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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"NET ECONOMIC BENEFITS"”.
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Empirical evidence of utility sponsored conservation programs
… 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 increased energy prices. Economic theory predicts that the income and substitution affects should decrease …
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Biophysical economic analysis of nutrient and sediment management practices in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
… The first objective was to examine the economic and environmental impact of tillage and nutrient management practices in reducing agricultural pollutants to meet TMDL requirements. Relative cost effectiveness of different tillage and nutrient management practices were analyzed as part of …
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Economic impacts of extension integrated pest management programs in the United States
… examine the level and distribution of net economic benefits of Extension IPM, and to assess the relative importance of socioeconomic factors in affecting the adoption of IPM in the states of Indiana, Virginia, Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Massachusetts, Mississippi and the …
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Uganda and REDD+: Is it worth getting involved from a socio-economic perspective?
… involvement in REDD+ is likely to result in net economic benefits for the country. The study aims to determine whether, in the absence of direct evidence of the success of the REDD+ mechanism in any country, Uganda's economic benefits from REDD+ are still expected to exceed the costs of …
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Sustainable tourism in protected areas? : an ecological economics case study of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
… protected areas. The thesis takes an ecological economics approach to the question of operationalising the concept of sustainable tourism in protected areas. The reasons for selecting an ecological economics approach are discussed. An ecological economics model is developed in order to try to …
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Sustainable tourism in protected areas? : an ecological economics case study of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
… protected areas. The thesis takes an ecological economics approach to the question of operationalising the concept of sustainable tourism in protected areas. The reasons for selecting an ecological economics approach are discussed. An ecological economics model is developed in order to try to …
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The potential use of land readjustment as an urban redevelopment strategy in the United States : assessing net economic value
… developers in the United States. Its potential benefits are many. It promises to produce efficient development patterns, maximize value creation, minimize population displacement, fund the construction of project-related infrastructure and public facilities and protect the rights of property …
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An economic and institutional assessment of groundwater recharge in an arid environment: Tucson Basin case study
… through recharge. This study examines the economic and institutional issues involved in utilizing CAP water for recharge and non-potable purposes in the Tucson Basin. The economic assessment focuses on the impact of CAP water recharge on the water table, the resulting pumping cost savings, …
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A salad bowl, salt and not a drop to drink: recipe for disaster? Three essays on the economic value of agricultural land in a changing environment
… would be arable if irrigated. We analyse the net economic benefits of allocating northern Australia’s divertible surface water to irrigation, a scheme that would require significant investment in infrastructure for dam and canal construction. We estimate the benefits to northern Australia, …
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A salad bowl, salt and not a drop to drink: recipe for disaster? Three essays on the economic value of agricultural land in a changing environment
… would be arable if irrigated. We analyse the net economic benefits of allocating northern Australia’s divertible surface water to irrigation, a scheme that would require significant investment in infrastructure for dam and canal construction. We estimate the benefits to northern Australia, …
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Behavioural Macro-Financial Cycles
… typically not feasible for an agent with a macroeconomic sample of realistic length to estimate a conditionally unbiased predictor of future variables, such as rational expectations. It is also often not optimal, in terms of forecast error, to minimise the conditional biases imposed, as using …
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A Total Social Cost Approach to Public Transport Planning in South Africa
… transport has a significant role in addressing economic, social and environmental issues resulting from motorised mobility. Motorised travel, including that offered by public transport, has positive and negative impacts. It is particularly true in the case of public transport that the magnitude …
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ΕΡΕΥΝΑ ΑΞΙΟΛΟΓΗΣΕΩΣ ΤΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΩΝ ΑΡΔΕΥΤΙΚΩΝ ΣΧΕΔΙΩΝ ΕΠΕΝΔΥΣΕΩΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ (ΜΙΑ " ΕΚ ΤΩΝ ΥΣΤΕΡΩΝ " ΑΝΑΛΥΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΑΡΔΕΥΤΙΚΟΥ ΕΡΓΟΥ ΤΑΥΡΩΠΟΥ ΚΑΡΔΙΤΣΑΣ
… WAS TO FORMULATE A QUICK OPERATIONAL ECONOMICAND EFFECTIVE METHOD IN ORDER TO EVALUATE EXPOST LARGE SCALE IRRIGATIONAL PROJECTS IN GREECE IN FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL TERMS. IN PARTICULAR IT WAS AIMED AT A) FINDING OUT ANY POSSIBLE ERRORS WHICH HAVE BEEN DURING THE PLANIFICATION …