An Economic Analysis of Reservoir Sediment Management: Cropland Management vs. Dredging

Craig M. Smith, Jeffery Williams, Amirpouyan Nejadhashemi, Sean A. Woznicki and John C. Leatherman

No 142346, 2013 Annual Meeting, February 2-5, 2013, Orlando, Florida from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: Emphasis on finding the most cost-effective ways to reduce reservoir sedimentation is increasing. Biophysical and economic models for a large agricultural watershed are integrated to estimate the average and marginal costs of reducing sedimentation with an optimal combination of land management strategies compared to the cost of dredging.

Keywords: Land; Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 3
Date: 2013-02
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.142346

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