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Growth Equilibrium Modeling Of Urban Sprawl On Agricultural Lands In West Virginia, Yohannes G. Hailu
Growth Equilibrium Modeling Of Urban Sprawl On Agricultural Lands In West Virginia, Yohannes G. Hailu
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
With dynamic economic and social changes, increasing pressure is exerted on natural resources management. Agricultural land resources particularly face growing pressure of conversion to non-agricultural uses from population and development demands for land. The continual conversion of agricultural land may have implications in terms of the loss of prime farmland, irreversible landscape changes, deteriorating environmental quality, and interference with rural lifestyles. This study models urban sprawl on agricultural land in a growth equilibrium modeling approach where the population-employment simultaneous equations system is estimated using two-stages-least-squares while changes in agricultural land is estimated using OLS on West Virginia data. Results of …
How Farmers In West Virginia Are Using Value-Added Processing To Increase Annual Income, Jennifer Leigh Lewis
How Farmers In West Virginia Are Using Value-Added Processing To Increase Annual Income, Jennifer Leigh Lewis
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
The purpose of this study was to describe methods of value-added processing being employed by farmers in West Virginia, the amount of interest in value-added processing as expressed by agriculture extension agents and farmers, and identified the number of value-added producers in West Virginia. The population targeted with the initial survey consisted of 28 agriculture extension agents in West Virginia representing 55 counties. The second telephone survey was directed to value-added producers within the state. From this data, four farms, Thistledew Farm, Kelly Smith, Headwater Farms and Higson's Farm, were chosen to participate in case studies. Value-added producers were identified …
Modeling Trade And Environmental Interactions, Haixiao Huang
Modeling Trade And Environmental Interactions, Haixiao Huang
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
Interactions between trade and the environment have been studied extensively as a reaction to the pressure that the accelerated pace of globalization is placing on environment and trade. Distinguishing itself from previous studies, this research addresses issues, methods and policy implications concerning the interrelationship between trade and environment first in a comprehensive literature survey, and then focuses on a modeling analysis on the interactions between trade and the environment in China.;The literature review provides a perspective on received and future research by employing a dual approach: not only are major issues concerning trade and environment analyzed, but also progress in …
Three Empirical Essays On Environmental Regulations, Strategic Interaction, And Regional Trade Agreements, Paavo Eliste
Three Empirical Essays On Environmental Regulations, Strategic Interaction, And Regional Trade Agreements, Paavo Eliste
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
This dissertation will focus on the relationship between trade and the environment. We will analyze this from three angles. First, we explore the effect of trade liberalization on a country's environmental regulations at global level. Secondly, we focus on trade and political integration process at the regional level and how it affects block members environmental policies. Thirdly, we analyze whether polluting producers are compensated for environmental policies at the national level.;The analysis will focus on environmental regulations in the agricultural sector. We use spatial econometrics techniques to analyze policy outcomes, which are dependent on trade or political interactions between countries …