Baseline requirements can hinder trades in water quality trading programs: Evidence from the Conestoga watershed

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2076-2084

  Ghosh, Gaurav ^a   Ribaudo, Marc ^b   Shortle, James ^c  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emissions trading; Management practices; Nonpoint pollution; Offset; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION; COMMERCE; COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FARMS; WATER POLLUTION; WATERSHEDS;

EMISSIONS TRADING; MANAGEMENT PRACTISES; NONPOINT POLLUTIONS; NONPOINT SOURCES; OFFSET; QUALITY GOALS; TRADING PROGRAMS; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER QUALITY TRADING;

WATER QUALITY;

BASELINE CONDITIONS; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRY FARMING; EMISSIONS TRADING; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; AVERAGE; CALIBRATION; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; COST; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MARKET; MOTIVATION; POLLUTION; SIMULATION; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

CONESTOGA BASIN; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956018402     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.03.029     Document Type: Article

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