Land Use Change and Impacts on the San Francisco Estuary: A Regional Assessment with National Policy Implications
| Autor: | Carolyn White, Scott McCreary, Bonita Warren, Robert Twiss, Kenneth Gardels, Dominic Roques, Susan Huse |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Geographic information system
geography.geographical_feature_category Land use business.industry Environmental resource management Wetland Geography Habitat Environmental protection Environmental Chemistry National Policy Land use land-use change and forestry Water quality business Nonpoint source pollution General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Coastal Management. 20:219-253 |
| ISSN: | 1521-0421 0892-0753 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08920759209362176 |
| Popis: | The nation's estuaries are at risk of further deterioration from land use change and intensification. These risks include direct impacts on wetland habitats and stream environments and indirect impacts from nonpoint source pollutant loading. This article reports on the methods, findings, and policy implications of a major study "The Effects of Land Use Change and Intensification on the San Francisco Estuary.”; By using a geographic information system (GIS), future growth scenarios were played out and the impacts on wetlands, streams, and water quality were estimated on a regionwide basis. The land use scenario developed from the General Plans of the Bay‐Delta Region's 12 counties shows that the total area planned as urban use outside existing incorporated cities is 331,530 acres, an increase of 37%. This land use change and intensification associated with increased growth will continue to stress an overtaxed estuarine system. Results are expressed according to 14 receiving water segments and the ... |
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