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REVA'S WEB-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION TOOLKIT (EDT)
Citation:
Smith, E R. REVA'S WEB-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION TOOLKIT (EDT). EPA/600/C-05/016, 2004.
Impact/Purpose:
Provide regional-scale, spatially explicit information on the extent and distribution of both stressors and sensitive resources.
Develop and evaluate techniques to integrate information on exposure and effects so that relative risk can be assessed and management actions can be prioritized.
Predict consequences of potential environmental changes under alternative future scenarios.
Effectively communicate economic and quality of life trade-offs associated with alternative environmental policies.
Develop techniques to prioritize areas for ecological restoration.
Identify information gaps and recommend actions to improve monitoring and focus research.
There are two task objectives that reflect the work done by LCB in support of the ReVA Program objectives:
Provide information management, spatial analysis support, and data and information accessibility for the ReVA Program
Provide program management support, technology transfer, and outreach.
Description:
ReVA’s pilot region has been the Mid-Atlantic Region, which includes EPA Region III along with watersheds feeding the Chesapeake Bay. EPA’s Office of Research and Development has worked in partnership with the EPA regional office, other agencies, universities, and stakeholders in the region in the Mid-Atlantic Integrated Assessment or MAIA program. ReVA contributes to the broader MAIA effort and in this pilot has developed approaches that will be applied in other regions of the U.S. in future years. You can learn more about MAIA at the EPA MAIA website.