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Economic and environmental implications of alternative landscape designs in the Walnut Creek Watershed of Iowa

Creator:: Coiner, Colette
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: chapters four, five, and six. In addition to the economic results, the tradeoffs between economics and

The economics of western juniper management on ranches located in the John Day Ecological Province of north-central Oregon

Creator:: Aldrich, Gwendolyn A.
Abstract:: Western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis Hook) is a species of juniper native to arid regions of the Pacific Northwest. The western juniper tree has a number of competitive strategies that, in conjunction with an almost complete removal of fire from the ecosystem, have resulted in a significant expansion of its population...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Essays on the economics of wildlife management

Creator:: Rashford, Benjamin S.
Abstract:: Wildlife managers are on the front lines of the effort to conserve wildlife and are required to do so cost-effectively. This dissertation consists of three manuscripts that integrate economics and ecology to inform cost-effective wildlife management. The first and second manuscripts focus on identifying cost-effective wildlife management plans. The third...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: economic and ecological principles to identify cost-effective management plans. Bio-physical simulation

Current and Future Land Use around a Nationwide Protected Area Network

Creator:: Hamilton, Christopher M., Martinuzzi, Sebastian, Plantinga, Andrew J., Radeloff, Volker C., Lewis, David J., Thogmartin, Wayne E., Heglund, Patricia J., and Pidgeon, Anna M.
Abstract:: Land-use change around protected areas can reduce their effective size and limit their ability to conserve biodiversity because land-use change alters ecological processes and the ability of organisms to move freely among protected areas. The goal of our analysis was to inform conservation planning efforts for a nationwide network of...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: regional economic, demographic, and ecological forces which, when modeled, allow us to fine-tune

Strategic investments in agricultural industries and Oregon's economic development

Creator:: Koong, Dennis T
Abstract:: This research is concerned with the current debate among Oregonians on how to improve the standard of living and accelerate economic development in Oregon. The main question is what economic activities make Oregon, and regions within Oregon grow? To find out where Oregon's economic strength and weaknesses lie, first we...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Master of Science in Agricultural and Resource Economics presented on January 10. 1997. Title: Strategic

Essays on the economics of land use regulation

Creator:: Lai, Jiayin
Abstract:: This dissertation consists of three papers on land use economics and regulation. The first paper reviews numerous past literatures on how land-use regulation, agricultural subsidies, and use-value assessment method affect land values. The second paper uses a theoretical model to analyze how imposing minimum-lot-size zoning and different designs of minimum-lot-size...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Chris T., et al. Ecological Economics v40, n3 (March 2002): 337-349 The Problem of Identifying Land

Economic evaluation of alternative agricultural resources conservation policies

Creator:: Ogishi, Aya
Abstract:: The agriculture production system in the post-war United States is characterized as highly specialized and increasingly dependent on off-farm inputs. Although the US has traditionally supported agriculture with numerous government commodity programs such as target prices, nonrecourse loans, and deficiency payments, agriculture today is perceived as one of the major...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Master of Science in Agricultural and Resource Economics presented on January 5, 996. Title: Economic

The economic impacts of sagebrush steppe wildfires on an eastern Oregon ranch

Creator:: Maher, Anna T.
Abstract:: The relative success of restoration practices on cheatgrass infested sagebrush steppe lands in the Great Basin can affect the probability of crossing an ecological threshold and have economic effects on cattle ranches using federal rangelands. Cheatgrass invasion implies an increase in the risk of fire, which in turn increases the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Economics presented on September 21, 2007. Title: The Economic Impacts of Sagebrush Steppe Wildfires on an

Influences of tillage system, climate, and soils on the demand for topsoil in northcentral Oregon wheat production

Creator:: Hanrahan, Michael S.
Abstract:: Soil erosion research in the fields of agronomy, soils science and mechanics, agricultural engineering, hydrology, climatology, and other scientific disciplines has economic dimensions. In general, measurable and, at times, significant economic effects are associated with the effects of erosion in the other disciplines. Interactions between climate, soils, hydrology, and tillage...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Regardless of tillage system or ecological circumstances, the economic worth of each added soil increment

Political economy and trade effects of invasive species regulation : the case of noxious weeds

Creator:: Min, He
Abstract:: Many non-native weed pests of food, fiber, and nursery crops pose threats to U.S. environment and agriculture. Noxious weed regulations play an important role in preventing the introduction and spread of non-native plants, thereby protecting the local biodiversity, environment and economic activities. However, these regulations could also hamper agricultural trade....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: introduction and spread of noxious weeds, and the consequent economic and ecological damages

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Economic and environmental implications of alternative landscape designs in the Walnut Creek Watershed of Iowa

The economics of western juniper management on ranches located in the John Day Ecological Province of north-central Oregon

Essays on the economics of wildlife management

Current and Future Land Use around a Nationwide Protected Area Network

Strategic investments in agricultural industries and Oregon's economic development

Essays on the economics of land use regulation

Economic evaluation of alternative agricultural resources conservation policies

The economic impacts of sagebrush steppe wildfires on an eastern Oregon ranch

Influences of tillage system, climate, and soils on the demand for topsoil in northcentral Oregon wheat production

Political economy and trade effects of invasive species regulation : the case of noxious weeds

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