Visual resources are a critical, but often overlooked type of cultural resource. Additionally, visual resources are often dealt with only at the site scale and not as part of a larger landscape or ...

Beginning in the 1990s, anthropologists, archeologists, and allied social scientists recognized the value of scientifically studying landscape as the, “ … spatial manifestation of the relations bet...

Integrating science of natural and cultural resources for landscape-scale conservation design and planning is an important effort for solving complex socioecological problems. Despite recognition t...

Despite the consensus that exists in scientific literature on the reality of anthropogenic climate change, the American public still has doubts. Research shows that mass media play a role in how this gap developed and why it persists. We assessed cable news coverage from 2013 to ascertain if and how it covered climate science and compared this to a similar study using coverage from 2007 and 2008. We further compared the percentage of coverage affirming climate change in the scientific community to the percentage of coverage affirming climate change in cable news coverage to see if there is a statistically significant difference between the two groups. For the news data we used a Union of Concerned Scientists dataset on MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News. Our results reveal good and bad news regarding cable news coverage of climate science. We found that while the overall level of affirmation was higher in the scientific community than it was in cable news coverage, MSNBC offered the highest number of media segments and all of them affirmed climate science. Fox News featured segments that challenge climate science, but the overall number of Fox News segments discussing climate science declined compared to 2007–2008 data.

As the managing editor for Environmental Practice, I work with the NAEP Publications Pillar and our readers to identify topics and issues that we feel are of interest to the journal’s readership. S...

ABSTRACTAlthough United States environmental policy is frequently being decided in administrative agencies, it is unclear what factors influence policy outcomes. Some limited scholarship has explored whether the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF) used for congressional policymaking can be used to explain rulemaking outcomes. This research explores the validity of the MSF via a case study of the controversial 2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards Rule (CAFE Standards Rule) jointly published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This research relies on original interviews with 30 agency staff and stakeholders to conclude that the model is helpful in understanding why these agencies produced the policy they did. However, the results here illustrate the importance of understanding the role and impact of the political stream on outcomes earlier in the process than ou...

ABSTRACTInformation sharing can be an important tool for accelerating the diffusion of clean energy in buildings. Clean energy measures include improved energy efficiency and applications of wind and solar energy. These measures reduce retail electricity sales, thereby reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides from burning fossil fuels in power plants. Trends in information sharing strategies encompass interactive approaches that create confidence in clean energy markets, accelerate peer effects, and stimulate creation of imaginative energy solutions. Information sharing usually takes place within and across networks of architects and others who design buildings, suppliers of clean energy measures, consumers, and others. It may involve: working with and through respected organizations, providing personalized assistance to customers, increasing the visibility of clean energy through demonstration projects, establishing social norms about energy use, and working collaborative...

ABSTRACTDeveloping efficient and effective tools for navigating the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process is becoming increasingly important as Federal and State agencies have limited re...

There have been strong indications of growing demand for environmental professionals. Indications are that there may not be a sufficient number of suitably qualified people for the future environment and sustainability profession. Understanding what influences people about their future careers could assist to attract people to the environmental profession. Literature and research on the topic of career choice indicates that a range of influences may be important, including an individual's demographic and social situation, and their parents, teachers/professors, and work experiences. Additional influences are information about profession/career, representations of professions on television, individual values about economic security/status, and their interest in social and/or environmental enhancement. Doing good for society or the environment has been associated with those interested in the environmental profession, and a small pilot survey of Australian undergraduate students highlighted 'doing good' as the most important influence on their career decisions. These findings provide directions for how the environmental profession, and higher education programs, could be represented.