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Recent Work (2003)

“The mission of the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has expanded as it relates to transportation within the Adirondack Park. The Department has long recognized the unique character of the Adirondack Park and the role the transportation system plays not only in providing access, but also in determining the lasting visual experience for the Park visitor. The Travel Corridors in a very real way establish and verify the sense of the Park.” The statement above appears on the poster entitled New York State Department of Transportation Adirondack Park Projects, which includes a map of the Adirondacks and photos with location descriptions of twelve NYSDOT projects. The poster was originally developed to showcase these unique projects at the Grand Opening of the High Peaks Welcome Centers on the Adirondack Northway (I-87), and has since been on display at the centers. Using federal (ISTEA and TEA 21) funds as well as state dedicated transportation funds, these projects were initiated, designed and constructed out of the three NYSDOT regions covering the Adirondack Park. The projects are a representative sample of NYSDOT projects in the Adirondack Park which are sensitive to the unique resources of the Park and incorporate special aesthetic, cultural and environmental treatments to blend in with and enhance these resources. They include: • Rehabilitation of an Historic Stone Arch Bridge over the Ausable River • Bridge Replacement using Native Stone and Brick Treatments in Willsboro, NY • Reconstruction of the Adirondack Scenic Railroad • Opening of a Scenic Vista to Roaring Brook Falls along Route 73 • Construction of two High Peaks Welcome Centers on the Adirondack Northway (I-87) • Construction of a Canoe Launch and Public Access Site at Loon Lake • Bridge Replacement using Textured Formliners and Rustic Bridge Rail in Newcomb, NY • Development of an Interpretive Kiosk in Nobleboro, NY • Development of a Commemorative Monument in Old Forge, NY • Reconstruction of Route 3 incorporating Terraced Rock Cuts and Native Plantings • Rehabilitation of the Saranac Lake Rail Station • Construction of the Saranac Lake Recreational Path along the Adirondack Railroad All of the projects involved extensive coordination and partnerships with involved agencies including the Adirondack Park Agency; the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation; the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; local municipalities; environmental interest groups and the general public. This project is submitted relative to two important themes of the ICOET Conference: “Understanding the Ecosystem and Transportation System Connection” and “Establishing Strong Partnerships.”

    Cover page: New York State Department of Transportation Adirondack Park Projects
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    • Peer Reviewed
    UC Berkeley Previously Published Works (2021)
    The health impacts of climate change are substantial and represent a primary motivating factor to mitigate climate change. However, the health impacts in economic models that estimate the social cost of carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) have generally been made in isolation from health experts and have never been rigorously evaluated. Version 3.10 of the Framework for Uncertainty, Negotiation and Distribution (FUND) model was used to estimate the health-based portion of current SC-CO2 estimates across low-, middle-, and high-income regions. In addition to the base model, three additional experiments assessed the sensitivity of these estimates to changes in the socio-economic assumptions in the model. Economic impacts from adverse health outcomes represent ∼8.7% of current SC-CO2 estimates. The majority of these health impacts (74%) were attributable to diarrhea mortality (from both low- and high-income regions) followed by diarrhea morbidity (12%) and malaria mortality (11%); no other health impact makes a meaningful contribution to SC-CO2 estimates in current economic models. The results of the socio-economic experiments show that the health-based portion of SC-CO2 estimates are highly sensitive to assumptions regarding income elasticity of health effects, income growth, and use of equity weights. Improving the health-based portion of SC-CO2 estimates could have substantial impacts on magnitude of the SC-CO2. Incorporating additional health impacts not previously included in estimates of SC-CO2 will be a critical component of model updates. This effort will be most successful through coordination between economists and health researchers and should focus on updating the form and function of concentration-response functions.
      Cover page: Health Impacts of Climate Change as Contained in Economic Models Estimating the Social Cost of Carbon Dioxide
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      • Peer Reviewed
      Agricultural and Resource Economics Update (2009)

      Reducing Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Pre-plant Soil Fumigation: Lessons from the 2008 Ventura County Emission Allowance System

      Update on rbST Use in the California Dairy Industry

      The Emerging Global Biofuel Industry: The Biofuel Situation and Policies in Developing Countries

      Faculty Profile: W. Michael Hanemann—Climate, Water, and Ties to the Value of a Good Dessert

        Cover page: ARE Update Volume 12, Number 5
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        • Peer Reviewed
        Agricultural and Resource Economics Update (2010)

        Improving Air Quality by Reformulating Gasoline: How California Got It Right

        Costs of Methyl Iodide Non-Registration: Economic Analysis

        How Do Forward Contracts Affect Strawberry Prices?

          Cover page: ARE Update Volume 13, Number 5
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          Agricultural and Resource Economics Update (2012)

          Potential Economic Impacts of Draft Restrictions to Address Pesticide Drift and Runoff: Rice Case Study Analysis.

          Labor Relations in California Agriculture: Review and Outlook.

          Information Framing and Consumer Choices of Genetically Modified Food.

            Cover page: Agricultural and Resource Economics Update
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            • Peer Reviewed
            UC San Francisco Previously Published Works (2022)
            Rationale: Avoiding excess health damages attributable to climate change is a primary motivator for policy interventions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, the health benefits of climate mitigation, as included in the policy assessment process, have been estimated without much input from health experts. Objectives: In accordance with recommendations from the National Academies in a 2017 report on approaches to update the social cost of greenhouse gases (SC-GHG), an expert panel of 26 health researchers and climate economists gathered for a virtual technical workshop in May 2021 to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis and recommend improvements to the estimation of health impacts in economic-climate models. Methods: Regionally resolved effect estimates of unit increases in temperature on net all-cause mortality risk were generated through random-effects pooling of studies identified through a systematic review. Results: Effect estimates and associated uncertainties varied by global region, but net increases in mortality risk associated with increased average annual temperatures (ranging from 0.1% to 1.1% per 1°C) were estimated for all global regions. Key recommendations for the development and utilization of health damage modules were provided by the expert panel and included the following: not relying on individual methodologies in estimating health damages; incorporating a broader range of cause-specific mortality impacts; improving the climate parameters available in economic models; accounting for socioeconomic trajectories and adaptation factors when estimating health damages; and carefully considering how air pollution impacts should be incorporated in economic-climate models. Conclusions: This work provides an example of how subject-matter experts can work alongside climate economists in making continued improvements to SC-GHG estimates.
              Cover page: Global Health Impacts for Economic Models of Climate Change: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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