Beneficial use of dredged material for habitat creation, enhancement, and restoration in New York–New Jersey Harbor
| Autor: | Robert J. Will, David J. Yozzo, Pace Wilber |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Conservation of Natural Resources
Geologic Sediments Engineering Environmental Engineering Beneficial use Cost-Benefit Analysis Decision Making New York Animals Wild Transportation Environment Management Monitoring Policy and Law Civil engineering Birds Dredging Land reclamation Animals Waste Management and Disposal Restoration ecology Intertidal wetland New Jersey business.industry Environmental resource management General Medicine Ostreidae Port (computer networking) Refuse Disposal Habitat business Oyster reef restoration |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Environmental Management. 73:39-52 |
| ISSN: | 0301-4797 |
| Popis: | A comprehensive Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) has been developed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, New York District (USACE-NYD) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANY/NJ). The primary objective of the DMMP is to identify cost-effective and environmentally acceptable alternatives for the placement of dredged material derived from ongoing and proposed navigation improvements within the PANY/NJ. A significant portion of this dredged material is classified as unsuitable for open-ocean disposal. One suite of alternatives presented within the DMMP is the beneficial use of dredged material for habitat creation, enhancement, and restoration within the NY/NJ Harbor Estuary. Proposed beneficial use/habitat development projects include the use of dredged material for construction of artificial reefs, oyster reef restoration, intertidal wetland and mudflat creation, bathymetric recontouring, filling dead-end canals/basins, creation of bird/wildlife islands, and landfill/brownfields reclamation. Preliminary screening of the proposed beneficial use alternatives identified advantages, disadvantages, potential volumes, and estimated costs associated with each project type. Continued study of the proposed beneficial use alternatives has identified areas of environmental research or technology development where further investigation is warranted. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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