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| Daloğlu, Irem; School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan; daloglu@umich.edu; Nassauer, Joan Iverson; School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan; nassauer@umich.edu; Riolo, Rick; Center for the Studies of Complex Systems, University of Michigan; rlriolo@umich.edu; Scavia, Donald; School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan; Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute, University of Michigan; scavia@umich.edu. |
| We present a modeling framework that synthesizes social, economic, and ecological aspects of landscape change to evaluate how different agricultural policy and land tenure scenarios and land management preferences affect landscape pattern and downstream water quality. We linked a stylized agent-based model (ABM) of farmers’ conservation practice adoption decisions with a water quality model, the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT), to simulate the water quality effects of changing land tenure dynamics and different policies for crop revenue insurance in lieu of commodity payments over 41 years (1970–2010) for a predominantly agricultural watershed of Lake Erie. Results show that non-operator owner involvement in land management... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: ABM; Agricultural policy; Agriculture; Conservation practice; Integrated modeling; SWAT; Water quality. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| Nkegbe, Paul K.; Shankar, Bhavani; Ceddia, M. Graziano. |
| Both governmental and non-governmental organizations are engaged in the promotion of soil and water conservation practices in northern Ghana, but adoption is believed to be low. This study thus examines the determinants of conservation practices by farming households in the area. Data for the study was collected from 445 households located in 15 communities in northern Ghana. Univariate, bivariate and multivariate probit models were used to analyse the decision to adopt six conservation practices in the area. Results show the major determinants of adoption are plot and cropping characteristics such as location; and socio-economic and institutional variables such as number of contacts with extension officers, membership in farmer association and distance to... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Conservation practice; Multivariate; Selectivity bias; Ghana; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114608 |
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| SIMONETTI,JAVIER A. |
| Biodiversity conservation needs to be informed by science. On this regard, scientific efforts ought to be allocated to tackle research priorities; offer sound and explicit advice, and results ought to be translated into conservation plans and programs. If such conditions are met, scientists would be fulfilling their social contract, sensu Lubchenco. In this brief essay I analyze the fulfillment of such a contract in Chile. In general, the scarce priorities set for addressing conservation issues are not considered, only a third of scientific publications in conservation-related issues offer explicit advice and a minor fraction of relevant scientific information is considered in the preparation of conservation plans. Current mismatch between conservation... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Conservation practice; Conservation research. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2011000200002 |
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