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1. Water productivity and water footprints are not helpful in determining optimal water allocations or efficient management strategies

Author:
Wichelns, Dennis
Source:
Water international 2015 v.40 no.7 pp. 1059-1070
ISSN:
1941-1707
Subject:
opportunity costs,   etc   ; issues and policy; production functions; water allocation; water footprint;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... In a recent paper in Water International , Amarasinghe and Smakhtin suggest that crop–water production functions provide conceptual support for using water productivity and water footprints to guide water allocation and to determine optimal management strategies. Their analysis is thoughtful and interesting. Yet, there is no conceptual foundation supporting the use of water productivity or water f ...
DOI:
10.1080/02508060.2015.1086255

2. Assessing the cost-effectiveness of a biodiversity conservation policy: A bio-econometric analysis of Natura 2000 contracts in forest

Author:
Hily, Emeline; Garcia, Serge; Stenger, Anne; Tu, Gengyang
Source:
Ecological economics 2015 v.119 pp. 197-208
ISSN:
0921-8009
Subject:
opportunity costs,   etc   ; European Union; biodiversity; cost effectiveness; cost estimates; forests; issues and policy; timber production; France;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... In France, the implementation of the EU biodiversity conservation policy within the Natura 2000 network combines regulatory tools and voluntary contracting. In this article, we empirically assess the cost-effectiveness of Natura 2000 contracts in forest areas. We simultaneously estimate a cost function for biodiversity conservation and the production set of biodiversity output and timber, while co ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.08.008

3. Agricultural system transitions in selected Indian states: What do the related indicators say about the underlying biodiversity changes and economic trade-offs?

Author:
Amjath-Babu, T.S.; Kaechele, Harald
Source:
Ecological indicators 2015 v.57 pp. 171-181
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
opportunity costs,   etc   ; biodiversity; cropping systems; economic impact; forests; intensive farming; issues and policy; land use; India;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The article describes the land use system transition dynamics in selected states in India and discusses its underlying biodiversity impacts and economic driving forces. The concept of system transition is described as a continuum between forests and highly intensive agriculture via different grades of intensification where profit differential is identified as the system transition pressure. In ord ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.04.029

4. The economic impact of farmers’ markets and a state level locally grown campaign

Author:
Hughes, David W.; Isengildina-Massa, Olga
Source:
Food policy 2015 v.54 pp. 78-84
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
opportunity costs,   etc   ; economic impact; farmers; farmers' markets; foods; issues and policy; models; value added; South Carolina;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study evaluates the direct and indirect economic impact of farmers market and the Certified South Carolina Grown Campaign as transmitted through farmers markets on the South Carolina Economy. We developed an IMPLAN-based SAM model of the South Carolina economy that takes into account the opportunity cost of money spent at farmers’ markets to estimate the net as opposed to gross impact of the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2015.05.001

5. Farmers’ choice of cattle marketing channels under transaction cost in rural South Africa: a multinomial logit model

Author:
Ndoro, Jorine T; Mudhara, Maxwell; Chimonyo, Michael
Source:
African journal of range & forage science 2015 v.32 no.4 pp. 243-252
ISSN:
1727-9380
Subject:
opportunity costs,   etc   ; auctions; cattle; farmers; farms; households; issues and policy; logit analysis; markets; monitoring; prediction; uncertainty; South Africa;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study applied a transaction cost approach to the analysis of cattle marketing behaviour among smallholder farmers in communal land areas of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The objective was to test the effects of information, negotiation, and monitoring costs on the decision to sell to private buyers, speculators or at auction. The theoretical predictions of transaction cost economics were teste ...
DOI:
10.2989/10220119.2014.959056

6. Policy Options for Effective REDD+ Implementation in Indonesia: the Significance of Forest Tenure Reform

Author:
Saito-Jensen, M.; Sikor, T.; Kurniawan, Y.; Eilenberg, M.; Setyawan, E.P.; Kustini, S.J.
Source:
The international forestry review 2015 v.17 no.1 pp. 86-97
ISSN:
1465-5489
Subject:
opportunity costs,   etc   ; business enterprises; carbon sinks; case studies; deforestation; emissions; finance; households; issues and policy; tropical forests; villages; Borneo; Indonesia;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... SUMMARYIndonesia, which contains the third-largest area of tropical forest in the world, is currently exploring policy options for the effective implementation of REDD+, the global initiative to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. This article analyses the major questions regarding the effective distribution of benefits on the basis of three village case studies in Kutai Ba ...
DOI:
10.1505/146554815814725040

7. Land use efficiency: anticipating future demand for land‐sector greenhouse gas emissions abatement and managing trade‐offs with agriculture, water, and biodiversity

