An Ecological Approach to Integrating Conservation and Highway Planning, Volume 1 (2013) / Chapter Skim
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10 C h a p t e r 3 The first step in implementing an ecosystem approach to transportation decision making is to understand the incentives for doing so, the needs of transportation and resource agencies, and barriers to implementation. These topics are discussed in this chapter, and potential solutions are identified in Chapter 4.
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11 is a primary incentive to develop or participate in conservation banks. The value of this incentive has translated to DOT willingness to pay for substantial enhancements to ecosystem conservation.
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12 environmental cost savings. For many DOTs, two related major obstacles are lack of data on the environment and the expense of collecting the needed environmental data.
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13 Barriers Despite the benefits, there are barriers to implementing ecosystem approaches. Key issues and categories of barriers identified through interviews are described, starting with those most frequently mentioned: • Lack of resources, especially time and staff, and to a lesser extent, training and the need for champions.
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14 function (or with resource agencies, benefit to a certain or listed species)
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15 environmental regulations that affect the transportation decision-making process are the CWA and the ESA. The assurance needs related to these two acts are described.
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16 The processes by which DOTs ensure they fulfill their environmental commitments are extremely important, as breakdowns in these processes can produce notable negative results. When transportation agencies fail to implement environmental commitments they face increased regulatory burdens, project delays, and loss of regulatory and resource agency and public trust, which affect the agency's ability to deliver the transportation program or individual projects in a cost-effective and timely manner.
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