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...
County-level net migration and employment growth rates associated with the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) are examined. The NWFP area encompasses federal land in 53 Oregon, Washington and California counties; 20 counties adjacent to NWFP counties are also included in the sample. The NWFP was enacted in December of 1993, however,...
In the majority of the less developed countries the small-scale
peasant agriculture is the dominant sector of the countries' economies.
The successes of major agricultural programs in order to increase the
potentials depend primarily on the understanding of the economic organizations
of the peasant households.
This study analyzed over a...
Changes in the structure of the U.S. agricultural
industry since World War II have transformed it into a
highly productive component of the domestic economy. But
these changes have not occurred without indirect costs. For
example, the reliance on agricultural chemicals has produced
environmental effects causing growing concern. In addition,...
The main objective of this study was to estimate the demand for
and value of Oregon ocean sport-caught salmon fishery. The primary
technique employed to estimate the recreational demand was an
aggregated zone average travel cost method (TCM).
The willingness of an angler to pay was deduced from the
estimated...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of the
source of the external trade statistics in measuring the price
responsiveness of foreign demands and relative price competitiveness
of the major exporting countries in trade of agricultural commodities
in international markets. In particular, the papers included in this...