The Tampa Bay Estuary: An Oral History of Community Collaboration to Restore Ecological Integrity
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Interviewer
Ann B. Hodgson
Publication Date
August 2015
Date
June 2015
Abstract
An oral history interview with Dr. Scott Emery, Wetlands Director at the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission. Dr. Emery first became interested in ecology as a child, exploring a nearby wildlife refuge in upstate New York. He obtained his undergraduate degree at Williams College in Massachusetts and conducted research in their experimental forest. Dr. Emery then transitioned to aquatic research while pursuing a masters at Clemson and followed with a doctorate at the State University of New York at Stony Brook where his research focused on sharks. In this interview Dr. Emery discusses his work as a consultant in various Florida wetlands management projects, the history of the water wars over well fields owned by Pasco, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, the economics and politics of water use in the Tampa Bay area and the value of natural resource economics and quantifying the short and long-term benefits of preserving the environment.
Keywords
Wetlands, Water quality, Environmental aspects, Hillsborough County (Fla.). Environmental Protection Commission
Extent
01:14:00; 24 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.); Tampa Bay (Fla.)
Language
English
Digital Date
2015
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
T43-00004
Recommended Citation
Emery, Scott H., "Scott H. Emery Oral History Interview" (2015). The Tampa Bay Estuary: An Oral History of Community Collaboration to Restore Ecological Integrity. 4.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tb_estuary_ohp/4
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