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Showing 1 to 20 of 60 for “"Conservation programs"”.
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Three Essays on Land Conservation Programs
… dissertation is a comprehensive study of land conservation programs. The first essay investigates the optimal contract length of land conservation programs when a policy maker tries to maximize total environmental benefits from participation under a budget constraint. Result suggests that the …
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Empirical evidence of utility sponsored conservation programs
Utility sponsored conservation programs encourage participants to consume less energy. One of the most popular methods used to achieve this is to offer monetary rebates to purchasers of high-efficiency appliances. The costs of these conservation programs are then passed-on to all customers as …
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The effectiveness of urban conservation programs for engaging the public and enhancing wildlife habitat
… areas, which may limit public support for conservation. Given these challenges, effectively engaging the public in conservation initiatives is increasingly important. The Nature in the City (NIC) initiative was launched in 2014 by the City of Fort Collins to create: "a connected open space …
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Human Dimensions of Young Forest Conservation Programs: Effects of Outreach, Post-Program Management, and a Coupled Systems Perspective
Achieving long-term conservation gains through the framework of conservation incentive programs requires an understanding of both the ecological and social components of these programs. Landowner program experiences and management decisions after program participation are important for long-term …
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The Influence of Conservation Programs on Residential Water Demand: Synthesis and Analysis for Shared Vision Planning in the Rappahannock River Basin
… technical information about the possible impact conservation programs may have on reducing residential water demand. The potential influence of conservation programs is identified through a literature synthesis and a statistical analysis of residential water demand for a locality within the basin …
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Participation, social capital and gender in sea turtle conservation, northeast Brazil
"Increasing participation in conservation programs is viewed as necessary in today's world; however, more knowledge is needed regarding how to engage communities. This dissertation aims to deconstruct participation by exploring community-level social capital, gender differences, and their potential …
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The design and implementation of multifunctional woody polycultures: Landowner preferences and pathways to improve agricultural conservation
… but it is increasingly being supplemented by conservation initiatives on working lands. The shift towards using conservation practices on working lands logically supports agroforestry and other multifunctional approaches as a means to combine production and conservation. However, such …
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Carnivore ecology and conservation : implications for tiger conservation and management in Nepal /
In human-dominated landscapes, conservation and management of large carnivores has been a formidable challenge due to habitat fragmentation, degradation and loss, wildlife persecution, and poaching. Consequently, wide-ranging species like tigers are now relegated to small protected areas. I …
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Understanding the Limits of Residential Water Conservation through Generalized, Basin-Scale System Dynamics
… Particularly in the residential sector, water conservation measures and incentives have been utilized to reduce demand during short-term shortages. As water conservation programs are now being commonly utilized as a way to ensure enough water will be available for continued growth, the impacts …
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Applying Theory To Management: Assessing the Practicality of Leopold's Land Ethic and the Risk Information and Processing (RISP) Model for Wildlife Management
… and motivations for participation in federal conservation programs beneficial to wildlife. The first of these projects found that attitudes exerted the greatest influence on hunters' information seeking behaviors towards bovine tuberculosis in a model that included individual characteristics, …
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On Sustainable Use of Renewable Resources in Protected Areas as an Instrument of Biodiversity Conservation : A Bioeconomic Analysis
… areas is an adequate strategy for biodiversity conservation. To do this, the dynamic interaction between the use of wild species, management of protected areas, population levels of the utilized species and poaching is investigated. A nonlinear bioeconomic model with two state variables …
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Human Dimensions of Habitat Conservation on Western Agricultural Lands: Engaging Producers in the Conservation Conversation
Achieving long-term conservation gains through conservation incentive programs on agricultural lands requires a deep understanding of landowner needs and interests. However, social science research related to private lands conservation programs authorized by the United State farm bill lags behind …
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Essays on Current Use Property Taxation
<p>Conservation of agricultural and forestry land has taken on a new urgency as development patterns have exploded over the past few decades, due to demand for residential, industrial and commercial land uses in the U.S. As a result, numerous land conservation programs have been implemented over …
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Use Patterns and Influencing Factors of Irrigation Best Management Practices in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
… from ground water, farm location), and conservation variables (participation in conservation programs within the last five years), and producer perception of groundwater shortage on his or her own farm. Important findings from our study include the strong correlation between higher …
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Factors influencing the adoption of soil conservation practices in Virginia's Piedmont Bright Leaf Erosion Control Area
The conservation behavior of a sample of farmers in the Piedmont Bright Leaf Erosion Control Area of Virginia is examined to determine the factors which influence the farmers' decisions to use soil conservation practices. The relationship between farmers' use of conservation tillage and other …
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Birds in coffee agroforestry systems of West Lampung, Sumatra
… as local perceptions of shade trees, birds and conservation programs. There were clear differences in bird diversity and assemblage uniqueness between types of coffee gardens. Over the region, ' multistrata ' gardens supported the greatest number of species. However, all coffee types had lower …
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Attitudes and Perceptions Towards Snakes: Informing Conservation Education
Public aversion to snakes poses a challenge to conservation efforts. This study explored how sociodemographic factors, emotional responses, and personal experiences influence attitudes toward snakes and willingness to engage in conservation education programs. A quantitative survey of 369 Canadian …
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Growth equilibrium modeling of urban sprawl on agricultural lands in West Virginia
… Results also indicate that Federal and NGOs land conservation programs significantly reduce changes in agricultural land density.
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Management requirements for coordinating the Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Program (SKEP)
… evaluating the effectiveness of biodiversity conservation programs. The particular case in point is the Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Program (SKEP), which was initially set up by a NGO, Conservation International (CI), and thereafter transferred to another host institution, a national parastatal …
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An Experimental Analysis of Electricity Conservation Procedures
… Daily prompts: A card prompting electricity conservation was provided each day. Prompts and feedback: Both feedback and prompts were provided simultaneously. Government prompt: A personal letter from the Director of the Iowa Office of Energy was sent to the experimental families urging a …
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