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Creator:: Ayele, Zeleke Ewnetu
Abstract:: Past afforestation programs launched to promote private and community woodlots in rural Ethiopia have not been based on clear understanding of the incentives and constraints of smallholder farmers. This study investigated the characteristic differences between tree-growing and non-tree-growing farm households and identified factors influencing farmers’ tree-growing decisions from a farming...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Resources, presented on December 9, 2008. Title: Smallholder Farmers’ Decision Making in Farm Tree

Creator:: Bu, Meidan
Abstract:: This dissertation consists of three essays that collectively address the importance of accounting for spatial heterogeneity and spatial dependence of environmental assets and natural resources in policy making. The first essay examines the value of different wetland ecosystem services using an expanded meta-dataset of valuation studies in North America. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of land management activities should be an important factor to consider in the land use decision

Creator:: Marshall, Kandice Kleiber
Abstract:: Two essays are focused on crop choice and the growth of corn production in the Corn Belt and surrounding areas. The first essay develops a partially degenerate nested logit model to examine the effect of price islands and local ethanol capacity on corn production and crop mix. The primary data...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: land use scenarios are drawn from Soil and Water Assessment Tool esti- mation and are used in an

Creator:: Gutierrez, Evan Erasmo
Abstract:: A fundamental problem that emerges during the planning of a city or neighborhood is how to prioritize sustainable development criteria and where to focus efforts. Solving this problem is a complex task requiring an integrated approach, which considers environmental, economic, and social criteria, as well as stakeholder preferences. Given the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: decision making to foster sustainable land use decisions through tools to consider environmental and

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