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  • Economics of drought preparedness and response in irrigated agriculture

    Creator:
    Peck, Dannele E.
    Abstract:
    The impact of recent severe droughts throughout the United States, the potential for climate change to intensify the frequency and severity of drought, and discussion about the future of government assistance in agriculture highlight the need for a transition from drought as ‘disaster’ to drought as ‘managed risk’. However, guidance...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Essays on natural endowments, conservation policy, and community characteristics

    Creator:
    Lin, Haixia
    Abstract:
    To protect and restore environmental quality, efficient and effective conservation policies are needed. Designing policies require a sound understanding of the contributions of natural endowments to economic vitality, and the performance and impacts of conservation programs. This dissertation consists of three essays, and addresses several issues relevant to these two...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    . However, environmental degradation caused by governmental policies and economic-development activities