Showing papers on "Resource management published in 1975"

Economics of natural environment

Abstract: The amenity resources of natural environments are put into an analytical framework comparable to that for the extractive resources. The models and theoretical background of the techniques are illustrated by case studies which include the controversial Hells Canyon dam, the Mineral King ski resort, and the Trans-Alaska pipeline. Resource development activities undertaken on public lands often receive financial advantages -- preferential tax treatment, subsidized capital, and access to public resources -- that are not taken into account in number the costs of the project. True evaluation of the costs and benefits of a development project often tips the balance in favor of preserving an area in a natural state.

Coastal zone management from an administrative perspective: A case study of the san francisco bay conservation and development commission

Abstract: Competent administration of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA) must proceed on an informed understanding of the organization styles and capacities of agencies presently dealing with similar problems. One such agency, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), the forerunner of the California model of coastal management, is analyzed here to shed light on where we are headed and what we can expect administratively as the CZMA becomes an operation reality. The major administrative insights offered fall into the areas of: (1) effectiveness assessment‐the BCDC's success is systematically defined and measured, and a discussion of what effectiveness evaluation implies in the area of coastal resource management is undertaken; (2) understanding organizational success—the BCDC's administrative style is analyzed in terms of the synergy which has been created between its organizational structure and decision‐making process; and (3) implications of agency success—which o...

Notes towards a science of ecological management

Abstract: The thesis presented here is quite simply that it is now possible to catalyse a new science of ecological management/engineering. The need is obvious, but most significantly the essential pieces, independently developed, can now be integrated and/or used on ecological problems. Even more important, a relatively new concept emerging from ecology can provide a conceptual focus for a new regional strategy of ecological and resource management.

A multiprogramming nucleus with dynamic resource facilities

Abstract: This paper describes a nucleus for controlling process interaction in multiprogramming systems The nucleus has three components: a set of primitive operations and data structures for the management of processes and resources, a library of service routines for implementing a variety of resource management strategies and facilities for cleanly handling all input-output and interrupts The process management component is straightforward, but the resource facilities are novel in permitting the dynamic definition and control of classes of real or virtual resources Resources are considered to be anything on which a process can be blocked and consequently encompass consumable (message-like) as well as conventional, re-usable objects Applications of the nucleus as well as some implementation details are also presented

Multiobjective analysis in water resource planning and management: A framework for policy evaluation

Abstract: A multiobjective framework for the planning and management of a regional water resource system is presented, considering the conflicting objectives of environmental quality and the cost of water resource development. The regional water resource system is a complex, large-scale system and includes a number of proposed and existing water resource facilities (both water supply projects and wastewater treatment plants.) Treatment alternatives available at each wastewater treatment plant include secondary treatment, tertiary treatment, and recycling of treated effluent (at industrial plants only).

Modeling a Hospital Organization

Abstract: A multidimensional input-output model of a hospital's components is developed which, because it tracks the flows of people, materials, and services, can be used for long-range planning and resource allocation, and dynamic simulation of the hospital. The model also allows the determination of shadow prices, and hence, the profitability of the various hospital components.

Agriculture, economics, and resource management

Abstract: Agriculture, economics, and resource management , Agriculture, economics, and resource management , مرکز فناوری اطلاعات و اطلاع رسانی کشاورزی

Resource management and public policy: The changing role of geographical research

Abstract: (1975). Resource management and public policy: The changing role of geographical research. Scottish Geographical Magazine: Vol. 91, No. 1, pp. 4-11.

Energy commodities and natural resource exploitation

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to describe an analytical model that can be used to provide information on the effects of alternative energy policy changes. For example, the impacts of price or tariff changes on the relative rates of investments and development of energy commodities (coal, processed natural gas, petroleum products, etc.) can be measured and reviewed. Other uses may be to explore the results of trade-offs between energy-related benefits and restrictions from environmental or security concerns. The advantage of such a model is to pull together the various stages of resource exploration, extraction, transportation, processing, and marketing to enable better resource management. (25 references) (DCK)

Department of Defense Materials Consumption and the Impact of Material and Energy Resource Shortages

Abstract: The Department of Defense and U.S. consumption of 17 material and energy resources in 1972 is estimated using input-output techniques. The contribution of individual industries to this consumption is presented in the form of flow diagrams. A linear program is added to the input-output formulation to estimate the economic impacts of shortages of each resource. (15 references) (GRA)

