![Remediation Control Strategies and Cost Data for an Economic Analysis of a Mercury Total Maximum Daily Load in California](images/mercury-100.jpg) |
Developing an Adaptive Management Approach Using Offsets for Reducing Mercury Loadings to the
Sacramento River Watershed
Water quality trading and offsets are being developed to improve policy-maker’s and
regulator’s ability to assess non-point source impacts in watersheds and to evaluate
the efficacy of using market-incentive programs for preserving environmental quality.
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![Multi-hazard Vulnerability Assessment Decision Support](images/but_multi-hazzard-WA.jpg) |
Multi-hazard Vulnerability Assessment Decision Support
The purpose of this project is to develop a GIS-based analytical model that supports public
officials in their efforts to make prudent decisions regarding potential mitigation, preparedness,
response, and recovery issues to reduce natural-hazard risks in their jurisdictions.
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![Land Use Portfolio Model](images/but_lu_portfolio.jpg) |
Land Use Portfolio Model
Western Region Geography has developed the Land Use Portfolio Model as a tool for estimating and comparing the costs and benefits of different spatially specific investments to reduce risk in communities. more...
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![USGS Vulnerability Maps and Portal](images/but_vulner-maps.jpg) |
USGS Vulnerability Maps and Portal
Resource managers and policy-makers need the ability to quickly perceive and understand the
susceptibility of the environment to impacts of human activity and the risk of harm to human
life, health or property as a consequence of environmental conditions and change.
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![San Francisquito Creek Project](images/but_decision_sf-creek.jpg) |
San Francisquito Creek Project
The San Francisquito Creek Project Web site aims to provide information and data to inform the
public and decisionmakers about issues concerning the creek and the possible trade-offs that might
be necessary in reaching mutually agreeable solutions to the complex problems
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