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• Economic Valuation of Forest Ecosystem Services: Methodology and Monetary Estimates

  
  Environmental Valuation & Cost-Benefit News — Authority: 484
  http://www.feem.it/Feem/Pub/Publications/WPapers/WP2009-012.htm By using ad hoc value transfer protocols, this paper offers a methodological contribution and provides accurate per hectare estimates of the economic value of some selected ecosystem services for all forest biomes in the world, identified following the ...
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• Hobokenpix: Locked Fields

  
  Hoboken411.com — Authority: 146
  11/9/2009:[Continuing the ORIGINAL Hoboken411 "Photo of the Day" series...]Hoboken Photo of the Day - 11/9/2009You ever wonder why many of our fields are locked? With piers & parks collapsing, many residents are dumbfounded as to why perfectly good fields such as this Hoboken Little League field stay locked when ...
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• Londonderry Cannot Afford SB 381

  
  Londonderry NH net — Authority: 140
  If a new state law, SB 381, is adopted by the Town Council, the Londonderry Conservation Commission will have the power to spend taxpayer funds on conservation purchases without approval of the Town Council.The new law has been under discussion at the Commission since October 14, 2008.  At that meeting, Commission ...
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• StreetTalk: Design Advocacy – Designing for How We Move Through Space

  
  Somerville Voices — Authority: 132
  [ November 12, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] StreetTalk: Design Advocacy - Designing for How We Move Through SpaceThurs. Nov 12, 7:00 PMLivable Streets100 Sidney St.Cambridge MA (map)This presentation gives examples of landscape architecture and public art projects where pedestrian movement and design determined the space. It is ...
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• BOA Committee on Finance

  
  Somerville Voices — Authority: 132
  [ November 9, 2009; 6:00 pm; ] BOA Committee on FinanceMon. Nov. 9, 6:00 PM2nd Floor Comm. RoomSomerville City Hall93 Highland Ave.Somerville MA (map)Agenda (PDF)This is a rescheduling of the Nov. 4 meeting of the Finance Committee, which was cancelled on November 2. It is important because it addresses the final ...
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• Colorado Springs Neighborhood Pick of the Week – Sunset Mesa

  
  Colorado Springs Vintage Homes Blog — Authority: 123
   My Colorado Springs neighborhood pick of the week — Sunset Mesa Search for Homes in Sunset Mesa   Sunset Mesa in Colorado Springs is a community that is located in northeast Colorado Springs .        The neighborhood is southeast of the Flintridge and Vickers intersection, East of Academy.   ...
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• Saturday Nov 7: Help Improve Tree Beds on Franklin Street

  
  NAG — Authority: 407
  Saturday Nov 7, 3-6pm Meet @ Franklin & Greenpoint for a day of fun, friends and hands-on gardening for the good of our neighborhood! We will be digging up tree beds, planting daffodil bulbs for spring, adding fresh mulch and fences to protect our little slices of wildlife in the concrete jungle! Bring your ...
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• Providence Children’s Museum workshops about placemaking and play

  
  Greater City: Providence — Authority: 498
  Photo (cc) Mikenan1 Children’s Museum Hosts Community Conversations About Play PROVIDENCE, RI – Providence Children’s Museum is hosting two community conversations this fall to unite individuals and organizations from across the state to discuss the issues affecting children’s opportunities for ...
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• STEP Green Line DEIR Community Meeting

  
  Somerville Voices — Authority: 132
  [ November 7, 2009; 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. ] STEP Green Line DEIR Community Meeting Sat. Nov. 7, 9:30 AMCommunity RoomVisiting Nurses Association259 Lowell St.Somerville MA (map)This coming Saturday, the Somerville Transportation Equity Partnership is sponsoring a community meeting on the Draft Environmental Impact ...
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• Volunteer to plant trees in downtown Phoenix, Nov. 7