Author:
Bryan, Brett A.; Crossman, Neville D.; Nolan, Martin; Li, Jing; Navarro, Javier; Connor, Jeffery D.
Source:
Global change biology 2015 v.21 no.11 pp. 4098-4114
ISSN:
1354-1013
Subject:
opportunity costs,   etc   ; agricultural land; biodiversity; carbon markets; ecosystem services; greenhouse gas emissions; issues and policy; land use; objectives; prices; society; water resources; Australia;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Competition for land is increasing, and policy needs to ensure the efficient supply of multiple ecosystem services from land systems. We modelled the spatially explicit potential future supply of ecosystem services in Australia's intensive agricultural land in response to carbon markets under four global outlooks from 2013 to 2050. We assessed the productive efficiency of greenhouse gas emissions ...
DOI:
10.1111/gcb.13020

8. Distributional consequences of upstream tree plantations on downstream water users in a Public–Private Benefit Framework

Author:
Nordblom, T.L.; Hume, I.H.; Finlayson, J.D.; Pannell, D.J.; Holland, J.E.; McClintock, A.J.
Source:
Agricultural systems 2015 v.139 pp. 271-281
ISSN:
0308-521X
Subject:
opportunity costs,   etc   ; basins; evapotranspiration; issues and policy; land use change; markets; plantations; planting; prices; purchasing; rivers; social benefit; trees; watersheds; New South Wales;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... We apply a Public–Private Benefit Framework (PPBF) for new perspectives on the distributional consequences of land-use change in upstream watersheds (wide expansion of tree plantations) negatively affecting downstream water users. Our study area is the Macquarie River catchment in central-west New South Wales, as part of Australia's Murray–Darling Basin, where active water entitlement markets exis ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agsy.2015.07.008

9. Is carbon forestry viable? A case study from Queensland, Australia

Author:
Comerford, E.; Norman, P.L.; Le Grand, J.
Source:
Australian forestry 2015 v.78 no.3 pp. 169-179
ISSN:
2325-6087
Subject:
opportunity costs,   etc   ; carbon; carbon markets; carbon sequestration; case studies; developed countries; forestry; funding; issues and policy; landscapes; local government; models; plantations; regrowth; Queensland;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Summary The economic and technical viability of carbon forestry in Queensland was examined at a local government level. Three scenarios—hardwood monoculture plantations, mixed-species environmental plantings, and managed regrowth—were modelled with a range of carbon prices and other costing assumptions. Local government areas (LGAs) in the south and east of Queensland have the greatest economic po ...
DOI:
10.1080/00049158.2015.1059788

10. Management flexibility, price uncertainty and the adoption of carbon forestry

Author:
Reeson, Andrew; Rudd, Lachlan; Zhu, Zili
Source:
Land use policy 2015 v.46 pp. 267-272
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
opportunity costs,   etc   ; agricultural land; carbon; carbon markets; case studies; commodity prices; issues and policy; land use change; models; reforestation; trees; uncertainty; Australia;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... A price on carbon has the potential to drive significant land use change through reforestation. Understanding the likely locations and extent of these changes is therefore a key focus for researchers and policy makers. Models of reforestation based on net present values (NPV) typically compare the economic returns of carbon forestry to alternative land uses. However, these models often neglect the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.02.016

11. Sensitivity Analysis of a Land-Use Change Model with and without Agents to Assess Land Abandonment and Long-Term Re-Forestation in a Swiss Mountain Region

Author:
Brändle, Julia Maria; Langendijk, Gaby; Peter, Simon; Brunner, Sibyl Hanna; Huber, Robert
Source:
Land 2015 v.4 no.2 pp. 475-512
ISSN:
2073-445X
Subject:
opportunity costs,   etc   ; abandoned land; climate change; decision making; economic sectors; ecosystem services; farmers; forests; human behavior; issues and policy; labor; land use change; models; reforestation; socioeconomics; surveys;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... Land abandonment and the subsequent re-forestation are important drivers behind the loss of ecosystem services in mountain regions. Agent-based models can help to identify global change impacts on farmland abandonment and can test policy and management options to counteract this development. Realigning the representation of human decision making with time scales of ecological processes such as ref ...
DOI:
10.3390/land4020475

12. Agricultural land use intensity and its determinants: A case study in Taibus Banner, Inner Mongolia, China

Author:
Hao, Haiguang; Li, Xiubin; Tan, Minghong; Zhang, Jiping; Zhang, Huiyuan
Source:
Frontiers of earth science 2015 v.9 no.2 pp. 308-318
ISSN:
2095-0195
Subject:
opportunity costs,   etc   ; agricultural land; capital; case studies; crops; decision making; employment; farming systems; food security; households; income; issues and policy; labor; land use; oats; surveys; China;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Based on rural household survey data from Taibus Banner, in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, this study separately categorizes agricultural land use intensity into labor intensity, capital intensity, the intensity of labor-saving inputs, and the intensity of yield-increasing inputs, and then analyzes their determinants at the household level. The findings reveal that within the study a ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11707-014-0471-6

