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Recreational Boating and the Spread of Eurasian Watermilfoil - Determinants of Boater Demand and the Costs of Prevention Efforts in Wisconsin

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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– Determinants of Boater Demand and the Costs of Prevention Efforts in Wisconsin. Abstract Approved: David J
A Microeconomic Analysis of Wildfire Suppression Programs in the Western United States

Creator:

Rossi, David J.

Abstract:

This dissertation studies the microeconomics of forest fire suppression programs. It starts with an inquiry into the causes of increasing shares of public land management budgets devoted to wildland fire suppression in lieu of hazardous fuel reduction or other pre-fire risk mitigation programs. The first two chapters consider competing economic...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF David J