Description |
1 online resource. |
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Series |
Agriculture issues and policies series
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Agriculture issues and policies series.
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Note |
"This is an edited, excerpted and augmented edition of a United States Department of Agriculture publication."--p. [vii]. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-91) and index. |
Contents |
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND AGRICULTURE; CONTENTS; PREFACE; SUMMARY; What Is the Issue?; What Did the Study Find?; How Was the Study Conducted?; INTRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FROMAGRICULTURE; WATER QUALITY; AIR QUALITY; WILDLIFE; Grassland Habitat; Wetland Habitat; DEMAND FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; SUMMARY; MARKET BASICS; MARKETS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; WHY DO MARKETS FAIL?; Public Goods; Transaction Costs; Uncertainty; Institutional Barriers; SUMMARY; WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM CURRENTMARKETS?; WATER QUALITY MARKETS; TRADING CAN REDUCE THE COST OF LOWERING EMISSIONS. |
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Issues in Demand for Credits from AgricultureIssues in Supply of Credits from Agriculture; Future Role for Agriculture in Trading Programs?; Data and Analysis; Results; GREENHOUSE GASES AND AGRICULTURE; Issues in Demand for GHG Reductions; Regulatory Markets; Voluntary Markets; Issues in Supply of Carbon Sequestration; Issues in the Supply of Methane Capture; WETLANDS' ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ANDAGRICULTURE; Wetland Mitigation Markets; Issues in Supply; Issues in Demand; Balancing Supply and Demand; The Competitiveness of Mitigation Markets; MARKET INCENTIVES FOR WILDLIFE; Background. |
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Supply IssuesDemand Issues; A Policy Simulation; Implications; "USDA ORGANIC" AND OTHER ECO-LABELS INAGRICULTURE; National Organic Standards Define an Ecological ProductionSystem; Issues in Supply: Major Farm Sectors Lag in Adopting OrganicSystems; Issues in Demand; Emerging Eco-labels; Summary; LESSONS LEARNED AND POTENTIAL ROLESFOR GOVERNMENT; ISSUE: PERFORMANCE OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; ISSUE: STANDARDS AND VERIFICATION; ISSUE: COST OF INFORMATION; ISSUE: BRINGING TOGETHER BUYERS AND SELLERS; ISSUE: COORDINATING CONSERVATION PROGRAMS WITHMARKETS; ISSUE: THE ROLE OF POLICY. |
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MARKETS ARE NOT ALWAYS THE ANSWERREFERENCES; APPENDIX: PREDICTING THE LOCATION OFNEW MITIGATION BANKS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INDEX. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Language |
English. |
Subject |
Agriculture -- Environmental aspects -- United States.
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Agriculture -- Environmental aspects. |
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United States. |
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Environmental policy -- United States.
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Environmental policy. |
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Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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Agriculture -- Economic aspects. |
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Agriculture and state -- United States.
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Agriculture and state. |
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Pollution control industry -- United States.
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Pollution control industry. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Poston, Karl T., editor.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Environmental services and agriculture New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2009] 1607410532 (DLC) 2009279469 |
ISBN |
9781617284069 (E-Book) |
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1617284068 |
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1607410532 |
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9781607410539 |
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