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Everglades Classroom University of Miami
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FSS199 - A Freshman Seminar on the Everglades Economic
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School of International Studies
01-Nov--00
Missing Pieces in Ecosystem Restoration: The Case of the Florida Everglades
Economic Systems Research, VoL 12, No. 3, 2000
RICHARD WEISSKOFF
(Received January 1999; revised November 1999)
ABSTRACT The largest ecosystem restoration in the world-a $7.8 billion rescue package-is now beginning in the Florida Everglades. This paper examines both the economic impact of the restoration itself and those pieces that are 'missing' from the official project analysis; namely, increased tourism, urban construction, in-migration, and changing agricultural patterns. These pieces comprise a variety of scenarios that are tested for a 45 year planning period with an augmented input-output model derived from a regional SAM. The new output and employment generated by the 'missing pieces', which are small relative to the vast economic base of the region, do represent a considerable increase over the annual growth, especially by the year 2045. We conclude with a discussion of ways in which a growing regional economy might be reconciled with ecosystem restoration.
Everglades Litigation Workshop, UM Law Library
10/26/2000
• AgendaEverglades Litigation Workshop, UM Law Library
10/26/2000, AgendaIntroduction
Chronology
Central and Southern Florida Project
House Document 643
Establishment of CSFP ProjectEnvironmental Problems Arise
Ron Jones' Declaration
Scientist's testimony re nutrient cyclingFederal lawsuit
Federal case
USDC 88-1886
United States complaint
The plaintiff's first pleading
U.S. motion for summary judgment
The government's summary of the case
SWIM Plan
The state's environmental plan for the everglades
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Act
The state's legal basis for its environmental plan
Settlement Agreement
Settlement between federal and state parties
Form of the Settlement Agreement
Outline of the major provisions and issues in the Settlement
Consent Decree
Judge's approval of settlement agreement with proviso that affected parties may challenge administrative remedy implementationSWIM Challenge
SWIM Challenge cases
Cooperative v. SFWMD, DOAH 92-3038
Petitioner's challenge
Affected parties challenge of administrative remedy
Statement of Principles
Agreement between and federal and state parties
Everglades Forever Act
Legal codification of settlement in SWIM challenge
1. Ecosystem
Discuss the characteristics of the natural
un-impacted everglades ecosystem and how it
is different from the degraded ecosystem.
Your analysis should answer these questions:
a) What nutrient levels, habitat and vegetation
patterns, and water flow characterize the
natural and impacted ecosystems?
b) What does the federal government believe
causes nutrient loading in the everglades?
c) Do you believe other causes are possible?
d) What is the difference between a narrative
standard and a numeric one?
e) What is the limiting factor in everglades
ecosystem?
2. Federal Case
Discuss the government's arguments in U.S v.
SFWMD, USDC # 88-1886-CIV-Hoeveler as
outlined in its complaint.
Your analysis should answer these questions:
a) What is the main issue(s) outlined in the
plaintiff's complaint?
b) Why was the federal government the
plaintiff? Why wasn't the State of Florida,
or a concerned citizen, the moving
plaintiff?
c) Why did the plaintiff sue state agencies?
d) Use the U.S. complaint and the SA outline, to
illustrate your exposition.
3. Legal Structure
Discuss the legal framework within which the
federal and administrative actions where
played out. Talk about the jurisdictions, parties,
moving papers (pleadings) and the rules for them
within the legal system.
Your analysis should answer these questions:
a) Who are the parties in a lawsuit, what moving
papers are typically filed initially?
b) What is the difference between civil and
criminal cases?
c) What are statutes and case law? What is stare
decisis?
d) What are orders?
e) Can you appeal to a higher court? Outline
some of the appellate levels within the legal
system.
f) Give an example of a statute, case law, used
in a pleading.
g) Use the U.S. complaint, Coop petition, the SA
outline, to illustrate your exposition.
4. The Other Side
Argue the other side of the coin. Submit an
answer in response to the U.S. complaint, or
review the issues raised by the Cooperative in its
petition. Not all issues are set in stone. There is
a lot that is still in controversy. Defend the
agricultural interests or the state agencies.
Your analysis should answer these questions:
a) Is the federal government without blame
on the issue?
b) Focus on one issue
c) Discuss what you feel may be a weakness in
the federal government's arguments on that
issue.
c) What is your, or the defendant Ag, or agency
position? Defend it.
d) What would be fair resolution?
5. Independent Research
Using the Everglades Litigation web site,
www.law.miami.edu/everglades, research some
issue that interests you. Introduce your issue,
related to the everglades, or some aspect of
environmental science or policy in general.
Discuss how you attempted to use the tools on the
site.
Analyze two documents that your research found,
whether the document is located on the site, is
part of an outside link, or was found through a
chain of links, is irrelevant.
Your research must be specific, for e.g.,
a) How does mercury impact the everglades
ecosystem?, or
b) Where does the mercury found in the
everglades come from?, or
c) Who are the experts in mercury? What do they
think?
Any one of those items is sufficient for this
assignment. Substitute any issue or problem as
long as it is not so general that it would be difficult
to obtain a specific range of documents or answers.
If you read some of the hand outs, or visit the web
site, you should discover something that interests
you. Convert it into a question and that should help
you formulate a research item.Your analysis should answer these questions:
a) What is your issue?
b) How did you formulate your query, your
research?
c) What were your results? Did you get an
answer? What is it?
d) Was it difficult to get the right document?
e) Did you encounter problems?
f) Did you find new topics or sites along the way?
g) How would you improve the everglades web
site, or any other web site encountered in your
research? Be kind!
Ariola: Florida's Dirty Dozen
Fernandez: 'Glades and the Legal System
Lescan: Declaration of Ronald Jones
Mills: Miccosukees Fight for The Everglades
Noble: STA - Stormwater Treatment Areas
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