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Empirical analyses of the impact of climate-induced natural disturbances on the economic value of U.S. forests

Creator:: Wang, Yuhan
Abstract:: Forests provide a wide range of timber and non-timber products along with providing a range of ecological services and support for biodiversity. Climate change poses various risks to forest health, as it can disrupt tree growth functions and trigger natural disturbances that increase tree mortality. In recent decades, altered disturbance...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Understanding the New Outdoor Recreation Paradigm in the Era of Social Media and Increasing Public Health Advisories

Creator:: Lowe Mackenzie, Ashley
Abstract:: In this dissertation, I examine emerging economic issues which intersect outdoor recreation, environmental quality, public land use, and public health advisories. First, I explore the potential impacts of social media on visitation to public land. Social media, and in particular Instagram, has been suggested by journalist and land managers as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Econometric Analysis of Private Decisions on Renewable Natural Resources

Creator:: Zhao, Zichu
Abstract:: Natural resources play a crucial role in human society by providing both market value and non-market value. Effective management of these resources is necessary to achieve a balance between economic value and other non-market benefits. Econometric studies focusing on natural resource management help us understand the costs and benefits of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Applied economic strategies to evaluate policies and environmental outcomes: case studies from immigration and ecosystem services

Creator:: Natanson, Alexander D.
Abstract:: My dissertation title is, “Applied economic strategies to evaluate policies and environmental outcomes: case studies from immigration and ecosystem services.” The first two chapters of this dissertation concern the relationship between local immigration policies and societal welfare. The third chapter examines the impact of human activity on the environment and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Empirical Analyses of Forestry Interactions with Climate Uncertainty and Threatened Species

Creator:: Johnson, Kelsey K.
Abstract:: Forests are highly valuable resources providing both timber as well as many non-use values like habitat for various endangered and threatened species, carbon sequestration, and recreation, to name a few. Given that there are 765 million acres of forestland in the United States, almost 60% of which are privately owned,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Consumer Food Choices: Three Essays on the Importance of Option Saliency, Peer and Expert Information, and Uncertainty

Creator:: Weerasekara, Nadeeka
Abstract:: This dissertation includes three essays. In the first two essays, I use experimental and behavioral economics tools to explore the impacts of option saliency, group behavior, expert input, peer information and own experience on consumer demand for a sensory product, in my case, for wine. All the lab experiments and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Valuing Coastal Risk with Revealed and Stated Preference Methods

Creator:: Hadziomerspahic, Amila
Abstract:: Developed coastlines provide a variety of recreation opportunities to coastal residents and visitors but are also the first line of defense for oceanfront development against chronic hazards like erosion and sea level rise. In the Pacific Northwest of the United States, oceanfront homes also face an additional severe but very...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Climate-related Disasters on the Regional Economy

Creator:: Fouzia, Sultana Z.
Abstract:: The ongoing climate change has impacted the lives and livelihoods of people. A climate-related disaster acts as an exogenous shock to the economy that can have lingering effects over a larger region even if all the locations are not directly affected. Climate-related disasters do not follow the administrative boundaries. So,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

In situ Agrobiodiversity Conservation Planning in Centers of Origin: The Role of Culture

Creator:: Guerrero Ochoa, Isabel G.
Abstract:: Managing agricultural diversity ensures a range of public services, such as genetic resource diversity, food security for subsistence-based economies, and landscape resilience in the context of climate change, among others. These agrobiodiversity conservation services are positive externalities from agrobiodiversity conservation. Whereas their value is not captured in market transactions, management...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Quantifying Vulnerability of Agricultural Systems in India to Weather Extremes

Creator:: Kulkarni, Kedar
Abstract:: Extreme weather events are expected to increase globally due to climate change thereby posing substantial risks to agricultural communities. The implications are especially high for tropical countries like India as the heavy dependence of agricultural sector to uncertain monsoons makes its agriculture highly vulnerable to weather variability and extremes. In...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Empirical analyses of the impact of climate-induced natural disturbances on the economic value of U.S. forests

Understanding the New Outdoor Recreation Paradigm in the Era of Social Media and Increasing Public Health Advisories

Econometric Analysis of Private Decisions on Renewable Natural Resources

Applied economic strategies to evaluate policies and environmental outcomes: case studies from immigration and ecosystem services

Empirical Analyses of Forestry Interactions with Climate Uncertainty and Threatened Species

Consumer Food Choices: Three Essays on the Importance of Option Saliency, Peer and Expert Information, and Uncertainty

Valuing Coastal Risk with Revealed and Stated Preference Methods

An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Climate-related Disasters on the Regional Economy

In situ Agrobiodiversity Conservation Planning in Centers of Origin: The Role of Culture

Quantifying Vulnerability of Agricultural Systems in India to Weather Extremes

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