Sea Change,† reviewed by Stephen J. Hall; March 2005, p. 41
Taking Stock: Management Pitfalls in Fisheries Science, by Oran R. Young; April 2003, p. 24
A Troubled Transition for Fisheries: Sustaining Marine Fisheries, by Robin Alden; May 1999, p. 25
Uncovering the Hidden Costs of Coastal Hazards, by Sheila D. David, Sarah Baish, and Betty Hearn Morrow; October 1999, p. 10
Rivers (see also Water Management)
The Complex Decisionmaking Process for Removing Dams, by Sarah K. Baish, Sheila D. David, and William L. Graf; May 2002, p. 20
Exploring Rivers, by Thomas M. Parris; April 2005, p. 3
Is It Safe to Swim Here? by Thomas M. Parris; May 2004, p. 3
Managing River Resources: Lessons from Glen Canyon Dam, by Jeffrey W. Jacobs and James L. Wescoat Jr.; March 2002, p. 8
Water
Are Megacities Viable? A Cautionary Tale from Mexico City, by Exequiel Ezcurra and Marisa Mazari-Hiriart; January/February 1996, p. 6
Climate Change and a Global City: Learning from New York, by Cynthia Rosenzweig and William D. Solecki; April 2001, p. 8
Dryland Development: Success Stories from West Africa, by Michael Mortimore; January/February 2005, p. 8
Environment and Health: Issues for the New U.S. Administration, by Kirk R. Smith; May 2001, p. 34
Exploring Rivers, by Thomas M. Parris; April 2005, p. 3
Global Water: Threats and Challenges Facing the United States: Issues for the New U.S. Administration, by Peter H. Gleick; March 2001, p. 18
Greening Development: Environmental Implications of Economic Policies, by Wilfrido Cruz, Mohan Munasinghe, and Jeremy Warford; June 1996, p. 6
Growing More Food, Doing Less Damage, by Mark W. Rosegrant and Robert Livernash; September 1996, p. 6
A Participatory Approach to Strategic Planning: Dams and Development: A New Framework for Decision-Making, reviewed by Richard E. Bissell; September 2001, p. 37
Regions at Risk: Exploring Environmental Criticality, by Jeanne X. Kasperson, Roger E. Kasperson, and B. L. Turner II; December 1996, p. 4
Time for a “Climate” Change in New York, by Alan H. McGowan; April 2001, editorial
U.S. Ocean Policy: A Blueprint for the Future: Preliminary Report of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy—Governor’s Draft and America’s Living Oceans: Charting a Course for Sea Change, reviewed by Stephen J. Hall; March 2005, p. 41
Using Today’s Science to Plan for Tomorrow’s Water Policies, by Robert M. Hirsch, Timothy L. Miller, and Pixie A. Hamilton; January/February 2001, p. 8
What Future for Saline Lakes? by William David Williams; November 1996, p. 12
What Price Prawn? Shrimp Aquaculture’s Impact in Asia, by Biksham Gujja and Andrea Finger-Stich; September 1996, p. 12
Water Management (see also Resource Management)
Barriers and Bridges: Managing Water in the U.S.-Mexican Border Region, by Rick Van Schoik, Christopher Brown, Elena Lelea, and Amy Conner; January/February 2004, p. 26
CALFED: An Experiment in Science and Decisionmaking, by Katharine L. Jacobs, Samuel N. Luoma, and Kim A. Taylor; January/February 2003, p. 30
Changing Course: Water Policy in Spain, by Leandro del Moral and David Saurí; July/August 1999, p. 12
Changing Perceptions of Water Management, by Gilbert F. White; July/August 1999, editorial
The Complex Decisionmaking Process for Removing Dams, by Sarah K. Baish, Sheila D. David, and William L. Graf; May 2002, p. 20
Crossing the Border, by Thomas M. Parris; October 1998, p. 3
Encouraging Wise Use of Floodplains with Market-Based Incentives, by John R. Sheaffer, J. David Mullan, and Nathan B. Hinch; January/February 2002, p. 32
