This paper describes specific ways in which the analysis of ecosystem goods and services can be included in terrestrial carbon sequestration assessments and planning. It specifically reviews the U.S. Geological Survey’s LandCarbon assessment methodology for ecosystem services. The report...

pt. 1. Setting the context for water management in New Mexico -- pt. 2. The historical, legal, and institutional setting of water policy in New Mexico -- pt. 3. THe economics of water management in New Mexico -- pt. 4. Contemporary challenges in water management -- pt. 5. Conclusion.

I compare the price elasticity of economic and political preferences. My central hypothesis is that willingness to pay, whether expressed verbally or through cash transactions, is more price-elastic for economic consumption goods than for public goods. I ...