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Bio-economic considerations for wetland policy on an agricultural landscape

dc.contributor.committeeMemberFulton, Murray E.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFarnese, Patricia L.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberClark, Robert G.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBelcher, Kenneth W.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberPennock, Dan J.en_US
dc.creatorCuddington, Amber Dawneen_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-05-20T17:17:38Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-04T04:31:14Z
dc.date.available2009-05-26T08:00:00Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-01-04T04:31:14Z
dc.date.created2008en_US
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.date.submitted2008en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study looks at land use allocation and wetland management on an agricultural landscape in the Canada’s Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) within the context of social, ecological and economic factors. Policy considerations for the conservation of wetlands on an agricultural landscape are examined with a focus on financial incentive-based policy tools. Empirical research looks at the influences on wetland management and the potential for economic incentives in wetland policy. In addition, a spatial approach was employed to develop specific wetland conservation targeting scenarios for two case study farms in two distinct agricultural regions of Saskatchewan. Each targeting scenario was investigated to determine the potential effect on ecological goods and services, particularly carbon sequestration, as well as farm income over time. A hypothetical financial incentive-based wetland conservation program was developed looking at the potential of interplay with private carbon markets.Land productivity, which is directly related to farm profitability, was the most important factor in predicting farmer participation in wetland conservation voluntarily (Pen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-05202008-171738en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectLawen_US
dc.subjectWetlandsen_US
dc.subjectCarbonen_US
dc.subjectAgricultural Economicsen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_US
dc.subjectPublic Policyen_US
dc.titleBio-economic considerations for wetland policy on an agricultural landscapeen_US
dc.type.genreThesisen_US
dc.type.materialtexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentInterdisciplinary Studiesen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineInterdisciplinary Studiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Saskatchewanen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US

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