… Agrivoltaics is a solar market subsegment that co-locatessolar energy production and agricultural … to choose between fuel or farming, climate or conservation, energy or rural economies. But with thoughtful planning, communities can simultaneously expand and strengthen solar infrastructure while conserving farmland, generating ecological benefits, and supporting …
… This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the feasibility of designing and financing a Green Resilience Hub (GRH). GRHs are physical facilities equipped with clean energy technologies and strategically located to offer vital services to local … is to offer insights to developers and investors interested in constructing resilient infrastructure that can provide essential community services–even during disruptions to the …
… Low productivity in agriculture is a significant development challenge, yet many processes used to increase land productivity … methods of information diffusion. In the first phase, a baseline survey was conducted with 3800 farming households. The survey focused on the socioeconomic characteristics of the … and the type of farmer (lead, peer, or none) that the extension agent wassupposed to work with. A midline survey was conducted with all participants and focused on farmer …
… A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Pollinator-Friendly Solar in Minnesota 6778 2745 2798 2796 2752 … Executive Summary As utility-scale solar development expands throughout the United States, with an expected land footprint of 3 million acres by 2030,1 there is growing interest … turfgrass. However, we hypothesize that information and behavioral failures are currently preventing developers from adopting the practice. Thus, there may be a role for policy to spur …
… When it comes to climate change, the science is unequivocal: global temperatures will continue to rise … gases produced by human activities. This will have catastrophic effects on human health, infrastructure, energy, agriculture, fisheries, sea levels, natural ecosystems, and more. … other environmental, social, and economic disasters — have changed this. Following the US’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on November 4, it is up to corporations to take direct …
… This project explores the mechanisms that allow actors in different settings to coordinate … in general and offshore wind in particular is that, acrosssettings, the issues that prevent market emergence are relatively simple and well understood; the stakeholder groups are … consists of several stages. The first entails a series of in-depth, ethnographic interviewswith actors from a diverse set of settings and stakeholder groups. These interviews were …
… Rates of mental health concerns for children and adolescents are high across the United States … a unique opportunity to help reverse these trends. Time spent in nature has been associated with improved psychological functioning, overall mental health, and connection to place for … can provide a supportive, welcoming, and safe space for children and adolescents to engage with nature and experience the mental health benefits it provides. Such engagement also …
… Soil health provides critical ecosystem services related to water quality, drought resilience, erosion prevention, crop yields, and carbon sequestration. These benefits - and the practices used to … develop a soil health policy or program, and funding opportunities. The approach presented within the guidebook is drawn from interviewswith over 30 experts, including farmers, …
… The objective of this project was to use both the travel cost method and the contingent valuation method to … from forested watersheds, and access to recreation on private forestland. A survey was administered by three master’sstudents to 90 landowners and 692 forest users, and an … private forestland is $24.84 per year. Average premium for local forest products is 11.5%, with amounts varying across furniture, lumber, honey, maple syrup and Christmas trees. …
… Companies are in a constant state of disruption and evolution as they attempt to stay ahead of … resource use and minimizing waste. This framework is particularly salient for industrieswith limited product life cycles. Images of plastic in the ocean, particularly wrapped … of their products. Fiber-based packaging is a predominantly single-use product model with a limited product life cycle. However, by adopting circular strategies the industry can …