Daniel Press
University of California, Santa Cruz
21 Papers
145 Citations
Daniel Press is an academic researcher from University of California, Santa Cruz. The author has contributed to research in topics: Carbon neutrality & Sustainable agriculture. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 18 publications. Previous affiliations of Daniel Press include Santa Clara University.
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Papers
Agricultural nonpoint source water pollution policy: The case of California's Central Coast
TL;DR: A review of the agricultural nonpoint source (NPS) pollution policy literature can be found in this article, where the authors evaluate a newly adopted policy approach that addresses nonpoint sources of nutrient contaminants in the surface waters of one of the United States’ most agriculturally productive and environmentally pristine areas, California's Central Coast.
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Transitioning to sustainable agriculture requires growing and sustaining an ecologically skilled workforce
Liz Carlisle,Maywa Montenegro de Wit,Marcia S. DeLonge,Alastair Iles,Adam Calo,Christy Getz,Joanna Ory,Kate Munden-Dixon,Ryan E. Galt,Brett Melone,Reggie Knox,Daniel Press +11 more
- 01 Nov 2019
TL;DR: In the face of rapidly advancing climate change, biodiversity loss, and water scarcity, it is clear that global agriculture must swiftly and decisively shift toward sustainability as mentioned in this paper, and farmers and researchers have developed a thoroughly studied pathway to this transition: agroecological farming systems that mimic natural ecosystems, creating tightly coupled cycles of energy, water and nutrients.
The Role of Local Government in the Conservation of Rare Species
TL;DR: In the U.S. rare and endangered species protection is a public policy responsibility commonly ascribed to the federal or state governments as mentioned in this paper, and local involvement can have conservation payoffs throughout the United States.
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Democratic dilemmas in the age of ecology : trees and toxics in the American West
Daniel Press
- 01 Jan 1994
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the conflict between environmental political thought and democratic theory and ask whether successful environmental protection is beyond the capabilities of democratic decisionmaking, and introduce the primary debate in this confrontation as a choice between political centralization and decentralization.
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Achieving conservation objectives through production forestry: The case of Acacia koa on Hawaii Island
Liba Pejchar,Daniel Press +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the potential benefits and limitations of native tree forestry as an economically viable conservation tool in the context of a case study was explored, where the authors conducted interviews with practitioners and scientists to evaluate koa forestry as a means of restoring natural capital in Hawaii.
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