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| Cacho, Oscar J.; Jones, Randall E.. |
| It is argued in this paper that static approaches to weed management, where the benefits and costs are only considered within a single season, are inappropriate for assessing the economic benefits of weed control technologies. There are carryover effects from weed management as weeds that escape control in one season may reproduce and replenish weed populations in following seasons. Consequently, it is appropriate to view weed control in the context of a resource management problem where the goal is to determine the optimal inter-temporal level of weed control that maximises economic benefits over some pre-determined period of time. A dynamic optimisation model for weed control is presented. Using the tools of comparative static analysis and Pontryagin's... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Weed control; Resource economics; Optimal control; Dynamic programming; Wild oats; Farm Management. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12902 |
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| Kramer, Daniel B; Michigan State University; dbk@msu.edu. |
| The utility of traditional bio-economic harvest models suffers from their dependence on two commonly used approaches. First, optimization is often assumed for harvester behavior despite system complexity and the often neglected costs associated with information gathering and deliberation. Second, ecosystem interactions are infrequently modeled despite a growing awareness that these interactions are important. This paper develops a simulation model to examine the consequences of harvesting at two trophic levels in a coral-reef food web. The model assumes adaptive rather than optimizing behavior among fishermen. The consequences of changing economic, biological, and social parameters are examined using resilience as an evaluative framework. Three general... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Fisheries; Resource economics; Coral reefs; Resilience; Adaptive behavior; Food web; Simulation. |
| Ano: 2008 |
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| Mulenga, Brian P.; Richardson, Robert B.; Tembo, Gelson. |
| Forests support rural livelihoods and food security in many developing countries by providing critical sources of food, medicine, shelter, building materials, fuels, and cash income. The increasing demand for forest products has enhanced rural livelihoods and enabled the expansion of domestic markets, particularly in urban areas where woodfuel and other forest resources are scarce. Therefore, non-timber forest products may offer sources of income and opportunities for poverty alleviation in both rural and urban areas. In Zambia, most rural households residing near forests extract a range of forest products for both direct consumption and trade (including food products and wood for cooking fuel and charcoal production), and forest products are among the top... |
| Tipo: Working Paper |
Palavras-chave: Food security; Resource economics; Non-timber forest products; Poverty; Zambia; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123220 |
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