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Climate change and coconut plantations in India: Impacts and potential adaptation gains

Naresh Kumar, S.; Aggarwal, P.K. - In: Agricultural Systems 117 (2013) C, pp. 45-54

The assessment of impact of climate change on coconut, a plantation crop, is challenging. However, the development of a simulation model (InfoCrop-COCONUT) has enabled the process. We present the first simulation analysis of the potential impacts of climate change on coconut productivity in...

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Tenure alone is not sufficient: monitoring is essential

Ostrom, Elinor; Nagendra, Harini - In: Environmental Economics and Policy Studies 8 (2007) 3, pp. 175-199

control—as the way to solve problems associated with high levels of deforestation. This will not work without extensive and …

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The effect of trade openness on deforestation: empirical analysis for 142 countries

Tsurumi, Tetsuya; Managi, Shunsuke - In: Environmental Economics and Policy Studies 16 (2014) 4, pp. 305-324

This study explores the effect of trade openness on deforestation. Previous studies do not find a clear effect of trade … openness on deforestation. We use updated data on the annual rate of deforestation for 142 countries from 1990 to 2003, treat … an increase in trade openness increases deforestation for non-OECD countries while slowing down deforestation for OECD …

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Modeling Amazon deforestation for policy purposes: reconciling conservation priorities and human development

Andersen, Lykke; Granger, Clive - In: Environmental Economics and Policy Studies 8 (2007) 3, pp. 201-210

Brazil has long ago removed most of the perverse government incentives that stimulated massive deforestation in the … municipality-level regression analysis, and shows what would be needed to construct an ideal model of deforestation processes. It …

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Land-saving approaches and beef production growth in Brazil

Martha, Geraldo B.; Alves, Eliseu; Contini, Elisio - In: Agricultural Systems 110 (2012) C, pp. 173-177

Increased food production can be achieved by incorporating more land into the productive process, by increasing productivity in already opened areas or by a combination of both strategies. By allowing a fraction of current pasture area to accommodate the expansion of food and biofuel crops...

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Residential preferences for stable electricity supply and a reduction in air pollution risk: a benefit transfer study using choice modeling in China

Ohdoko, Taro; Komatsu, Satoru; Kaneko, Shinji - In: Environmental Economics and Policy Studies 15 (2013) 3, pp. 309-328

This paper uses choice modeling surveys from the Chinese cities of Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, and Changsha, Hunan Province, to identify residential preferences for simultaneously increasing the stability of the electricity supply and decreasing the health risks from air pollution. Air pollution...

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Comparing costs and environmental benefits of strategies to combat acidification and ozone in Europe

Krewitt, Wolfram; Holland, Mike; Trukenmüller, Alfred; … - In: Environmental Economics and Policy Studies 2 (1999) 4, pp. 249-266

The European Commission has adopted a strategy to combat acidification; this program will reduce significantly the extent of the areas in the European Union where the tolerance of sensitive ecosystems to acidity is exceeded. Benefits due to reduced adverse effects on human health, crop...

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Meta-analysis of contingent valuation studies on air pollution-related morbidity risks

Vassanadumrongdee, Sujitra; Matsuoka, Shunji; … - In: Environmental Economics and Policy Studies 6 (2004) 1, pp. 11-47

Benefits of reduced morbidity are important information for cost-benefit analyses of air pollution control policies. With an increasing number of morbidity valuation studies, policymakers are facing some difficulty handling the accumulated information. This article uses a meta-analysis to attain...

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Willingness to pay for reduction in air pollution: a multilevel analysis

Carlsson, Fredrik; Martinsson, Peter - In: Environmental Economics and Policy Studies 4 (2001) 1, pp. 17-27

This paper presents the multilevel model approach to analyzing contingent valuation surveys of individuals’ willingness to pay for reductions in the level of air pollution. It is likely that individuals living in the same area are exposed to the same level of air pollution, and accordingly...

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Cost–benefit analysis of enforcing installation of particulate matter elimination devices on diesel trucks in Japan

Iwata, Kazuyuki - In: Environmental Economics and Policy Studies 13 (2011) 1, pp. 1-19

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