Why restore habitat? A case study on one small corner of the world:The cultural, regulatory, and public health drivers of habitat restoration in San Diego, California, USA
Local population growth fuels the demand for food,housing,infrastructure,raw materials,energy,and countless other needs to sustain thriving human communities.These consumptive needs can put significant strains on open spaces,natural resources,air and water quality,and can ultimately degrade the overall quality of human life.At the local level decision makers are confronted by competing pressures from regulatory requirements,to community needs,to business drivers in an effort to find a balance between natural resources and the economic needs of the people.The primary aim of this presentation is to share with the global community how this balancing act is successfully unfolding and evolving in a growing metropolitan community—the city of San Diego,California,USA.In addition,the presentation will describe the unique challenges of the region and translate the successes and failures into lessons to aid others in their balancing efforts.A key component of obtaining this balance in the region is through the restoration of sensitive ecosystems and habitat to replace what has been lost in the development of housing,infrastructure,and mining.Innovations in habitat restoration have been successfully employed to repair and mitigate impacts from these economically necessary developments,while improving air and water quality,providing habitat for sensitive species,and satisfying the citizens need for open space—an important resource for the community.
M.Nieto R.T.MacAller
RECON Environmental Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
国际会议
北京
英文
635-640
2014-10-16（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）