Adaptive Control Problems in Renewable Resource Development

Abstract: A major problem in ecological management is to devise strategies for dealing with the development of resources whose response characteristics are completely unknown when the development begins. To visualize the problem, imagine a large and featureless vista of open ocean with a fishing boat in the middle distance. Imagine also that you, as the fishery manager, have only a small row boat without even a periscope to look beneath the waves. The fishing boat you see is the first of a potential fleet, and your task is to decide how large that fleet should eventually be. Essentially your only source of information is the fleet itself: you can examine the catch, but your facilities will permit only a glimpse of the biological system from which it comes. Other fishery managers have dealt with the same problem on other fishes, but their experiences can give you only a qualitative idea of what to expect. My objective in this paper is to state the problem as a question of adaptive control, in hopes that techniques and concepts of control systems theory may at least give us a better idea of how to go about the trials and errors of learning how resource systems work. I emphasize that my concern is with the development phase of resource management, not with the identification of optimum long-range equilibria. There is an extensive literature on the latter subject ("theory of fishing," etc.), but this literature largely presupposes a substantial data base acquired through some unspecified development period. Historically the development process has been haphazard at best, as I will show with examples below. Ecological managers have usually done little more than demand caution (low development rates) until sufficient data has accumulated for the equilibrium models to be applied. Luckily, this attitude has usually been ignored in favor of economic interests, and development has proceeded. far enough for many exploited systems to show their full range of responses. If heeded, the cautious viewpoint of traditional ecologists might never lead to effective management for most ecological systems.

A system for cost and reimbursement control in hospitals.

Abstract: This paper approaches the design of a regional or state wide hospital rate setting system as the underpinning of a larger system which permits a regulatory agency to satisfy the requirements of var...

Toward a productivity audit.

Abstract: In this paper the authors develop the initial parameters of a model to audit the process of productivity in large-scale organizations. The model, known as the productivity audit, is based on an ope...

Water management by the electric power industry. Water resources symposium number eight, Austin, Texas, January 14--16, 1975

Abstract: The most recent developments in the area of water resources management in relation to electric power production were presented during this conference, sponsored by the Center for Research in Water Resources in cooperation with the Center for Energy Studies. Consideration was focused upon priorities in use of water, development of new fuel sources and related water resource requirements, advances in technology for water use and reuse, beneficial uses of low-grade heat, and the overall impact upon the environment of resource allocation to the electric power industry. Separate abstracts were done for the 35 papers, all of which will appear in ERDA Energy Research Abstracts (ERA) and nine in Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis (EAPA). (LMT)

The Computer Resource Management Study: Executive Summary.

Abstract: : This report summarizes the findings of a study of policy and organizational aspects of the management of Air Force computer resources. Because computer technology is relatively recent and very fast-changing, the Air Force, like many other organizations, is experiencing difficulties in managing its computer resources. This report presents an illustrative system development life cycle, which depicts an orderly process for development. Five organizational and policy actions are recommended to improve the Air Force's management of its computer resources: (1) establish an Assistant Chief of Staff for Computer Resource Management; (2) develop all computer systems through a development channel in the DCS/Research and DEvelopment and Air Force Systems Command; (3) create a Data System Division within AFSC; (4) give each of the AFSC product divisions its own Center of Expertise; (5) strengthen and enlarge the role of the Single Manager in all commands involved in computer system design and development.

TERSSE. Definition of the total earth resources system for the shuttle era. Volume 10: (TOSS) TERSSE operational system study

Abstract: Economic benefits studies regarding the application of remote sensing to resource management and the Total Earth Resources for the Shuttle Era (TERSSE) study to outline the structure and development of future systems are used, along with experience from LANDSAT and LACIE, to define the system performance and economics of an operational Earth Resources system. The system is to be based on current (LANDSAT follow-on) technology and its application to high priority resource management missions, such as global crop inventory. The TERSSE Operational System Study (TOSS) investigated system-level design alternatives using economic performance as the evaluation criterion. As such, the TOSS effort represented a significant step forward in the systems engineering and economic analysis of Earth Resources programs. By parametrically relating engineering design parameters, such as sensor performance details, to the economic benefit mechanisms a new level of confidence in the conclusions concerning the implementation of such systems can be reached.