Carried out within the framework of the AQAPA programme 2014-2019 of the French National Agency for Research (Agence Nationale de la Recherche, ANR), this study focuses on the stereotypical kitsch-based “staging” of tourist sites and resorts, taking as examples three Asian tourist regions characterized by the presence of ethnic minorities: Da Lat i...
Published in BMC Research Notes
BackgroundEnvenoming by south Asian hump-nosed pit vipers (Genus: Hypnale) is a significant health issue in Sri Lanka and in peninsular India. Bites by these snakes frequently lead to local envenoming, coagulopathy and acute renal failure even resulting in death. Recently the genus was revised and the existence of three species viz H. hypnale, H. n...
The I-5 Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project is a highway and transit project located on Interstate 5 (I-5) along a five mile corridor between Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon. Spanning two states, cities and counties, the CRC project has many different jurisdictional boundaries that can include different ideologies, requirements, and es...
Habitat Suitability Indices were used to evaluate terrestrial wildlife habitat impacts for a newly proposed 35-mile highway that runs through five different habitat types. Typically for transportation projects, detailed impact analysis of terrestrial wildlife is limited to federally listed Threatened and Endangered species, or even State sensitive ...
Applying a consistent and defensible approach to the evaluation of projects is a key challenge to today’s resource/land manager. Many projects require a high degree of planning and analysis to ensure that the impacts on natural resources are minimized, and that all relevant issues affecting the project are brought forward for consideration. Achievi...
In this paper, we offer an option for streamlining the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 process for roadway projects. Section 1309 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century addresses concerns relating to delays in implementing roadway projects and directs federal agencies to streamline the environmental review process. O...
