Opportunities and Challenges. The new Single Outcome Agreement for Dundee represents the shared aspirations of the Dundee Partnership, builds on the firm foundation of community planning in the city and promises renewed effort to improve the quality of life for the people of Dundee. Dundee is ideally placed to achieve this. The Partnership shares an ambitious vision for Dundee at the heart of a thriving city region. This is based increasingly on a knowledge economy with real strengths in Life Sciences, Digital Media and Creative Industries which are acknowledged nationally and internationally. Through collaboration with our college and universities we can generate and secure employment, contribute to local and national economic development and attract investment to Dundee. And as a 'learning city' we can connect our success in research and innovation on a global scale through to the higher attainment and achievement we aspire to in our schools and communities. The cultural transformation of Dundee is most vividly captured in the tantalising possibility of a new Victoria and Xxxxxx Museum as the centrepiece of the regenerated central waterfront - in itself a major economic and physical catalyst. The success of our city must be shared by all of our people and we will use all the opportunities created by our growth to underpin our efforts to tackle the poverty and health inequalities experienced by too many in Dundee. Our success in delivering the Single Outcome Agreement will, inevitably, be influenced by the context within which we exist. Our ambitious vision will continue to drive us even as we face the challenge of the local impact of global economic downturn.
Opportunities and Challenges. All three levels of government are directed to review not only the immediate area where the proposed activity will occur but adjoining areas that appear to be outside the law’s jurisdictional coverage. This type of review allows the agency to determine not only direct impacts but potential secondary and cumulative effects to the environment that might be associated with understanding the full scope of the project. The opportunity presented by similar project area review requirements increases the potential for comparing the project’s benefits and impacts and if needed, determining mitigation requirements. This comparison allows opportunities for more consistent agreement between the agencies. The Corps’ scope of analysis is referred to as the “federal action area”. The federal action area is defined (33 CFR 325 Appendices B and C) to include all waters of the U.S. as well as any additional area of non-waters where the Corps determines there is adequate federal control and responsibility to include it in the action area. The action area always includes upland areas in the immediate vicinity of the waters of the U.S. where the regulated activity occurs. The Corps analyzes all potential adverse environmental effects within the action area. DSL defines the proposed “project area” to mean the physical space in which the removal fill takes place (OAR 141-085). The project area will include the entire area of ground disturbance, even though not within waters of the state, including upland staging areas and access ways, both temporary and permanent to meet the laws intent. The Greenway’s code regulations come into play when an activity is proposed within one of the designated overlay zones and the activity does not meet exempted criteria. Depending on the type of activity, Greenway regulations can require review and conditions placed on activities landward of the top of bank within the overlay setback as well as riverward of the setback if it is deemed necessary. This can include activities such as resource enhancement, utility line maintenance and construction, grading, excavating, filling of soil for any reason and other topography altering activities below the ordinary high water xxxx. The Environmental code regulations come into play when an activity is proposed within an environmental zone and the activity does not meet exemption criteria. Unlike the diverse designated uses of the Greenway overlay zones, the Environmental zones are more generally categorized ...
Opportunities and Challenges. The agreement on the Association is a clear opportunity for the Kosovo society and the government to build functioning local institutions that will be inclusive and fully representative of its people. Many challenges remain, however, to be addressed by the Statute of the Association. The Statute should clarify all outstanding issues and diverging interpretations identified above, through clear and precise definitions of competences and working procedures for inter-institutional cooperation.
