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1 online resource (vii, 249 pages) : illustrations |
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Natural Resource Management and Policy Series ; v.57 |
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Natural resource management and policy ; 57
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| Contents |
Intro -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I Forestry -- Peter Berck's Contributions to Forestry Economics -- References -- Integrated Management of Bark Beetles: Economic Contributions of Peter Berck and Foundational EntomologicalResearch -- 1 Introduction -- 2 System Structure -- 3 Treatment Strategies and Tactics -- 3.1 Stand Treatments: Thinning -- 3.2 Pest Population Treatments -- 3.2.1 Insecticides -- 3.2.2 Semiochemicals -- 4 Synthesis and Future Research -- References -- Assessing the Potential of Eucalyptus Plantation to Supply Timber for Greener Development in China -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Industrial Policies and Forest Production in China -- 3 Assessment of Eucalyptus Plantation in Southern China -- 3.1 Historical Trend of Eucalyptus Plantation Forests (Guangxi) -- 3.1.1 Area, Volume, and Timber Production -- 3.2 Comparison of Timber Yield Curves: Eucalyptus, Chinese Fir, and Masson Pine -- 3.3 Comparison of Carbon Sequestration Potential Among Main Species -- 3.4 Expected Land Value -- 3.5 The Private Sector in Eucalyptus Development -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Hedging with a Housing Start Futures Contract -- 1 Background -- 2 Introduction -- 3 Theory -- 3.1 Optimal Hedging -- 3.2 Materials Supplier -- 3.3 The Builder -- 4 General Equilibrium -- 5 Pricing of the Futures Contract -- 5.1 Predicting Starts -- 6 Constructing the Contract -- 7 Value of Contract -- 8 Hedging -- 9 The Relationship Between Building Materials Output and Construction Output -- 10 Earnings -- 11 Predicting Earnings -- 12 Aggregate Production Regressions -- 13 Basis and Basis Risk -- 14 Regional Basis Risk -- 15 Survey of Potential Users of Housing Start Futures as a Hedge -- References -- Part II Agriculture and Fisheries -- The Future of Agriculture -- 1 Transition from Hunting to Farming |
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2 The Economics of Modern Agriculture -- 2.1 The Three Scenarios of the Future -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- How Is Farm Income Affected When Each Farm Has To Produce Its Own Animal Feed? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems -- 3 Sources and Methods of Feeding Livestock -- 3.1 Natural Pastures -- 3.2 Crop Residue and Postharvest Grazing -- 3.3 "Cut and carry" Feeding -- 3.4 Crops Grown as Animal Feed -- 4 Relationship Between Animal Feed and Sustainable Agriculture -- 5 Potential to Grow Fodder Crops -- 6 Potential of Livestock and Forage to Increase Income -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Estimating Agricultural Acreage Responses to Input Prices: Groundwater in California -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data -- 2.1 Cropland Data Layer -- 2.2 Common Land Unit -- 2.3 Groundwater Depth -- 2.4 Final Dataset and Summary Statistics -- 3 Empirical Strategy -- 4 Results -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Precautionary Heuristic Management and Learning for Data-Poor Fisheries -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Model and Simulation Framework -- 3 Statistical Management -- 4 Heuristic Precaution -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Efficiency Controls and the Captured Fishery Regulator -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 2 Model -- 2.1 The Singular Control -- 3 Steady State and Dynamics -- 3.1 Near Equilibrium Dynamics -- 3.2 Non-equilibrium Dynamics -- 4 Captured Regulator Versus the Optimum -- 5 Example -- 6 Discussion -- References -- Part III Conservation and Development -- Peter Berck's Contribution to the Environment for Development Initiative and Sustainable Development -- Environmental Attitudes in Developing Countries in Lightof COVID-19 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Environmental Attitudes in Developing Countries: Evidence from Cross-Country Surveys -- 2.1 Environmental Attitudes -- 2.2 Survey Evidence on Environmental Attitudes -- 2.3 Changes Over Time |
