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Conserving Data in the Conservation Reserve : How A Regulatory Program Runs on Imperfect Information.

Enrolling over 30 million acres, the U.S. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is the largest conservation program in the United States. Under the guidelines of the CRP, the federal government pays farmers to stop farming their land in the hopes of achieving a variety of conservation goals, including...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hamilton, James
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • COVER; CONSERVING DATA IN THE CONSERVATION RESERVE: How a Regulatory Program Runs on Imperfect Information; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 INFORMATION THROUGH THE POLICY CYCLE; CHAPTER 2 DEFINING THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS INDEX; CHAPTER 3 INTERPRETING THE CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM IN THE FIELD(S); CHAPTER 4 THE MECHANICS OF MONITORING: GAO, CONGRESS, AND THE FEDERAL REGISTER; CHAPTER 5 THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP PULLS THE PIECES TOGETHER; CHAPTER 6 MEDIA COVERAGE AND ACADEMIC ANALYSES: CYCLES OF PRAISE AND CRITICISM.
  • CHAPTER 7 INFORMATION AND REGULATORY IMPLEMENTATIONNOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX.