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Creator:: Latané, Annah M.
Abstract:: This study seeks to explore the determinants of the relationship of economic growth and water quality in the United States using an Environmental Kuznets Curve framework. Specifically this study seeks to determine whether there is evidence of improvement in water quality since passage of the 1972 amendments to the Clean...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ William K. Jaeger This

Creator:: Gulpen, Sam Franciscus Johannes
Abstract:: This thesis seeks to analyze the relationship between economic growth and environmental quality, in this case measured by forest cover, and analyzes whether this relationship is consistent with an Environmental Kuznets Curve. Additionally the relationship between population density and forest cover was analyzed. A simple theoretical model is derived that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: William K. Jaeger This thesis seeks to analyze the relationship between economic growth and

Creator:: Kalinin, Alexey V.
Abstract:: Signs of climate change across the Pacific Northwest indicate changing patterns of timing and availability of stream flow. Declining summer low flows, decreasing snow pack, higher temperatures and an increasing fraction of mountain precipitation falling as rain, raise concerns about future reliability of stream flows. These changes will likely affect...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Valley Agriculture Abstract approved: William K. Jaeger Signs of climate

Creator:: Kovski, Nicole
Abstract:: In the case of lake management for recreational use, policy makers often face a balancing act. They must maintain both the ecological quality of sites and the welfare of recreationists. In Wisconsin's Northern Highland Lake District, recreational boaters inadvertently transport aquatic invasive species between lakes. Economic models of boater demand...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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