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Irrigation choices for major West Coast crops : water scarcity and climatic determinants

Creator:

Olen, Beau

Abstract:

Recent climate change forecasts have aroused growing interest in the influence of water scarcity and climate on agricultural production and irrigation practice. However, it is common in the economic literature to aggregate disparate crops when modeling irrigation choices. That approach confounds the crop-specific effects of climate and water scarcity that...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
The optimal allocation of watershed conservation funding : a case study of the John Day River Basin, Oregon

Creator:

Skelton, Katharine

Abstract:

This study determines the optimal allocation of watershed conservation funds in the John Day River Basin, Oregon. Fund managers can use a variety of targeting schemes to allocate their limited resources. Depending on which targeting criteria is used, they may or may not be achieving the maximum environmental benefits per...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis