Sustainable Resource Development in the 21st Century : Essays in Memory of Peter Berck

• Autore: Zilberman David
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2023; ©2023
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (246 pages)
• Disciplina: 333.715
• Altri autori: PerloffJeffrey M BerckCyndi Spindell
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I Forestry -- Peter Berck's Contributions to Forestry Economics -- References -- Integrated Management of Bark Beetles: Economic Contributions of Peter Berck and Foundational EntomologicalResearch -- 1 Introduction -- 2 System Structure -- 3 Treatment Strategies and Tactics -- 3.1 Stand Treatments: Thinning -- 3.2 Pest Population Treatments -- 3.2.1 Insecticides -- 3.2.2 Semiochemicals -- 4 Synthesis and Future Research -- References -- Assessing the Potential of Eucalyptus Plantation to Supply Timber for Greener Development in China -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Industrial Policies and Forest Production in China -- 3 Assessment of Eucalyptus Plantation in Southern China -- 3.1 Historical Trend of Eucalyptus Plantation Forests (Guangxi) -- 3.1.1 Area, Volume, and Timber Production -- 3.2 Comparison of Timber Yield Curves: Eucalyptus, Chinese Fir, and Masson Pine -- 3.3 Comparison of Carbon Sequestration Potential Among Main Species -- 3.4 Expected Land Value -- 3.5 The Private Sector in Eucalyptus Development -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Hedging with a Housing Start Futures Contract -- 1 Background -- 2 Introduction -- 3 Theory -- 3.1 Optimal Hedging -- 3.2 Materials Supplier -- 3.3 The Builder -- 4 General Equilibrium -- 5 Pricing of the Futures Contract -- 5.1 Predicting Starts -- 6 Constructing the Contract -- 7 Value of Contract -- 8 Hedging -- 9 The Relationship Between Building Materials Output and Construction Output -- 10 Earnings -- 11 Predicting Earnings -- 12 Aggregate Production Regressions -- 13 Basis and Basis Risk -- 14 Regional Basis Risk -- 15 Survey of Potential Users of Housing Start Futures as a Hedge -- References -- Part II Agriculture and Fisheries -- The Future of Agriculture -- 1 Transition from Hunting to Farming. ; 2 The Economics of Modern Agriculture -- 2.1 The Three Scenarios of the Future -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- How Is Farm Income Affected When Each Farm Has To Produce Its Own Animal Feed? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems -- 3 Sources and Methods of Feeding Livestock -- 3.1 Natural Pastures -- 3.2 Crop Residue and Postharvest Grazing -- 3.3 "Cut and carry" Feeding -- 3.4 Crops Grown as Animal Feed -- 4 Relationship Between Animal Feed and Sustainable Agriculture -- 5 Potential to Grow Fodder Crops -- 6 Potential of Livestock and Forage to Increase Income -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Estimating Agricultural Acreage Responses to Input Prices: Groundwater in California -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data -- 2.1 Cropland Data Layer -- 2.2 Common Land Unit -- 2.3 Groundwater Depth -- 2.4 Final Dataset and Summary Statistics -- 3 Empirical Strategy -- 4 Results -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Precautionary Heuristic Management and Learning for Data-Poor Fisheries -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Model and Simulation Framework -- 3 Statistical Management -- 4 Heuristic Precaution -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Efficiency Controls and the Captured Fishery Regulator -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 2 Model -- 2.1 The Singular Control -- 3 Steady State and Dynamics -- 3.1 Near Equilibrium Dynamics -- 3.2 Non-equilibrium Dynamics -- 4 Captured Regulator Versus the Optimum -- 5 Example -- 6 Discussion -- References -- Part III Conservation and Development -- Peter Berck's Contribution to the Environment for Development Initiative and Sustainable Development -- Environmental Attitudes in Developing Countries in Lightof COVID-19 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Environmental Attitudes in Developing Countries: Evidence from Cross-Country Surveys -- 2.1 Environmental Attitudes -- 2.2 Survey Evidence on Environmental Attitudes -- 2.3 Changes Over Time. ; 2.4 Comparison with COVID-19 -- 3 Factors Affecting Environmental Attitudes in Developing Countries -- 3.1 Carbon Emission Levels -- 3.2 Education -- 3.3 Political Orientation -- 3.4 Extreme Weather Events -- 3.5 Gender -- 3.6 Age -- 4 Environmental Performance in Developing Countries -- 4.1 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) Findings -- 4.2 Comparison with Developed Countries: Factors Affecting Environmental Performance -- 5 Changes in Individual Behaviors to Reduce the Effects of Climate Change -- 5.1 Change in Individual Behaviors -- 5.2 Changes Over Time -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Armed Conflict Increases Elephant Poaching -- Results -- Discussion -- Methods -- References -- Bioprospecting and Incentives for Biodiversity Conservation: Lessons from the History of Paclitaxel -- 1 The Medical Value of Biodiversity -- 2 Legal Changes Affecting Biological Innovation and Resources -- 3 Bioprospecting as a Mechanism to Protect Biodiversity? -- 4 Economists Weigh In -- 5 A Case Study Approach: The History of Paclitaxel -- 5.1 Paclitaxel: Discovery and Early Screening -- 5.2 Supply Chain Problems -- 5.3 The NCI: Bristol-Myers Squibb CRADA -- 5.4 Pacific Yew Harvesting Controversies -- 5.5 Searching for Substitutes -- 5.6 Paclitaxel Trademark and Pricing Controversies -- 5.7 Yew Harvest Under Open Access -- 6 Economic and Policy Implications -- 6.1 Economics of Bioprospecting: Some Reevaluation -- 6.2 Health Agencies Making Economic Policy Decisions -- 6.3 Substituting One Extinction Threat for Another -- 6.4 Using Lotteries to Fund Conservation -- References -- Part IV Public Economics -- A Public Economist at a Public University -- Reference -- Peter Berck's Impacts on Gender Equity in Environmental Economics -- Recycling Behavior and Convenience -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background: Recycling Policies and the California System. ; 3 Defining Convenience: Evidence From Two Surveys -- 3.1 AmeriSpeak Survey -- 3.2 Intercept Survey -- 3.3 Definition of Convenience -- 3.4 Close to Home -- 3.5 Open at Good Times -- 3.6 Short Wait Times -- 3.7 Diversity in Recycling Behavior -- 3.8 Change in Convenience Over Time -- 3.9 Survey Insights -- 4 Willingness To Pay for Recycling Options -- 4.1 Modeling Framework -- 4.2 Consumer Valuation of Recycling Method Attributes -- 4.3 Changes in CRV Policy: Stated Preference Elicitation -- 4.4 Changes in CRV Policy: Model Simulation Results -- 4.5 Changes in the Number of Recycling Centers: Model Simulation Results -- 4.6 Takeaways From Discrete Choice Model -- 5 Conclusion and Suggestions for Future Work -- References -- So You Want To Be Relevant: A Policy Analyst's Reflections on Academic Literature -- 1 Know Your Audience -- 2 What Would Other Disciplines Say? -- 3 Magnitudes Matter -- 4 Keep It Simple, But Not Too Simple -- 5 Humility -- 6 Relevance Is Possible -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Challenging Conventional Wisdom in Defense and National Security -- References -- The Red Queen.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sustainable Resource Development in the 21st Century
• ISBN: 3-031-24823-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910763591903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Natural resource management and policy.