Sentences with phrase «in land use decisions»

Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, a de Blasio ally who is currently at odds with the mayor over a proposed Sunnyside development, recently told NY1's Inside City Hall that the mayor has to respect the Council's role in land use decisions.

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FIRST AXIOM: The needs of the land - system itself must be represented in any decision - making concerning the use of the land.

This three - year project will determine the economic value of these «ecosystem services» received from conserved land and clean water, and incorporate the information into decision - making for smart land use in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Mr. Johnson, 35, who represents the West Village, Chelsea and areas of Midtown Manhattan, had been considered among the front - runners for the job, the second most powerful political perch in New York City, with responsibilities for land - use decisions and approval of the city's $ 86 billion annual budget.

Mr. Johnson said he would approach land - use decisions by trying «to get to a place of yes»; that he wanted to take steps to «eradicate hunger in New York City»; and that he would deal with the prospect of tighter budgets — because of the new federal tax law or a potential economic downturn — by guarding funding for «programs and everyday things that affect the most New Yorkers and the poorest New Yorkers, to ensure that they don't get cut.»

The job of Council speaker is almost certainly the second-most influential political perch in the nation's largest city, with the power to reshape New York's physical layout through land - use decisions, and its municipal services through the budget, now $ 86 billion and growing.

«After a catalogue of complaints by the Mahin people of different communities of the acts and omission of the present Amapatu of Mahin, particularly with respect to the kingdom territorial integrity, land use, chieftaincy matters, including the issue of the Alaboto of Aboto and minor chiefs in Igbokoda; the meeting supported the decision of the Mahin kingmakers passing a vote of no confidence on the Monarch and declaring the seat vacant for the time being.

While the job of borough president has lost much of its influence since the days of the city Board of Estimates, borough presidents do still retain a significant role in approving and shaping land - use and zoning decisions, a topic Menin was happy to focus on.

Excerpt: «I will work in the Legislature to further incentivize in - fill developments across the state, and ensure that transportation resources properly reward smart land - use decisions on the local level.»

The legal claim launched last August by Malone Real Estate LLC in Essex County Supreme Court contends permitting decisions were made in violation of Saranac Lake's land - use zoning procedure.

The governor who assured all its citizens, especially those from the Eastern Senatorial Zone that no Bill has been sent to Kogi State House of Assembly in that regard, specifically said the decision was in line with the 1965 Northern Nigeria Government Grazing Reserve Law and modified 1978 Land Use Decree of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Marc has long advocated for lower taxes, reining in the size, scale and scope of government, sustainable economic development, smart land use decisions, and demanding greater government accountability, accessibility & responsiveness.

«The city joined the appeal as an act of good faith as part of those talks, and to defend the broader city land use rules, which were not at issue in the earlier decision but were likely to arise once an appeal was heard.»

«Our city's charter put the Council, not an unelected board, in charge of land use decisions,» Halloran wrote.

The review could potentially take up issues such as whether to increase public participation in land - use decisions, alter the way budget decisions are made and question the checks and balances between the mayor and the Council.

They argued that the city's land use approval process obviously needs to be reformed, since large development plans can be implemented without any real role for communities in the decision - making process.

The town's zoning and planning boards along with the town board vote on land use in the town but are guided by state and local laws on their decisions.

The longtime board member played an important role in just about every land use and preservation decision in the district, including the creation of Hudson River Park.

Olson says Dogtooth Bend farmers and landowners, members and staff of the Len Small Levee and Drainage District, community and state - level leaders, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have some difficult decisions ahead in repairing the current landscape and preparing for future flood events — decisions that affect future land uses, resource allocations, and the livelihoods of the people of southern Illinois.

The groups said the United States should make the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of forests in developing nations a central goal of federal climate legislation, as tropical deforestation and other land - use decisions account for about 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Therefore, he and his colleagues hope that decision - makers and other actors involved in land use planning in the Amazon region will take the implications of the study into account.

Policy makers and managers could use the index to guide decision making — for example, about whether offshore wind energy should be expanded in the U.S., whether land or ocean conservation measures will benefit coral reefs in Fiji and how marine - zoning plans in Brazil might affect overall ocean health.

The result was a scientific decision to agree to disagree, said Helmut Haberl, one of the lead authors of the chapter on agriculture, forests and land use and a professor in the Institute of Social Ecology at Alpen Adria University in Austria.

The industry has faltered because of declining global demand and low natural gas prices, which have encouraged electric power companies to use gas instead of coal to generate electricity, said Ray Rasker, executive director of Headwaters Economics, an independent research group focusing on the economic implications of land management decisions in the West.

In land - use decision making, carbon storage capacity is a benefit that should be considered as well, the paper says.

This dual resource will meet the needs of land managers making economic decisions regarding livestock production and field treatments; university students in wildlife and range sciences conducting class exercises and field research; K - 12 educators during field botany excursions, teaching the use of dichotomous keys, and ecosystem studies; and recreationists engaged in nature study.

Human decisions have introduced additional perturbations to the carbon cycle, in the form of fossil - fuel burning, cutting down forests, and land use changes, just to name a few.

Local fair housing organizations should monitor land use and zoning decisions and advocate for low - income housing to be set aside in new communities that are attached to strong schools.

The Planning Commission's role was to make «a land - use decision, not an educational decision,» commission Chairman Bill Kuhlman told about 100 parents, students and community members in attendance.

Or — again, if Schroeder is right about the impacts — be aligned with ABC's vision of «an Americas - wide landscape where diverse interests collaborate to ensure that native bird species and their habitats are protected, where their protection is valued by society, and they are routinely considered in all land - use and policy decision - making»?

