LEADER 06028oam 2200625I 450 001 9910453007703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-87471-6 010 $a9786613716026 010 $a1-136-52788-5 010 $a1-136-52787-7 010 $a1-936331-04-7 024 7 $a10.4324/9781936331048 035 $a(CKB)2550000000107253 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24072686 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000688094 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11415486 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000688094 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10756557 035 $a(PQKB)11358349 035 $a(OCoLC)801405252 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC981945 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL981945 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10578071 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL371602 035 $a(OCoLC)804663020 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000107253 100 $a20180706d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aConserving data in the Conservation Reserve $ehow a regulatory program runs on imperfect information /$fJames T. Hamilton 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cResources for the Future,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (xx, 148 p.) 300 $aFormerly CIP.$5Uk 311 $a1-933115-82-3 311 $a1-933115-81-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Information through the Policy Cycle 2. Defining the Environmental Benefits Index 3. Interpreting the Conservation Reserve Program in the Field(s) 4. The Mechanics of Monitoring: GAO, Congress, and the Federal Register 5. The Environmental Working Group Pulls the Pieces Together 6. Media Coverage and Academic Analyses: Cycles of Praise and Criticism 7. Information and Regulatory Implementation References Index 330 $aThis is a concise case study about an important US conservation programme. The book provides insights into the role of information in the policy process and includes a discussion of how 'hidden information' impacts the design of regulatory policy. 330 $bEnrolling over 30 million acres, the U.S. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is the largest conservation program in the United States. Under the guidelines of the CRP, the federal government pays farmers to stop farming their land in the hopes of achieving a variety of conservation goals, including the reduction of soil erosion, improvement of water quality, and creation of wildlife habitat. In Conserving Data, James T. Hamilton explores the role of information in the policy cycle as it relates to the CRP. The author asks how the creation and distribution of information about what is going on across these millions of enrolled acres has influenced the development of the program itself. Of the many CRP stakeholders, each accesses a different set of information about the CRP?s operations. Regulators have developed the Environmental Benefits Index as a rough indicator of a field?s conservation benefits and adopted that measure as a way to determine which lands should be granted conservation contracts. NGOs have used publicly available data from these contracts to show how CRP monies are allocated. Members of Congress have used oversight hearings and GAO reports to monitor the Farm Service Agency?s conservation policy decisions. Reporters have localized the impact of the CRP by writing stories about increases in wildlife and hunting on CRP fields in their areas. Conserving Data brings together and analyzes these various streams of information, drawing upon original interviews with regulators, new data from Freedom of Information Act requests, and regulatory filings. Using the CRP as a launch point, Hamilton explores the role of information, including 'hidden information,' in the design and implementation of regulatory policy. Enrolling over 30 million acres, the U.S. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is the largest conservation program in the United States. Under the guidelines of the CRP, the federal government pays farmers to stop farming their land in the hopes of achieving a variety of conservation goals, including the reduction of soil erosion, improvement of water quality, and creation of wildlife habitat. In Conserving Data, James T. Hamilton explores the role of information in the policy cycle as it relates to the CRP. The author asks how the creation and distribution of information about what is going on across these millions of enrolled acres has influenced the development of the program itself. Of the many CRP stakeholders, each accesses a different set of information about the CRP?s operations. Regulators have developed the Environmental Benefits Index as a rough indicator of a field?s conservation benefits and adopted that measure as a way to determine which lands should be granted conservation contracts. NGOs have used publicly available data from these contracts to show how CRP monies are allocated. Members of Congress have used oversight hearings and GAO reports to monitor the Farm Service Agency?s conservation policy decisions. Reporters have localized the impact of the CRP by writing stories about increases in wildlife and hunting on CRP fields in their areas. Conserving Data brings together and analyzes these various streams of information, drawing upon original interviews with regulators, new data from Freedom of Information Act requests, and regulatory filings. 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