THE OFF-FARM BENEFITS OF SOIL CONSERVATION IN A HYDROELECTRIC WATERSHED

Douglas Southgate

No 278135, 1986 Annual Meeting, July 27-30, Reno, Nevada from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: A dynamic optimization model is used to characterize optimal trends over time in sediment yield from a hydroelectric watershed. Also presented is a simulation model that is used to evaluate the downstream impacts of alternative soil conservation projects proposed for the basin draining into a hydroelectric reservoir in Ecuador.

Keywords: Farm Management; International Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17
Date: 1986-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.278135

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