Economic Valuation of Environmental Benefits and the Targeting of Conservation Programs: The Case of the CRP
Peter Feather, Daniel Hellerstein, and LeRoy Hansen
Unknown No. (AER-ERSAER778) 64 pp,
May 1999
The range of environmental problems confronting agriculture has expanded in recent years. As the largest program designed to mitigate the negative environmental effects of agriculture, the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) has broadened its initial focus on reductions in soil erosion to consider other landscape factors that may also be beneficial. For example, preserving habitats can help protect wildlife, thus leading to more nature-viewing opportunities. This report demonstrates how nonmarket valuation models can be used in targeting conservation programs such as the CRP.
Keywords: Conservation Reserve Program, soil erosion, Environmental Benefits Index, valuation-based targeting
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- Frontmatter (Title page, Contents, Executive Summary), 44 Kb
- Introduction, 70 Kb
- Estimating Nonmarket Benefits of the Conservation Reserve Program, 146 Kb
- Applications of Nonmarket Valuation
in Land Use Policy, 1,083 Kb
- Future Research Directions, 50 Kb
- References, 110 Kb
- Appendix A--Description of the Water-Quality Valuation Model, 94 Kb
- Appendix B--Description of the Pheasant-Hunting Valuation Model, 96 Kb
- Appendix C--Description of the Wildlife-Viewing Valuation Model, 131 Kb
- Appendix D--Description of 15th CRP Signup Criteria, 45 Kb
- Entire Report, 1,869 Kb
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Updated date: April 1, 1999
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