  
  Downtown Voices Coalition — Authority: 431
  [Source: Arizona Republic] – More than 100 volunteers will get their hands dirty during a community tree planting Saturday in connection with Hands On Greater Phoenix Day for Downtown.  The tree planting, sponsored by Mayor Phil Gordon, is an opportunity for residents, families, businesses, students, and visitors ...
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• State goes to Christie, environmentalists react

  
  Green Jersey — Authority: 410
  Republican Chris Christie is the next governor of New Jersey, ousting Democrat Jon Corzine and leaving Independent Chris Daggett to consider that those who want to vote Independent far outnumber those who do. The New Jersey Sierra Club, which had a press release to us by 10:23, couldn’t resist a parting jab at the ...
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• NJ.com: Barnes & Diegnan on Dismal Swamp Preservation Law

  
  WILDNEWJERSEY.TV — Authority: 132
  
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• New Book: Pricing Nature: Cost–Benefit Analysis and Environmental Policy

  
  Environmental Valuation & Cost-Benefit News — Authority: 484
  http://www.e-elgar.com/bookentry_main.lasso?id=4162 From the publisher: Cost?Benefit Analysis (CBA) is one of the most useful tools of applied economics for the social appraisal of public projects and government policies. This textbook shows how CBA can be applied to environmental policy choice and environmental ...
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• Assessing the Impact of Biodiversity on Tourism Flows: A model for Tourist Behaviour and its Policy Implications

  
  Environmental Valuation & Cost-Benefit News — Authority: 484
  http://www.feem.it/Feem/Pub/Publications/WPapers/WP2009-021.htm Summary: This analysis provides an example of how biodiversity can be measured by means of different indicators, and how the latter can be used to assess the influence of the biodiversity profile of a region on the tourism flows towards it. Previous ...
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• Go Out and VOTE!!!!

  
  North Shore Exponent — Authority: 508
  Good morning, the polls are officially open in NY-23, Virginia, and New Jersey.   Also, in the other states that have major ballot propositions the polls are also open too.  Please get out there and VOTE because your vote and voice matter on election day. Don’t forget to come back later tonight for election ...
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• Deja vu all over again: the "other" as trail user

  
  Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space — Authority: 497
  The Gazette (via Greater Greater Washington and Washcycle) reports on anti-recreation trail sentiment in Prince Georges County, including--horrors--having the trail run on "private" property through easements. See " ‘We just dont want them in our backyards ." In the project I am working on to create a pedestrian ...
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• Groundwork Somerville Fundraiser Nov. 6th

  
  Somerville Voices — Authority: 132
  Groundwork Somerville is holding its first “Doughraiser” at Pizzeria Uno’s in Porter Square on Friday November 6th.  Uno’s will donate 20% of the check to Groundwork, if you write “Groundwork” on your check!Groundwork Somerville works to improve the environment through community-based partnerships which ...
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• Broadway Rezoning: Winter Hill to Sullivan Square

  
  Somerville Voices — Authority: 132
  [ November 5, 2009; 6:00 pm; ] Broadway Rezoning: Winter Hill to Sullivan Square Thurs. Nov. 5, 6:00 PMAldermanic ChamberSomerville City Hall93 Highland Ave.Somerville MA (map)This meeting is a rescheduling of the joint October 8 meeting between the Land Use Committee and the Planning Board. It is important ...
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• BOA Committee on Housing and Community Development

  
  Somerville Voices — Authority: 132
  [ November 5, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] BOA Committee on Housing and Community DevelopmentThurs. Nov. 5, 7:00 PM2nd Floor Conference RoomSomerville City Hall93 Highland Ave.Somerville MA (map)This is meeting of the Aldermanic Committee on Housing and Community Development is important because the Committee will ...
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• BOA Committee on Finance

  
  Somerville Voices — Authority: 132
  [ November 4, 2009; 6:00 pm; ] BOA Committee on FinanceWed. Nov. 4, 6:00 PM2nd Floor Comm. RoomSomerville City Hall93 Highland Ave.Somerville MA (map)This is the regular meeting of the Finance Committee. It is important because it addresses the final requirements of the iCubed program just approved by the Aldermen for ...
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