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Do Conservation Easements Reduce Land Prices? The Case of South Central Wisconsin

Anderson, Kathryn; Weinhold, Diana - EconWPA - 2005

impact of conservation easements we replicate the results of Nickerson and Lynch (2001), finding a negative but statistically … statistically significant negative impact of conservation easements that ranges up to 50% of land values …

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Curbing Excess Sprawl with Congestion Tolls and Urban Boundaries

Anas, Alex; Rhee, Hyok-Joo - EconWPA - 2004

Using an urban land use model in which jobs and residences are spatially dispersed and mixed, we treat the general equilibrium of land, labor and product markets and the trade-off between labor supply, commuting and discretionary travel. We show that the decentralization of population and of...

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Examining Changes in the Value of Rural Land in New Zealand between 1989 and 2003

Stillman, Steven - EconWPA - 2005

This paper uses valuation data from Quotable Value New Zealand to examine changes in the value of the rural land in New Zealand between 1989 and 2003. The value of rural land reflects the profitability of agriculture as well as the returns to alternative land uses, and has a large impact on the...

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The likely regional impacts of an agricultural emissions policy in New Zealand: Preliminary analysis

Sin, Isabelle; Brunton, Emma; Hendy, Joanna; Kerr, Suzi - EconWPA - 2005

Hendy and Kerr (2005b) find that an emissions charge on agricultural methane and nitrous oxide of $25 per tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent would be likely to reduce New Zealand’s net land-use related emissions for commitment period one in the order of 3%, with full accounting. The...

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Creating Markets for Biodiversity: A Case Study of Earth Sanctuaries Ltd

Aretino, Barbara; Holland, Paula; Peterson, Deborah; … - EconWPA - 2001

conservation as its primary goal. Earth Sanctuaries Ltd (ESL) is the first publicly listed company in Australia with wildlife … conservation as its primary goal. Its focus to date is on conservation of small native mammals that are threatened by exotic … be a consistent and coordinated approach across jurisdictions for private conservation providers to access, keep …

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DETERMINANTS OF FORMAL OR INFORMAL ACCESS TO FOREST RESOURCES AND MONETARY VALUE OF ACCESS IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF FOREST RESERVE COMMUNITIES IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA.

Eric, Eboh; Chinedu, Ujah Oliver - EconWPA - 2005

. Moreover, poor households are most likely prone to protesting the current conservation and management strategy by resisting …

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MEASUREMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS OF FORESTS IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF FOREST RESERVES IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA

Eboh, Eric; Ujah, Oliver - EconWPA - 2005

.01 hectares of forest reserve trees per annum. This calls for a total overhaul and improvement in the conservation and management …

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Impacts of Native Vegetation and Biodiversity Regulations

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2004

on landholders, and that more effective and more transparent measures could be used to achieve biodiversity conservation …

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CONSERVATION OF NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES IN INDIA

Shastri, Rahul; Panth, Prabha; Moss, Aubrey - EconWPA - 2005

This study finds that the consumption of minerals and oil reserves of India has grown several times faster than the GNP. This has reduced the estimated reserves of several Non-renewable Resources (NRRs), whose estimated life spans in India vary from 9 to 47 years. It uses the Liontief Input...

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Cost Sharing for Biodiversity Conservation: A Conceptual Framework

Aretino, Barbara; Holland, Paula; Matysek, Anna; … - EconWPA - 2001

conservation than would be provided voluntarily by the private sector alone, there are two broad principles for determining who …

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