Use your pragmatism wisely and just as in the cockpit, look at all the potential scenarios regarding what kind of landing we are in for based on our decisions as a global community.

The responsibilities of local governments give them large influence over energy use in their communities through land use and zoning, building requirements, property taxes and transfers, transportation investment decisions, economic and workforce development, and, in many cases, the provision of services such as water and electricity.

Because land - use decisions are local, Geyer explains, he and his colleagues examined five prominent «sun - to - wheels» energy conversion pathways — ethanol from corn or switchgrass for internal combustion vehicles, electricity from corn or switchgrass for BEVs, and PV electricity for BEVs — for every county in the contiguous United States.

The science outcomes are part of an ongoing adaptive management process that is essential to sound decision making in the NPR - A and can serve as a model for other Arctic regions facing climate and land - use uncertainty.

To help stop deforestation — and to reduce the heat - trapping emissions that cause global warming — we need to make smart decisions that shift consumption and land use patterns in less wasteful directions.

The BLM will make separate decisions as to whether or not to authorize individual solar energy projects in conformance with the existing land use plan (s) as amended by the Solar PEIS ROD.

A land use plan is a set of decisions that establish management direction for land within a BLM administrative area, as prescribed under the planning provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA); it is an assimilation of land - use - plan - level decisions developed through the planning process outlined in 43 CFR 1600, regardless of the scale at which the decisions were develoland use plan is a set of decisions that establish management direction for land within a BLM administrative area, as prescribed under the planning provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA); it is an assimilation of land - use - plan - level decisions developed through the planning process outlined in 43 CFR 1600, regardless of the scale at which the decisions were develoland within a BLM administrative area, as prescribed under the planning provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA); it is an assimilation of land - use - plan - level decisions developed through the planning process outlined in 43 CFR 1600, regardless of the scale at which the decisions were develoLand Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA); it is an assimilation of land - use - plan - level decisions developed through the planning process outlined in 43 CFR 1600, regardless of the scale at which the decisions were develoland - use - plan - level decisions developed through the planning process outlined in 43 CFR 1600, regardless of the scale at which the decisions were developed.

Depending of the reported commitment period, accounting of the LULUCF activities under the Kyoto Protocol shall apply guidelines contained in the following decisions: The annex to decision 16 / CMP.1: Land use, land - use change and forestry provides rules for accounting of LULUCF activities under KP in the first commitment perLand use, land - use change and forestry provides rules for accounting of LULUCF activities under KP in the first commitment perland - use change and forestry provides rules for accounting of LULUCF activities under KP in the first commitment period.

The annex to decision 2 / CMP.7: Land use, land - use change and forestry provides rules for accounting of LULUCF activities under KP in the second commitment perLand use, land - use change and forestry provides rules for accounting of LULUCF activities under KP in the second commitment perland - use change and forestry provides rules for accounting of LULUCF activities under KP in the second commitment period.

For the first commitment period decision 15 / CMP.1 Guidelines for the preparation of the information required under Article 7 of the Kyoto Protocol stipulates that each Party included in Annex I shall include in its annual greenhouse gas inventory information on anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks from land use, land - use change and forestry activities under Article 3, paragraph 3, and, if any, elected activities under Article 3, paragraph 4, in accordance with Article 5, paragraph 2, as elaborated by any good practice guidance in accordance with relevant decisions of the COP / MOP on land use, land - use change and forestry.

Though REDD + includes an international accountability mechanism, case studies in Brazil and Indonesia, where civil society participated in and challenged land - use decisions, demonstrate that this will probably be insufficient for achieving REDD + goals.

Given the immense possibility for carbon markets in the future land owners should give serious consideration to carbon values in making land use decisions.

Land use decisions should better consider allowing building (or rebuilding) in flood prone areas;

Klein is currently working on several land - sea conservation planning projects in which she is studying how such land - based activities as farming, mining, and coastal development impact marine ecosystems and using the information to inform marine and terrestrial management decisions.

Many negotiators tell Ecosystem Marketplace that REDD itself is no longer a contentious issue, but that things get hairy when they try to digest the decision made in Bali to expand the land - use debate from REDD alone into broader issues of «conservation, sustainable management of forests, changes in forest cover and associated carbon stocks and greenhouse gas emissions and the enhancement of forest carbon stocks to enhance action on mitigation of climate change and to the consideration of reference levels.»

Ill - advised decisions on how we use land and manage water could undermine food, water and energy security in the decades to come.

While it is impossible to know what decisions are made in the development process of each model, it seems plausible that choices are made based on agreement with observations as to what parameterizations are used, what forcing datasets are selected, or whether an uncertain forcing (e.g. mineral dust, land use) or feedback (indirect aerosol effect) is incorporated or not.

But when it comes to decisions on oil drilling, whether in the Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean or other Federal lands, it is using the wrong basis for decision making.

Because the society is so racist and because racism touches every institution — employment, housing, education, facility siting, land use decisions — you really can't extract race out of decisions that are being made by persons who are in power when the power arrangements are unequal.»

Welcomes the agreement achieved by the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol on its work pursuant to decisions 1 / CMP.1, 1 / CMP.5 and 1 / CMP.6 in the areas of land use, land - use change and forestry (decision - / CMP.7), emissions trading and the project - based mechanisms (decision - / CMP.7), greenhouse gases, sectors and source categories, common metrics to calculate the carbon dioxide equivalence of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks, and other methodological issues (decision - / CMP.7) and the consideration of information on potential environmental, economic and social consequences, including spillover effects, of tools, policies, measures and methodologies available to Annex I Parties (decision - / CMP.7);