Beschreibung:
This study, originally published in 1990, seeks to address several important policy questions associated with the ongoing depletion of forested wetlands. This title will be of interest to students of Environmental Economics and Policy.
List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: Alternative Renewable Resource Strategies 2. Theory of Privately Optimal Resource Use: Market Allocations of Forested Wetlands and Agricultural Production 3. Econometric Analysis of Forested Wetland Conversion and Farmland Abandonment 4. Welfare Analysis of Forested Wetland Depletion 5. Summary and Conclusions; Appendices; Personal Communications; References