Exploring Environment-Security Connections, by Marc A. Levy; January/February 1999, p. 3
From the Headwaters to the Sea: The Critical Need to Protect Freshwater Ecosystems, by Sandra Postel; December 2005, p. 8
A Full, Clean Glass? Managing New York City’s Watersheds, by Rutherford H. Platt, Paul K. Barten, and Max J. Pfeffer; June 2000, p. 8
Global Assessments and Policy for Freshwater, by Thomas M. Parris; May 2002, p. 3
Growing More Food, Doing Less Damage, by Lester Brown; March 1997, p. 34
Growing More Food, Doing Less Damage, by Robert S. Chen; March 1997, p. 36
How Green is NAFTA? Measuring the Impacts of Agricultural Trade, by Scott Vaughan; March 2004, p. 26
Innovative Natural Resource Management: Nebraska’s Model for Linking Science and Decisionmaking, by David W. Cash; December 2003, p. 8
Is the Skeptic All Wet? The Skeptical Environmentalist,+ by Bjørn Lomborg; reviewed by Peter H. Gleick; July/August 2002, p. 36
Managing River Resources: Lessons from Glen Canyon Dam, by Jeffrey W. Jacobs and James L. Wescoat Jr.; March 2002, p. 8
Managing Transboundary Resources: Lessons From River-Basin Accords, by Lenard Milich and Robert G. Varady; October 1998, p. 10
Neither Temples Nor Tombs: A Global Analysis of Large Dams, by Sanjeev Khagram; May 2003, p. 28
Partnerships for the Real World, by William C. Clark; January/February 2003, editorial
Preserving the Health of the World’s Lakes, by Masahisa Nakamura; June 1997, p. 16
Protecting Europe’s Seas: Lessons from the Last 25 Years, by Stacy D. VanDeveer; July/August 2000, p. 10
Rethinking Water Provision, by Timothy O’Riordan; December 2003, editorial
A U.S. Water Research Agenda for the Twenty-First Century, by Henry Vaux Jr.; May 2002, p. 32
Using Stakeholder Values to Make Smarter Environmental Decisions, by Robin Gregory; June 2000, p. 34
Water Issues at the U.S.-Mexican Border, by Frederick Gordon; May 2004, p. 42
Water on the Web, by Thomas M. Parris; December 2005, p. 3
Water Science and Technology: Some Lessons from the 20th Century, by Gilbert F. White; January/February 2000, p. 30
Water Supply and Poor Communities: What’s Price Got to Do with It? by Sheila M. Olmstead; December 2003, p. 22
Will the World Run Dry? Global Water and Food Security, by Mark W. Rosegrant, Ximing Cai, and Sarah A. Cline; September 2003, p. 24
Wondering about Watershed Management, by Thomas M. Parris; June 2000, p. 3
Water Pollution (see also Pollution)
Alternatives for Community and Environment: Where Justice and Sustainability Meet, by Julian Agyeman; July/August 2005, p. 10
Civic Environmentalism: Tackling Tough Land-Use Problems with Innovative Governance, by Debra S. Knopman, Megan M. Susman, and Marc K. Landy; December 1999, p. 24
Effects of Economic Growth on Environmental Policies in Northeast Asia, by Yohei Harashima; July/August 2000, p. 28
From the Headwaters to the Sea: The Critical Need to Protect Freshwater Ecosystems, by Sandra Postel; December 2005, p. 8
A Full, Clean Glass? Managing New York City’s Watersheds, by Rutherford H. Platt, Paul K. Barten, and Max J. Pfeffer; June 2000, p. 8
Is Your Back Yard a Hazard? by Thomas M. Parris; January/February 2000, p. 3
Managing Persistent Organic Pollutants, by Thomas M. Parris; September 2003, p. 3
Mercury Rising: Is Global Action Needed to Protect Human Health and the Environment? by Noelle Eckley Selin; January/February 2005, p. 22
Nitrogen Pollution: Sources and Consequences in the U.S. Northeast, by Charles Driscoll, David Whitall, John Aber, Elizabeth Boyer, Mark Castro, Christopher Cronan, Christine Goodale, Peter Groffman, Charles Hopkinson, Kathleen Lambert, Gregory Lawrence, and Scott Ollinger; September 2003, p. 8
