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An uncertainty approach to modelling climate change risk in South Africa

Cullis, James; Alton, Theresa; Arndt, Channing; … - 2015

This study represents the first attempt at an integrated approach to assessing the potential impacts of climate change on the national economy of South Africa via a number of (but not necessarily all) impact channels. The study focuses on outcomes by about 2050. The results show the multiple...

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An uncertainty approach to modelling climate change risk in South Africa

Cullis, James; Alton, Theresa; Arndt, Channing; … - 2015

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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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Costs Benefit Analysis of Different Rice Varieties in District Swat

Hussain, Anwar Hussain; Khattak, Naeem Ur Rehman Khattak; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

The study was conducted in district Swat during 2007 to make comparative cost benefit analysis of per acre rice … Rosh-97, Swat-1 and Swat-2 and Fakhr-e-Malakand was 2.24, 3.20, 1.80, 1.80, 1.46, 1.54 and4.36. The highest BCR value is … cultivation of Fakhr-e-Malakand variety should be given as against the growing traditional varieties in district Swat. …

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An Assessment of the Inequality in Income and Land Holdings among Rural Rice Farmers of District Swat

Khattak, Naeem Ur Rehman Khattak; Hussain, Anwar Hussain - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

The study was conducted in district Swat during 2007 to assess the degree of inequalities existing among rural rice …

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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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Assessing the Efficiency of Alternative Best Management Practices to Reduce Nonpoint Source Pollution in the Saline Bayou Watershed, Louisiana

Pokhrel, Bijay; Paudel, Krishna - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2015

the desired level of water quality in a given watershed. We used Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to identify … critical source areas within the Saline Bayou Watershed (HUC 11140208), Louisiana. SWAT model was calibrated and validated for …

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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

As environmental deterioration and global warming arouses more and more attention, identifying cleaner and more environmentally friendly energy sources is of interest to society. In addition to environmental concerns, both the high price of gasoline and the fact that the United States has heavy...

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Crop Choice, Rotational Effects and Water Quality Consequence in Up-Mississippi River Basin: Connecting SWAT Model with Dynamic Land Use Model

Ji, Yongjie; Rabotyagov, Sergey; Kling, Catherine L. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

In this research, we propose a framework to connect SWAT model with a dynamic discrete choice based land use model …

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