Environmental services and agriculture /
Environmental services and agriculture /
Karl T. Poston, editor.
- 1 online resource.
- Agriculture issues and policies series .
- Agriculture issues and policies series. .
"This is an edited, excerpted and augmented edition of a United States Department of Agriculture publication."--p. [vii].
Includes bibliographical references (pages [83]-91) and index.
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. 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. 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. MARKETS ARE NOT ALWAYS THE ANSWERREFERENCES; APPENDIX: PREDICTING THE LOCATION OFNEW MITIGATION BANKS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INDEX.
English.
9781617284069 (E-Book) 1617284068
2020685320
GBA989741 bnb
015367324 Uk
Agriculture--Environmental aspects--United States.
Environmental policy--United States.
Agriculture--Economic aspects--United States.
Agriculture and state--United States.
Pollution control industry--United States.
Agriculture--Aspect de l'environnement--États-Unis.
Environnement--Politique gouvernementale--États-Unis.
Agriculture--Aspect économique--États-Unis.
Politique agricole--États-Unis.
Environnement--Industrie--États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Industries--Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Agriculture--Sustainable Agriculture.
Agriculture and state.
Agriculture--Economic aspects.
Agriculture--Environmental aspects.
Environmental policy.
Pollution control industry.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
S589.755
338.1873
"This is an edited, excerpted and augmented edition of a United States Department of Agriculture publication."--p. [vii].
Includes bibliographical references (pages [83]-91) and index.
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. 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. 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. MARKETS ARE NOT ALWAYS THE ANSWERREFERENCES; APPENDIX: PREDICTING THE LOCATION OFNEW MITIGATION BANKS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INDEX.
English.
9781617284069 (E-Book) 1617284068
2020685320
GBA989741 bnb
015367324 Uk
Agriculture--Environmental aspects--United States.
Environmental policy--United States.
Agriculture--Economic aspects--United States.
Agriculture and state--United States.
Pollution control industry--United States.
Agriculture--Aspect de l'environnement--États-Unis.
Environnement--Politique gouvernementale--États-Unis.
Agriculture--Aspect économique--États-Unis.
Politique agricole--États-Unis.
Environnement--Industrie--États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Industries--Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Agriculture--Sustainable Agriculture.
Agriculture and state.
Agriculture--Economic aspects.
Agriculture--Environmental aspects.
Environmental policy.
Pollution control industry.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
S589.755
338.1873