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The effect of forest land use on the cost of drinking water supply: A spatial econometric analysis
Abildtrup, Jens; Garcia, Serge; Stenger, Anne - In: Ecological Economics 92 (2013) C, pp. 126-136
Forest land use is often associated with the protection of water resources from contamination and the reduced cost of … drinking water supply. This study attempted to measure the value of the forest on the quality of water resources from a …. We found a significant negative effect of forest land use on water costs. We found no evidence of spatial spillovers …
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Spatial Interactions in Habitat Conservation: Evidence from Prairie Pothole Easements
Lawley, Chad; Yang, Wanhong - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
We examine the role of spatial interactions in conservation easements placed on prairie pothole habitat in western Canada. One of the goals of the conservation easement program we study is to protect contiguous habitat. We identify endogenous spatial interactions among conservation easements and...
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Difficult Choices: What Influences the Error Variance in a Choice Experiment
Marsh, Dan; Phillips, Yvonne - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2012
This is an updated version posted 12/12/12. In the previous version attribute labels in Table 5 were incorrect for tribs and jobs.
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Impact of Ethanol Plants on Local Land Use Change
Miao, Ruiqing - In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 42 (2013) 2
We investigate effects of corn-based ethanol plants on local land uses using county-level panel data for Iowa for 1997 through 2009 and an Arellano-Bond difference-generalized method-of-moments estimator. Our results show that ethanol plants have statistically significant effects on the...
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A Preliminary Consideration of Use and Non-Use Values Circumscribing the Lake Hume Water and Foreshore Management Plan
Crase, Lin; Gillespie, Rob - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2006
Lake Hume is a significant water storage located at the headwaters of the River Murray. It provides irrigation water, urban water supplies, flood mitigation and recreational benefits to a large and economically significant region. Water quality in Lake Hume has recently been the subject of...
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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...
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ECONOMIC VALUATION OF SOME WETLAND OUTPUTS OF MUD LAKE, MINNESOTA-SOUTH DAKOTA
Roberts, Lisa A.; Leitch, Jay A. - Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North … - 1997
The objective of this study was to estimate some economic values of Mud Lake, a managed, lacustrine wetland on the Minnesota-South Dakota border. Several outputs of Mud Lake were identified and an economic value was estimated for each. Flood control was valued at approximately $440 per acre,...
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An Economic Assessment of Policy Options To Reduce Agricultural Pollutants in the Chesapeake Bay
Ribaudo, Marc; Savage, Jeffrey; Aillery, Marcel P. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2014
In 2010, a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) was established for the Chesapeake Bay, defining the limits on emissions of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment necessary to reverse declines in the Bay’s quality and associated biological resources. Agriculture is the largest single source of...
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