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Land Use Change and Ecosystem Valuation in North Georgia
Ngugi, Daniel; Mullen, Jeffrey D.; Bergstrom, John C. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2008
A model of land allocation at the aggregate watershed level was developed assuming profit/net benefit maximization under risk neutrality. The econometric land use model was analyzed as an equation by equation SURE model as all the independent variables were the same for both equations. In...
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Land Use Change and Ecosystem Valuation in North Georgia
Ngugi, Daniel; Mullen, Jeffrey D.; Bergstrom, John C. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2009
This study seeks to forecast land use change in a North Georgia ecosystem, and estimate the economic value of the … ecosystem using benefit transfer techniques. We forecast land use change based on a structural time series model and a simple …. Conservation efforts are likely to cost less than the cost of defensive behavior or ecosystem restoration. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005311015
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A Model of Agricultural Land Use, Costs, and Water Quality in the Chesapeake Bay
Fleming, Patrick - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011068766
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Economic and environmental impacts of implementing multiple agro-environmental policies in New Zealand
Daigneault, Adam; Greenhalgh, Suzie; Samarasinghe, Oshadhi - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
Agricultural and forestry GHG emissions are a key feature of New Zealand’s emissions profile, and New Zealand is the only country, to date, to have indicated that agricultural and forestry emissions will be covered under their domestic climate policy – the New Zealand Emissions Trading...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916176
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Modeling environmental risk and land management trade-offs in the Great Barrier Reef catchment
Mallawaarachchi, Thilak; Mazur, Kasia; Lawson, Kenton - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2007
We develop a catchment scale modeling framework to identify cost-effective strategies for joint onsite abatement and offsite mitigation of land-based pollution from agricultural activities that pose a risk to water quality in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). An illustrative example of the Barron...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004989455
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Benefit Transfer: Choice Experiment Results
Kerr, Geoffrey N.; Sharp, Basil M.H. - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2004
Benefit transfer entails using estimates of non-market values derived at one site as approximations to benefits at other sites. The method finds favour because it can be applied quickly and cheaply, however the validity of benefit transfer is frequently questioned. Published studies generally...
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The Existence Value of Peat Swamp Forest in Peninsular Malaysia
Mohd Azmi, M.I.; Cullen, Ross; Bigsby, Hugh R.; Awang … - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2009
Forests form the dominant natural ecosystem in Malaysia. About 55% of Malaysian land area is forested and endows a rich …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008802944
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Considering the Economic Value of Natural Design Elements at City Scale
Baghdadi, Omniya el-; Desha, Cheryl; Hargroves, Karlson - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2013
With increasing signs of climate change and the influence of national and international carbon-related laws and agreements, governments all over the world are grappling with how to rapidly transition to low-carbon living. This includes adapting to the impacts of climate change that are very...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010920076
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Results from the Farm Behaviour Component of the Integrated Economic-Hydrologic Model for the Watershed Evaluation of Beneficial Management Practices Program
Boxall, Peter C.; Weber, Marian; Perger, Orsolya; … - Department of Resource Economics and Environmental … - 2008
This report summarizes preliminary results from the Farm Behavior component of the South Tobacco Creek Integrated Modeling Project (STC Project) which is being undertaken as part of the Watershed Evaluation of BMPs (WEBs) Program. WEBS is a partnership between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009320472