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

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

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Zilberman, David (-)
Otros Autores: Perloff, Jeffrey M., Berck, Cyndi Spindell
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG 2023.
Edición:First edition
Colección:Natural resource management and policy.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009786722506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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