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  • An exploratory economic analysis of the effects of regulation, hunter participation and harvest on migratory bird management

    Creator:
    Dell, Randal Scott
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    Waterfowl and the places they inhabit provide numerous economic benefits to society. The financial and other resources provided by waterfowl hunters to secure and protect waterfowl habitat are a major force for wetland protection, as guided under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. However, the habitat and population objectives established...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : An Exploratory Economic Analysis of the Effects of Regulation, Hunter Participation and Harvest on

  • Farm and community-level impacts of irrigation water supply reductions : a case study of Malheur County, Oregon

    Creator:
    Wyse, Barbara J.
    Abstract:
    Agricultural water supplies are becoming increasingly uncertain in the western United States due to rising demand from competing water users, environmental restrictions on surface water withdrawals due to water quality and endangered species concerns, and, potentially, climate-induced hydrological changes. Since many rural areas in the West depend economically upon irrigated...
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    Masters Thesis
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    have significant regional economic impacts. This study investigates the distribution and magnitude of

  • Essays on the economics of wildlife management

    Creator:
    Rashford, Benjamin S.
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    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...
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    Dissertation
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    economic and ecological principles to identify cost-effective management plans. Bio-physical simulation

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

    Creator:
    Lin, Haixia
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    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...
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    the contributions of natural endowments to economic vitality, and the performance and impacts of

  • Economics of drought preparedness and response in irrigated agriculture

    Creator:
    Peck, Dannele E.
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    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...
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    Dissertation