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Earth Observations in Social Science Research for Management of Natural Resources and the Environment: Identifying the Contribution of the U.S. Land Remote Sensing (Landsat) Progra...

Macauley, Molly K. - 2009

This paper surveys and describes the peer-reviewed social science literature in which data from the U.S. land remote sensing program, Landsat, inform public policy in managing natural resources and the environment. The Landsat program has provided the longest collection of observations of Earth...

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From natural resources and environmental accounting to construction of indicators for sustainable development

Alfsen, Knut H.; Greaker, Mads - 2006

Norway has a long history in trying to develop management tools for sustainable development. From the early development … of developing sustainable development indicators, experiences have been gained. The paper seeks to both describe the … against large-scale development of information systems, without due regard to the final utilisation of the output. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011968248

Measuring Ecosystem Service Benefits: The Use of Landscape Analysis to Evaluate Environmental Trades and Compensation

Boyd, James; Wainger, Lisa - 2003

Ecosystem compensation and exchange programs require benefit analysis in order to guarantee that compensation or trades preserve the social benefits lost when ecosystems are destroyed or degraded. This study derives, applies, and critiques a set of ecosystem benefits indicators (EBIs). Organized...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005442609

Alternative Climate Policies and Intertemporal Emissions Leakage: Quantifying the Green Paradox

Fischer, Carolyn; Salant, Stephen - 2012

Efforts to limit cumulative emissions over the next century may be partially thwarted by the responses of fossil fuel suppliers. Current price-cost margins for major reserves are ample, leaving scope for significant price reductions if climate policies reduce demand for fossil fuels through...

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Modeling the Costs and Environmental Benefits of Disposal Options for End-of-Life Electronic Equipment: The Case of Used Computer Monitors

Palmer, Karen; Macauley, Molly; Shih, Jhih-Shyang; … - 2001

Managing the growing quantity of used electronic equipment poses challenges for waste management officials. In this paper, we focus on a large component of the electronic waste stream—computer monitors—and the disposal concerns associated with the lead embodied in cathode ray tubes (CRTs)...

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Assessing Investment in Future Landsat Instruments: The Example of Forest Carbon Offsets

Macauley, Molly K.; Shih, Jhih-Shyang - 2010

We extend the theory of quality-adjusted expenditure indices to estimate benefits from public investment. In particular, we model the selection of new instruments (in the form of remote-sensing devices) to enhance the longest-operating U.S. satellite-based land-observing program, Landsat. We...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008602820

Marine Protected Areas: Economic and Social Implications

Sanchirico, James; Cochran, Kathryn; Emerson, Peter - 2002

This paper is a guide for citizens, scientists, resource managers, and policy makers, who are interested in understanding the economic and social value of marine protected areas (MPAs). We discuss the potential benefits and costs associated with MPAs as a means of illustrating the economic and...

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The Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP): Some Implications for the Forest Industry

Sedjo, Roger A. - 2010

The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) of the Department of Agriculture has proposed regulations to implement the new Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). Authorized in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, BCAP is designed to ensure that a sufficiently large base of new nonfood,...

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Carbon Neutrality and Bioenergy: A Zero-Sum Game?

Sedjo, Roger A. - 2011

Biomass, a renewable energy source, has been viewed as “carbon neutral”—that is, its use as energy is presumed not to release net carbon dioxide. However, this assumption of carbon neutrality has recently been challenged. In 2010 two letters were sent to the Congress by eminent scientists...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008914180

Effects of Global Fisheries on Developing Countries: Possibilities for Income and Threat of Depletion

Eggert, Håkan; Greaker, Mads - 2009

additional positive impact by promoting the development of property rights in response to increased fish exploitation. The WTO …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010541893

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