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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

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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...

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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.

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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...

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Dissertation

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AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF David J
Advances in Modeling Natural Resource Management under Uncertainty : Forest Mortality, Policy Design, and the Value of Information

Creator:

Sloggy, Matthew R.

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Advancing the understanding of natural resource management is an important step in mitigating the effects of human activity on the environment, and ensuring efficient outcomes for many sectors of the economy. As humanity’s role in the natural world becomes better understood, the importance of interdisciplinary modeling has grown in leaps...

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Dissertation

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perspective to my committee. I am extremely grateful for the time that David Kling has spent working with