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2.4 Comparison with COVID-19 -- 3 Factors Affecting Environmental Attitudes in Developing Countries -- 3.1 Carbon Emission Levels -- 3.2 Education -- 3.3 Political Orientation -- 3.4 Extreme Weather Events -- 3.5 Gender -- 3.6 Age -- 4 Environmental Performance in Developing Countries -- 4.1 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) Findings -- 4.2 Comparison with Developed Countries: Factors Affecting Environmental Performance -- 5 Changes in Individual Behaviors to Reduce the Effects of Climate Change -- 5.1 Change in Individual Behaviors -- 5.2 Changes Over Time -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Armed Conflict Increases Elephant Poaching -- Results -- Discussion -- Methods -- References -- Bioprospecting and Incentives for Biodiversity Conservation: Lessons from the History of Paclitaxel -- 1 The Medical Value of Biodiversity -- 2 Legal Changes Affecting Biological Innovation and Resources -- 3 Bioprospecting as a Mechanism to Protect Biodiversity? -- 4 Economists Weigh In -- 5 A Case Study Approach: The History of Paclitaxel -- 5.1 Paclitaxel: Discovery and Early Screening -- 5.2 Supply Chain Problems -- 5.3 The NCI: Bristol-Myers Squibb CRADA -- 5.4 Pacific Yew Harvesting Controversies -- 5.5 Searching for Substitutes -- 5.6 Paclitaxel Trademark and Pricing Controversies -- 5.7 Yew Harvest Under Open Access -- 6 Economic and Policy Implications -- 6.1 Economics of Bioprospecting: Some Reevaluation -- 6.2 Health Agencies Making Economic Policy Decisions -- 6.3 Substituting One Extinction Threat for Another -- 6.4 Using Lotteries to Fund Conservation -- References -- Part IV Public Economics -- A Public Economist at a Public University -- Reference -- Peter Berck's Impacts on Gender Equity in Environmental Economics -- Recycling Behavior and Convenience -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background: Recycling Policies and the California System |
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3 Defining Convenience: Evidence From Two Surveys -- 3.1 AmeriSpeak Survey -- 3.2 Intercept Survey -- 3.3 Definition of Convenience -- 3.4 Close to Home -- 3.5 Open at Good Times -- 3.6 Short Wait Times -- 3.7 Diversity in Recycling Behavior -- 3.8 Change in Convenience Over Time -- 3.9 Survey Insights -- 4 Willingness To Pay for Recycling Options -- 4.1 Modeling Framework -- 4.2 Consumer Valuation of Recycling Method Attributes -- 4.3 Changes in CRV Policy: Stated Preference Elicitation -- 4.4 Changes in CRV Policy: Model Simulation Results -- 4.5 Changes in the Number of Recycling Centers: Model Simulation Results -- 4.6 Takeaways From Discrete Choice Model -- 5 Conclusion and Suggestions for Future Work -- References -- So You Want To Be Relevant: A Policy Analyst's Reflections on Academic Literature -- 1 Know Your Audience -- 2 What Would Other Disciplines Say? -- 3 Magnitudes Matter -- 4 Keep It Simple, But Not Too Simple -- 5 Humility -- 6 Relevance Is Possible -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Challenging Conventional Wisdom in Defense and National Security -- References -- The Red Queen |
| Summary |
This is an open access book. This edited volume discusses topics in environmental economics with a focus on sustainability, conservation, and responsible resource management. Written in memory of Peter Berck, Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, the chapters expand upon his insights about the connections between human activities and the natural world. The volume includes a selection of research on agriculture, energy, forestry, fisheries, land use, recycling, and conservation all parts of the broad question of how natural resources can meet human needs while avoiding environmental degradation. Written from a 21st century perspective, with concerns about climate, renewable energy, biodiversity, and sustainable development, this volume will be of interest to researchers and students of agricultural and resource economics |
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Natural resources -- Environmental aspects
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Sustainable development.
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sustainable development.
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Natural resources -- Environmental aspects
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Sustainable development
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| Genre/Form |
Festschriften.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Zilberman, David, 1947-
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Perloff, Jeffrey M
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Berck, Cyndi Spindell
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Berck, Peter, 1950-
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| ISBN |
9783031248238 |
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3031248236 |
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