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  • A framework for the determination of the suitability of undeveloped land in the intermountain west for use as cropland

    Creator:
    Rathburn, Arthur Cristen
    Abstract:
    The "Framework for Determining the Suitability of Undeveloped Land for Use as Cropland" is a decision-making format to assist private and governmental agency decision makers in categorizing undeveloped lands, which have been identified as having potential for conversion to cropland, as to their suitability for use as cropland. The Framework...
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    Dissertation
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    undeveloped land in the intermountain west for use as cropland AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Arthur C

  • Model assessment of the effects of land use change on hydrologic response

    Creator:
    Vache, Kellie B.
    Abstract:
    The effect of landuse change on the hydrologic, biogeochemical and ecological response of watersheds is a concern throughout the world. To help characterize the potential magnitude of such changes, and of the potential to remediate or avoid undesirable features, studies focused on the cumulative watershed effects of site level change...
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    Dissertation
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    Assessment of the Effects of Land Use Change on Hydrologic Response. Abstract approved: John P. Bolte The

  • Essays on ethanol-driven corn demand and crop choice

    Creator:
    Marshall, Kandice Kleiber
    Abstract:
    Two essays are focused on crop choice and the growth of corn production in the Corn Belt and surrounding areas. The first essay develops a partially degenerate nested logit model to examine the effect of price islands and local ethanol capacity on corn production and crop mix. The primary data...
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    Dissertation
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    land use scenarios are drawn from Soil and Water Assessment Tool esti- mation and are used in an

  • Essays on conservation policies and agricultural nonpoint source pollution control

    Creator:
    Tanaka, Katsuya
    Abstract:
    This dissertation consists of three papers on agricultural nonpoint source pollution and control. The first paper focuses primarily on agricultural land use changes under alternative conservation policies. The second and third papers address environmental implications of these policies and their cost effectiveness. In the first paper, the effect of alternative...
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    Dissertation