Interregional comparison of karst disturbance: West-central Florida and southeast Italy

North, Leslie A.; Beynen, Kaya Van; Parise, Mario

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.11.018

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“…Fines that have been levied have increased by 35%, and the average number of consent orders for the four counties from 1995 to 2005 has increased by 55%. It should be noted that this figure is elevated by Hernando County, which had an increase over this period of 91% (North et al, 2009 (SWFWMD, 2004a(SWFWMD, , 2011b. This decrease has been achieved through incentives such as community education and rebates for more efficient irrigation systems and other water-saving technology.…”

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“…The Karst Disturbance Index created by van Beynen and Townsend (2005) uses environmental indicators to measure qualitative and quantitative human impacts on karst landscapes. It has been successfully applied in different countries by various researchers (Calò and Parise, 2006;van Beynen et al, 2007;De Waele, 2009;North et al, 2009;Day et al, 2011).…”

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A sustainability index for karst environments

Brinkmann¹,

Beynen²

2012

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With growing populations and ever increasing pressure on resources, the need to live sustainably with our environment has increased in significance. When considering such anthropogenic pressures, karst landscapes are as vulnerable, if not more so, than any other environment. Such vulnerability arises from the rapid transit times of percolating water, the poor filtering ability of carbonate bedrock, and the highly specialized biota of subterranean karst. The Karst Sustainability Index (KSI) was created as a standardized metric of sustainable development practices in karst settings. The KSI uses predetermined targets to ascertain the overall sustainability of a karst region. Indicators are designed to incorporate common measures of sustainability for the three domains of social, environmental, and economic resource use. Benchmarking the current state of karst environments allows the comparison of sustainability practices temporally and spatially to highlight areas where remedial policies or actions are needed. This is the first index to incorporate the emerging field of environmental sustainability with karst landscape assessment. To test the applicability of the KSI, a study was undertaken in the Tampa Bay Metropolitan Area, which encompasses four counties that are entirely karst. The TBMA was found to be progressing towards the sustainable management of karst resources, and the KSI provided a robust measure of sustainability.

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A sustainability index for karst environments

Brinkmann¹,

Beynen²

2012

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“…Aimed at presenting karst-specific approaches, the karst disturbance index (KDI) was proposed by van Beynen & Townsend (2005), and later modified by North et al (2009), to assess the impact of human activities on the karst environment. The KDI covers five categories (geomorphology, atmosphere, hydrology, biota and cultural factors), each composed of several attributes, which are, in turn, subdivided into a number of indicators.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The KDI covers five categories (geomorphology, atmosphere, hydrology, biota and cultural factors), each composed of several attributes, which are, in turn, subdivided into a number of indicators. Since its proposal, the KDI has been applied in a number of karst areas worldwide (Calò & Parise 2006;North et al 2009;Day et al 2011;Van Aken et al 2014;Porter et al 2016).…”

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Recent advances in karst research: from theory to fieldwork and applications

Parise

Gabrovšek

Kaufmann

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Karst landscapes and karst aquifers, which are composed of a variety of soluble rocks such as salt, gypsum, anhydrite, limestone, dolomite and quartzite, are fascinating areas of study. As karst rocks are abundant on the Earth's surface, the fast evolution of karst landscapes and the rapid flow of water through karst aquifers present challenges from a number of different perspectives. This collection of 25 papers deals with different aspects of these challenges, including karst geology, geomorphology and speleogenesis, karst hydrogeology, karst modelling, and karst hazards and management. Together these papers provide a state-of-the-art review of the current challenges and solutions in describing karst from a scientific perspective.

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“…In many karst regions, the human impact on these fragile ecosystems is significant (van Beynen and Townsend, 2005;Calò and Parise, 2006;van Beynen et al, 2007;North et al, 2009). This is especially true along coasts where seasonal increases in population have deleterious impacts.…”

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