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A Spatially Explicit Watershed Scale Optimization of Cellulosic Biofuels Production
Song, Jingyu; Gramig, Benjamin M. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
explicit approach to examine fields within a watershed and explores the conditions under which the agricultural land in the … watershed can meet the demand of a biorefinery. Costs of two dedicated energy crops, switchgrass and miscanthus, are compared … production and pollution constraints in the Wildcat Creek Watershed in Indiana, USA. The process of using a genetic algorithm to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880965
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The On-Site and Downstream Costs of Soil Erosion in the Magat and Pantabangan Watersheds
Francisco, Herminia A.; Cruz, Wilfrido; Conway, Zenaida T. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 1988
This article report is a condensed version of “The On-Site and Downstream Costs of Soil Erosion,” PIDS Technical Report 87-04 of the Upland Resource Policy Program. It estimates the economic costs arising from indiscriminate exploitation of the uplands. It also offers a practical methodology...
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Soil and Water Conservation Planning: Policy Issues and Recommendations
David, Wilfredo P. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 1988
This article is prepared for the Upland Policy Conference on March 14, 1988. It discusses the degree of soil erosion in various watersheds based on classified descriptive parameters. It also proposes land use planning and allocation scheme.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005092913
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The On-Site and Downstream Costs of Soil Erosion in the Magat and Pantabangan Watersheds
Francisco, Herminia A.; Cruz, Wilfrido; Conway, Zenaida T. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 1988
This article report is a condensed version of “The On-Site and Downstream Costs of Soil Erosion,” PIDS Technical Report 87-04 of the Upland Resource Policy Program. It estimates the economic costs arising from indiscriminate exploitation of the uplands. It also offers a practical methodology...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184817
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Soil and Water Conservation Planning: Policy Issues and Recommendations
David, Wilfredo P. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 1988
This article is prepared for the Upland Policy Conference on March 14, 1988. It discusses the degree of soil erosion in various watersheds based on classified descriptive parameters. It also proposes land use planning and allocation scheme.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184844
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Institutions and forest management: A case study from Swat, Pakistan
Kruseman, Gideon; Pellegrini, Lorenzo - 2008
Deforestation in the North western part of Pakistan is a long standing problem. The Forestry Department, as formal managers of the forest resources, has been undergoing a long reform process aimed at improving its performance. This reform process has not resulted in less deforestation. From the...
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The potential of Russia to increase its wheat production through cropland expansion and intensification
Schierhorn, Florian - 2015
This dissertation addresses the primary objective to systematically quantify untapped agricultural potentials in European Russia, where widespread abandoned agricultural lands and large yield gaps co-exist. We developed a spatial allocation model to produce annual cropland and cropland...
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Modeling the Production of Multiple Ecosystem Services: Appendix
Liu, Tingting; Merrill, Nathaniel H.; Gold, Arthur J.; … - In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 42 (2013) 1
NOTE: This supplemental material and any errors or omissions contained herein are solely the responsibility of the author(s). Agricultural and Resource Economics Review provides this material as a courtesy and therefore does not subject it to a formal or informal review.
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Modeling the Production of Multiple Ecosystem Services from Agricultural and Forest Landscapes in Rhode Island
Liu, Tingting; Merrill, Nathaniel H.; Gold, Arthur J.; … - In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 42 (2013) 1
watershed scale. We also investigate the effects of stressors such as land use change, climate change, and choices in land … watershed in Rhode Island. Our key finding is that choices in land use and land management practices create tradeoffs across …
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An Assessment of the Causes of Drop outs in Primary Schools of Mountainous Areas of District Swat
Hussain, Anwar Hussain; Khattak, Naeem Ur Rehman Khattak; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The study was conducted in the mountainous areas of district Swat in the year 2010 to assess the causes of drop outs in …
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