Showing 1 - 10 of 72
Statistical summarizations of literature review databases using meta-regression analysis provide insight into the differences in past estimates of economic variables such as benefits and price elasticities. The panel nature of the data is an issue that has not received adequate attention in past...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005513892
Recently many state and federal agencies in the U.S. have embraced an ecosystems management approach to environmental protection and regulation. This approach requires a high degree of cooperation between natural and social scientists to translate policy objectives into research hypotheses,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005513900
continue to be important feedstocks for ethanol and biodiesel production, but cellulose feedstocks (agricultural crop residues …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005513911
Determining appropriate topics and target audiences is essential to design effective educational outreach programs. Based on landowner responses to a mail survey, we determined both the importance and the availability of wildlife and forest management information topics to Mississippi...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005513937
This study determines the likely effect of cost-share incentives on participation in the Tennessee Forest Stewardship Program and identifies other factors that may contribute to participation. A random utility model is used to determine the probability that a landowner will choose to participate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005513939
The feasibility of integrating ethanol production into an existing sugar mill was analyzed by a stochastic spreadsheet … alternatives. Sugarcane has been proven to work well in the production of ethanol in Brazil. The results indicated existing U ….S. sugar mills could economically switch to ethanol production. As imports into the United States threaten to undermine the U …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005513967
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005513994
Efficient allocation of water requires knowledge of water's value in both consumptive and nonconsumptive uses. This study estimates the marginal value of water in lake recreational and aesthetic (RA) use. An hedonic price equation (employing the Box-Cox functional form) indicates lake front...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005469125
projects. The U.S. ethanol industry has been growing rapidly, and biodiesel production is poised for similar growth. Producer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005469149
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005469175