Off Track in Sweden, by Ragnar E. Löfstedt and Åsa Boholm; May 1999, p. 16
Protecting Europe’s Seas: Lessons from the Last 25 Years, by Stacy D. VanDeveer; July/August 2000, p. 10
Using Stakeholder Values to Make Smarter Environmental Decisions, by Robin Gregory; June 2000, p. 34
Water Quality (see also Pollution, Water Pollution)
Barriers and Bridges: Managing Water in the U.S.-Mexican Border Region, by Rick Van Schoik, Christopher Brown, Elena Lelea, and Amy Conner; January/February 2004, p. 26
Is It Safe to Swim Here? by Thomas M. Parris; May 2004, p. 3
Mercury in the Environment: A Volatile Problem, by Randall Lutter and Elisabeth Irwin; November 2002, p. 24
Road Ecology’s Promise: What’s Around the Bend? by Richard T. T. Forman; May 2004, p. 8
Water Issues at the U.S.-Mexican Border, by Frederick Gordon; May 2004, p. 42
What’s at Risk? Environmental Influences on Human Health, by John Eyles and Nicole Consitt; October 2004, p. 24
Water Rights (see also Water Management)
A U.S. Water Research Agenda for the Twenty-First Century, by Henry Vaux Jr.; May 2002, p. 32
Water Supply and Sanitation
Barriers and Bridges: Managing Water in the U.S.-Mexican Border Region, by Rick Van Schoik, Christopher Brown, Elena Lelea, and Amy Conner; January/February 2004, p. 26
The Czech Republic: First Steps Toward a Cleaner Future, by Peter Havlicek; April 1997, p. 16
Exploring Rivers, by Thomas M. Parris; April 2005, p. 3
From the Headwaters to the Sea: The Critical Need to Protect Freshwater Ecosystems, by Sandra Postel; December 2005, p. 8
Is the Skeptic All Wet? The Skeptical Environmentalist, by Bjørn Lomborg; reviewed by Peter H. Gleick; July/August 2002, p. 36
Toward a Sustainable Future, by Kofi A. Annan; September 2002, p. 10
Water Issues at the U.S.-Mexican Border, by Frederick Gordon; May 2004, p. 42
What’s at Risk? Environmental Influences on Human Health, by John Eyles and Nicole Consitt; October 2004, p. 24
Water on the Web, by Thomas M. Parris; December 2005, p. 3
Water Use
Exploring Rivers, by Thomas M. Parris; April 2005, p. 3
Global Assessments and Policy for Freshwater, by Thomas M. Parris; May 2002, p. 3
Is the Skeptic All Wet? The Skeptical Environmentalist, by Bjørn Lomborg; reviewed by Peter H. Gleick; July/August 2002, p. 36
A U.S. Water Research Agenda for the Twenty-First Century, by Henry Vaux Jr.; May 2002, p. 32
Watersheds
The Complex Decisionmaking Process for Removing Dams, by Sarah K. Baish, Sheila D. David, and William L. Graf; May 2002, p. 20
A Full, Clean Glass? Managing New York City’s Watersheds, by Rutherford H. Platt, Paul K. Barten, and Max J. Pfeffer; June 2000, p. 8
Managing River Resources: Lessons from Glen Canyon Dam, by Jeffrey W. Jacobs and James L. Wescoat Jr.; March 2002, p. 8
Water Science and Technology: Some Lessons from the 20th Century, by Gilbert F. White; January/February 2000, p. 30
Wondering about Watershed Management, by Thomas M. Parris; June 2000, p. 3
Wetlands
Coastal Erosion: Evaluating the Risk, by Steve Dunn, Robert Friedman, and Sarah Baish; September 2000, p. 36
From the Headwaters to the Sea: The Critical Need to Protect Freshwater Ecosystems, by Sandra Postel; December 2005, p. 8
World Commission on Dams
A Participatory Approach to Strategic Planning: Dams and Development: A New Framework for Decision-Making, reviewed by Richard E. Bissell; September 2001, p. 37
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