Integrating long-term stewardship goals into the remediation process: Natural resource damages and the Department of Energy

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-199

  Burger, Joanna ^a,b   Gochfeld, Michael ^b,c   Powers, Charles W ^b,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Department of Energy; Long term stewardship; Natural resource damage assessment; Natural resources; NRDA; Remediation

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DAMAGE DETECTION; ECOSYSTEMS; FARMS; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE; RECOVERY; REMEDIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DEGRADED ECOSYSTEMS; DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGICAL RISKS; ENERGY SITES; LONG TERM STEWARDSHIP; NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE; NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS;

RESTORATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODEGRADATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; NATURAL RESOURCE; REMEDIATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STAKEHOLDER;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; BOARD OF TRUSTEES; CASE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FARMING SYSTEM; GRAZING; LAND USE; RESIDENTIAL HOME;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751191203     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.12.012     Document Type: Article

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