13. An open-access method for targeting revegetation based on potential for emissions reduction, carbon sequestration and opportunity cost

Author:
Longmire, Andrew; Taylor, Chris; Pearson, Craig J.
Source:
Land use policy 2015 v.42 pp. 578-585
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
opportunity costs,   etc   ; agricultural industry; agricultural land; agricultural statistics; carbon; carbon sequestration; emissions; issues and policy; land restoration; land use; managers; models; plantation forestry; rain; statistics;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... We propose a simple heuristic that uses open-access models and government data on agricultural activities to estimate total carbon emissions from agriculture, the gross carbon benefit and the opportunity cost per tonne CO2-e from revegetating to environmental plantings or plantation forestry. We test this across ten areas of mixed land-use that represent diverse Australian agricultural systems alo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.09.009

14. A systematic review of the social and economic burden of influenza in low- and middle-income countries

Author:
de Francisco (Shapovalova), Natasha; Donadel, Morgane; Jit, Mark; Hutubessy, Raymond
Source:
Vaccine 2015 v.33 no.48 pp. 6537-6544
ISSN:
0264-410X
Subject:
opportunity costs,   etc   ; cost estimates; data collection; databases; economic impact; health insurance; health services; households; influenza; issues and policy; languages; pandemic; pregnant women; systematic review; vaccines; Caribbean; East Asia; Sub-Saharan Africa;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... The economic burden of seasonal influenza outbreaks as well as influenza pandemics in lower- and middle-income countries (LMIC) has yet to be specifically systematically reviewed. The aim of this systematic review is to assess the evidence of influenza economic burden assessment methods in LMIC and to quantify the economic consequences of influenza disease in these countries, including broader opp ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.10.066

15. Biomass supply curves for western juniper in Central Oregon, USA, under alternative business models and policy assumptions

Author:
Lauer, Chris; McCaulou, Jeff C.; Sessions, John; Capalbo, Susan M.
Source:
Forest policy and economics 2015 v.59 pp. 75-82
ISSN:
1389-9341
Subject:
opportunity costs,   etc   ; Juniperus occidentalis; biodiversity; bioenergy industry; biofuels; biomass; business enterprises; cattle production; forage grasses; habitats; harvesting; issues and policy; land management; landowners; landscapes; markets; models; prices; private lands; ranchers; rangelands; social benefit; tax credit; water resources; Oregon;     Show all 25 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study estimates a supply of juniper from private lands to determine how much of the available juniper (Juniperus occidentalis Hook) can be economically supplied at alternative prices if a market was to develop for using juniper as a biomass source. While juniper is native to central Oregon, current land management practices have led to a significant increase in its density on much of the land ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forpol.2015.06.002

16. The economics of post-harvest loss: a case study of the new large soybean - maize producers in tropical Brazil

Author:
Goldsmith, Peter D.; Martins, Anamaria Gaudencio; de Moura, Altair Dias
Source:
Food security 2015 v.7 no.4 pp. 875-888
ISSN:
1876-4517
Subject:
opportunity costs,   etc   ; case studies; corn; crop production; double cropping; drought; economic theory; farmers; field experimentation; harvesting; infrastructure; issues and policy; managers; mathematical theory; models; planting; pollination; risk; soybeans; Brazil;     Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:
... Reducing post-harvest loss (PHL) allows farmers to keep more of their crop and increases grain supplies, which are critical in a world where resources are scarce and rural developing economies struggle. While the policy goal is well understood, the micro-economics of loss are not. Little research focuses on the role managers play in reducing loss. Using economic theory and field research, we built ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12571-015-0483-4

17. Applying Climate Compatible Development and economic valuation to coastal management: A case study of Kenya's mangrove forests

Author:
Huxham, Mark; Emerton, Lucy; Kairo, James; Munyi, Fridah; Abdirizak, Hassan; Muriuki, Tabitha; Nunan, Fiona; Briers, Robert A.
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2015 v.157 pp. 168-181
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
opportunity costs,   etc   ; carbon markets; case studies; climate; coasts; ecological function; economic valuation; expert opinion; fish; focus groups; habitat destruction; habitats; household surveys; interviews; issues and policy; land use; mangrove forests; models; risk; socioeconomics; stakeholders; sustainable forestry; value added; Kenya;     Show all 24 Subjects
Abstract:
... Mangrove forests are under global pressure. Habitat destruction and degradation persist despite longstanding recognition of the important ecological functions of mangroves. Hence new approaches are needed to help stakeholders and policy-makers achieve sound management that is informed by the best science. Here we explore how the new policy concept of Climate Compatible Development (CCD) can be app ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.04.018