Natural resource economics and conservation: Contributions of agricultural economics and agricultural economists

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 469-486

  Lichtenberg, Erik ^a   Shortle, James ^b   Wilen, James ^c   Zilberman, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Conservation Reserve Program; Crop nutrient response; Dynamic programming; Erosion; Fertilizer; Fisheries; Genetic resources; Habitat conservation; Marine reserves; Natural resources; Nonpoint source pollution; Optimal control; Pesticides; Property rights; Resource conservation; Soil conservation; Water; Water markets

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CONSERVATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77957684048     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aaq006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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