2013 open space conference - david batker
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Just one of the presentations from the 2013 Open Space Conference on May 16 at the Golden Gate Club in the Presidio of San Francisco. More information about the day can be found here: http://openspacecouncil.org/community/conference.phpTRANSCRIPT
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David BatkerExecutive Director
An Economic Approach to Natural Resources and
Open Space5.16.13
Bay Area Open Space Council
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501(c)3 founded in 1998
Earth Economics
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Open space is a valuable, essential economic asset.
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Hills above Uvas Rervoir, Santa Clara County
Photo Copyright: Peninsula Open Space
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The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park, Santa Cruz County
Photo Copyright: Advocates of Nisene Marks and the Nisene Marks Trail Crew
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Butano Redwoods State Park, San Mateo County
Photo Copyright: Michael Macor
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Former mercury mine site, Alameda County
Photo Copyright: Jane Huber
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Rockville Trails, Region/District, Solano County
Photo Copyright: Jorge Fleige
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Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, East Bay Regional Park District, Contra Costa County
Photo Copyright: Annie Burke
All rights reserved by Annie on Arch
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Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve, Marin County
Photo Copyright: Derek Wilson
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Mt. St. Helena, Robert Louis Stevenson State Park Napa County
Photo Copyright: John A. Vlahides
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Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Sonoma County
Photo Copyright: Ted Judah, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park
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1913
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Breaker Boys
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History San Jose
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Sonoma County Library
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Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Eartheconomics
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GoalsMeasures
Policies/ToolsFunding Mechanisms
Outcomes
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Built Capital Social Capital Human Capital Natural Capital
Four Types of Capital
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Every economy is contained within a
watershed
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Loss of Natural Capital
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Figure 1. Track of Hurricane Katrina, August 23-29, 2005, showing spatial extent and storm intensity along its path (source: NOAA)
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$200 Billion
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Open space is essential to a prosperous and
sustainable economy.
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2013
FEMA adopts ecosystem service valuation
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Ecosystem Services
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Goods
Food
Water Supply
Medicine
Fiber
Fuel
Minerals
Carbon
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ServicesFlood Risk Reduction
Gas & Climate Stability
Water Quality
Fire Risk Reduction
Soil Erosion Control
Sediment Transport
Natural Pest and Disease Control
Soil Formation
Water Flow and Temperature Regulation
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Supporting Functions
Pollination
Biodiversity and Habitat
Nutrient Cycling
Net Primary Production
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Cultural Functions
Aesthetic
Recreation
Cultural Values
Spiritual & historic
Science & education
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Presentation Executive Office of the
President
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SC3
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Provisioning Assets
Beneficiaries
Impairments
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Funding Mechanisms
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Applications
Accounting
Benefit-Cost Analysis
Monetary Value of Natural Capital Benefits
Rate of return on investment
Budget/Funding Mechanisms
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Open space an essential economic asset.
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Backup Slides
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Watershed InvestmentDistrict
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Benefit/Cost Analysis
Rate of Return on Investment
Environmental Impact Assessment
Economic Returns on Conservation
Jobs Analysis
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…for the greatest good, of the greatest number, for the longest time
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History
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Tolt River Levee Setback
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Provisioning Assets
Beneficiaries
Impairments
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Accounting for Natural Capital
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Seattle Public Utilities
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Seattle Public Utilities
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…for the greatest good, of the greatest number, for the longest time
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Elimination of Polio
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Identify ValueModel and Map
Analyze Fund
What ecosystem services are important to our economy and quality of life?
Identify ValueModel and Map
Analyze Fund
What are these ecosystem services worth to our economy (in dollars)?
Identify ValueModel and Map
Analyze Fund
Where are on the landscape are these ecosystem services provisioned, who is benefiting from them and what are their
impairments?
Identify ValueModel and Map
Analyze Fund
What are our goals? What local and regional policies are supportive of our goals? Where
is there redundancy? What opportunities exist?
Identify ValueModel and Map
Analyze Fund
What are our investment options?
Steps 1-5
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Bay area presentation:GM and EDs of orgs. 50/50
Public funding: 80%Soln at Scale of problem
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Bay area presentation:GM and EDs of orgs. 50/50
Public funding: 80%Soln at Scale of problem
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Meeting with AnnieNatural cap. Increases
ES (buzz word) intrensic, butrfly don’t need montiz, workSFPUC example and accounting changes: Tim
Ground waterFEMA and flooding
ACE total investment in the Bay AreaWhat can people do??
Contribute to our work…Tangible next stepsFunding at the scale of the problem, how much do we
need. Annie message: open space Council: bringing
the value of working together. Maps, funding glue between agencies, FSPUC, park dist, land trusts, commonalities, conf (intangibles) social capital
collaborative culture. Working groups. Bay Area and careAnnie to provide: 1.map of bay area protected lands. 10
2. conservation lands map, essential for biodiversity3. photos of open lands, people,
WE support all the grantees.
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Santa Clara County Photos, some of these will be
Substituted out for slides from the other 9 counties
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Pajoro River Corridore TNC
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Burrowing Owl
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Rancho Canada Vista