Economic measures of soil conservation benefits : regional values for policy assessment / LeRoy Hansen, Marc Ribaudo.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Hansen, LeRoy

Contributor:

Ribaudo, Marc

United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service

Series:

Technical bulletin (United States. Department of Agriculture) ; no. 1922.

Technical bulletin / United States, Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service ; no. 1922

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Real property--Valuation--United States.

Real property.

Land use--Government policy--United States.

Land use.

Conservation of natural resources--Government policy--United States.

Conservation of natural resources.

Conservation easements--United States.

Conservation easements.

Conservation of natural resources--Government policy.

Land use--Government policy.

Real property--Valuation.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([32] pages) : illustrations, color maps.

Other Title:

Regional values for policy assessment

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, [2008]

Summary:

This report describes data and methodologies that the Economic Research Service has used to apply monetary values to changes in soil erosion. Values and methodology are clearly described so that analysts can apply the data to specific soil conservation projects. ERS has used the values to estimate soil conservation benefits of changes in farm programs and practices, but no analyses of farm programs or practices are provided here. The benefit values are regional dollar-per-ton measures of 14 different categories of soil conservation benefits. There are other soil conservation benefits categories beyond those reported here, so a full accounting of benefits is not possible. As a result, monetary values derived from applications of these data are likely to be lower-bound estimates of the benefits or costs of changes in soil erosion. The data are thought to be detailed enough for national and regional estimates, but lack precision for smaller scale estimates.

Notes:

Title from title screen (ERS, viewed Nov. 24, 2008).

"September 2008."

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

276305878