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A spatially explicit model for allocating conservation efforts : the Grand Ronde River basin, Oregon

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Watanabe, Michio

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The spatial and dynamic pattern of landscape changes has a profound effect on the supply of environmental services, including the provision of habitat for fish and wildlife. Spatial heterogeneity is a common feature of landscapes in the Pacific Northwest, most notably in areas important to the production of salmonid fish...

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Masters Thesis

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Grande Ronde River Basin, Oregon Chapter 1 Introduction The Pacific Northwest (PNW) is one of the
Using valuation functions to estimate changes in the quality of a recreational experience : elk hunting in Oregon

Creator:

Fried, Brett M.

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Public agencies need information on the value of recreational activities to assist in managing fish and wildlife species. Over the past two decades economists have developed and applied techniques to measure the value of such non-marketed commodities. The contingent valuation method (CVM) is one technique used by economists to measure...

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Masters Thesis
The accuracy, applicability and transferability of contingent valuation measures for nonmarket goods

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Berrens, Robert Patrick, 1962-

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Despite several decades of research developments, the survey-based contingent valuation (CV) method remains one of the most controversial topics in environmental economics. As the procedure matures and more applied studies are completed, there is increasing pressure to make the results policy relevant. This research is composed of three distinct yet...

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Dissertation

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perspective, continuing debate over the forest and water resources of the Pacific Northwest (PNW) attest to