Environmental Risk Assessment and Management from a Landscape Perspective
Published on 20. July 2010
416 pages
978-0-470-59301-1 (ISBN)
Description
An important guide to assessing and managing the environmentfrom a landscape perspective
Ecological relationships are nested within the landscape.Identifying the relevant spatial and temporal scales is criticalfor an effective understanding of ecological functions that humansocieties depend upon. Moreover, human encroachment into naturalareas, or changes in climate, can alter spatial relationships,which in turn can negatively affect vital plant and wildlifepatterns--and weaken economic structures needed to sustainhuman societies. This book is the first to combine multipledisciplines into one cohesive strategy to study these crucialconnections, and looks toward building a social paradigm thatembraces the dynamics of ecological systems. This book:
* Integrates landscape ecology, environmental risk assessment,valuation of ecological goods and services, and environmentalmanagement decision processes into one single source
* Includes chapters on quantitative measures, Bayesianmodeling,¿economic analysis, and sustainable landscapes
* Covers marine, forest, agricultural, and pharmaceutical riskassessment
* Has a chapter on predicting climate change risk toecosystems
* Has a companion ftp site with color graphics, animations, andrisk assessment tools
With material that is accessible across all knowledge levels,Environmental Risk Assessment and Management from a LandscapePerspective moves beyond looking solely at chemicalcontaminants to diagnose environmental threats, and aims toaccomplish practical risk assessment in a manner that supportslong-term sustainable management.
Reviews / Votes
"Traditional risk assessment, as currently conducted, suffers frommany drawbacks well recognized by those who practice it andprecisely stated in this volume. Rather than simply point out theseflaws, the authors take further steps in combining topics whichtake risk assessment into the next century. It is axiomatic thatlandscape attributes are an important aspect of assessing risk andmaking decisions, and this work provides a useful mix oftheoretical/conceptual ideas within detailed analyses of new toolsavailable to accomplish the task. It provides the background,purpose, direction, illustrated with examples where the science ofrisk assessment is heading." --Mark S. Johnson, Ph.D., D.A.B.T.More details
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Persons
Lawrence A. Kapustka is Senior Ecologist/Ecotoxicologist forLK Consultancy. He has published extensively on risk assessmentmethods, ecotoxicology, and ecology. He is a member of ASTMInternational, Ecological Society of America (ESA), Society of RiskAnalysis, and Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry(past chair for Ecological Risk Assessment Advisory Group). Heserves on the Science Committee of ESA and editorial boards ofseveral societies.
Wayne G. Landis is Director and Professor of theInstitute of Environmental Toxicology at Western WashingtonUniversity. He has published extensively and is a Fellow of theSociety for Risk Analysis and a member of the Society ofEnvironmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Dr. Landis is also an areaeditor for environmental risk assessment for Risk Analysis and is aFounding Editor of Integrated Environmental Assessment andManagement. Currently, he is serving on the EPA ScienceAdvisory Boards for Ecological Processes and Effects and ScienceIntegration for Decision Making.
Content
Preface.
Prologue.
Table of Contents.
Chapter 01. Introduction (Lawrence A. Kapustka and Wayne G.Landis).
Chapter 02. Risk Assessment (Lawrence A. Kapustka).
Chapter 03. Population, Habitat, and Ecological Systems(Lawrence A. Kapustka).
Chapter 04. Relevance of Spatial and Temporal Scales toEcological Risk Assessment (Alan R. Johnson and Sandra JTurner).
Chapter 05. Quantitative Measures and Ecological Hierarchy(G. Darrel Jenerette and Jianguo Wu).
Chapter 06. Bayesian Models in Assessment and Management(Jannicke Moe).
Chapter 07. Linking Regional and Local Risk Assessment(Rosana Moraes and Sverker Molander).
Chapter 08. Integrating Health in Environmental Risk Assessments(Kenneth L. Froese and Marla Orenstein).
Chapter 09. Valuing Wildlands (Rebecca A. Efromson, HenrietteI. Jager, and William W. Hargrove).
Chapter 10. Predicting Climate Change Risks to RiparianEcosystems in Arid Watersheds: The Upper San Pedro as a Case Study(Hector Galbraith, Mark D. Dixon, Juliet C. Stromberg, and JeffT. Price).
Chapter 11. Invasive Species and Environmental Risk Assessment(Greg Linder and Edward Little).
Chapter 12. Landscape Non-indigenous Species Risk Assessment:Asian Oyster and Nun Moth Case Studies (Wayne G. Landis, ValerieC. Chen, Audrey M. Colnar, Laurel Kaminski, Goro Kushima and AnandaSeebach).
Chapter 13. Ecological Risk Assessment of the Invasive Sargassummuticum for the Cherry Point Reach, Washington USA (AnandaSeebach, Audrey M. Colnar and Wayne G. Landis).
Chapter 14. Integrated Laboratory and Field Investigations: CaseStudy--Assessing Contaminant Risk to American Badger (DaleJ. Hoff, Deborah A. Goeldner, Michael J. Hooper).
Chapter 15. Environmental Risk Assessment of Pharmaceuticals(Joanne Parrott, Alison Mclaughlin, David Lapen and EdwardTopp).
Chapter 16. Economic Analysis of Ecological Goods and Services(Ronald J. McCormick, James Pittman, and Timothy F. H.Allen).
Chapter 17. Ecosystem Service Valuation Concepts and Methods(James Pittman and Ronald J. McCormick).
Chapter 18. Metrics and Indices for Sustainable Social -Ecological Landscapes (Ronald J. McCormick).
Epilogue.
