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| Mullen, John D.; Vernon, Don; Fishpool, Ken I.. |
| Trends in public expenditure on agricultural extension are examined for Agriculture Departments in four States. There is little evidence that the share of public resources going to extension has declined. However, new demands have meant that the nature of extension has changed. A strategic approach to examining issues, such as land degradation, for the source of market failure may better guide the use of scarce public resources than the traditional focus on the public goods characteristics of research and extension. The case for evaluating broad functions such as research and extension is becoming more questionable as these functions become more diverse. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117855 |
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| Race, Digby; Farquharson, Robert J.; Birckhead, Jim; Vernon, Don; Bathgate, Andrew D.. |
| Meshed with the bio-physical and economic dimensions of rural land-use is a social dimension. Understanding the social and economic dimension of rural communities is critical if agencies are to develop effective policies and programs to improve natural resource outcomes. In this paper, we draw on research of the Boorowa community, located in the south-west slopes of New South Wales, to help understand how social changes in rural communities are impacting natural resource management in the Boorowa district. This included: *Identifying the catalysts for changing land-use in the Boorowa catchment, *Presenting an effective and efficient methodology for assessing the social and economic impacts of changes in land use at the catchment scale, *Identifying... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Social; Natural resource management; Land-use change; Boorowa; Land Economics/Use. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10379 |
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| Godden, David P.; Vernon, Don. |
| Analysis of environmental problems involves addressing some of the complexities of economics that arise when departures are contemplated from the theory of perfectly competitive markets and its assumptions of allocated, appropriable property rights. It is currently fashionable to advocate the use of market based instruments, including offsets, to solve environmental problems. In this paper, the theoretical issues involved in using offsets are examined and illustrated in relation to biodiversity management. It is argued that, although offsets schemes have been successfully developed for pollution markets, there are considerably greater challenges in designing them for efficient and widely applicable biodiversity management. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57872 |
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