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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
The Effect of Climate Change on Land Use and Wetlands Conservation in Western Canada: An Application of Positive Mathematical Programming
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| Autores: |
Withey, Patrick
van Kooten, G. Cornelis
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| Data: |
2011-06-07
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| Ano: |
2011
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| Palavras-chave: |
Positive mathematical programming
Wetlands conservation
Land use change
Climate change
Biofuels
Prairie pothole region
Environmental Economics and Policy
C02
C63
Q15
Q54
Q57
Q24
Q25
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| Resumo: |
This study examines the impact of climate change on land use in the Prairie Pothole Region of Western Canada, with particular emphasis on how climate change will impact wetlands. A multi-region Positive Mathematical Programming model calibrates land use in the area to observed acreage in 2006. Policy simulations for both climate effects as well as the effects of biofuel policies determine how climate change will affect land use and wetlands. Given that the model calibrates to observed acreage, the policies provide a realistic view of how land use might change from current levels, given the effects of climate change. Results indicate that climate change could decrease wetlands in this area by as much as 50 percent. The effect will be very different depending on whether or not the social benefits of wetlands are considered, and the effects of climate change on wetlands are heterogeneous across the Prairie Provinces.
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| Tipo: |
Working or Discussion Paper
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/107095
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| Relação: |
University of Victoria>Resource Economics and Policy Analysis Research Group>Working Papers
REPA Working Paper
2011-04
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| Formato: |
28
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