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CONTRACTING OVER COMMON PROPERTY: COST-SHARE CONTRACTS FOR PREDATOR CONTROL Provedor de dados: 31 Autores: Yoder, Jonathan K. Predator control cost-share contracts among livestock producers in North America date back to 1630. A model is developed which provides refutable implications for the structure and distribution of these contracts over time and space. Historical and contemporary state and county level data on sheep producer coyote control generally support the model. Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation Palavras-chave: Contract theory; Wildlife; Livestock production; Industrial Organization; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. Ano: 1999 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21657 Application of a multi-criteria decision making process to facilitate the Improvement of the Vásárhelyi Plan Provedor de dados: 31 Autores: Mozsgai, Katalin; Tombacz, Endre. In recent years floods have caused enormous damage and to prevent this the Government has launched a comprehensive programme called the Improvement of the Vásárhelyi Plan (IVP). In step with the original plan, new objectives have emerged, contributing to a solution for the Tisza Regionâs problems in water management and regional and rural development. In tandem with the planning stage, a strategic environmental assessment has also been conducted. The assessmentâs objective was to develop a multi-criteria system to help choose from a variety of feasible development plans, the ultimate goal being sustainability associated with social, economic, and environmental objectives. In its related decree, the Government recognised the results of the applied... Tipo: Journal Article Palavras-chave: Improvement of the Vásárhelyi Plan; Sustainability; Multi-criteria decision-making process; Strategic environmental assessment; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development. Ano: 2008 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46442 Preservation of Bio-Diversity, Heterogeneity of Farm Practices and Payments for Cultural Landscapes under Inhomogeneous Natural Conditions Provedor de dados: 31 Autores: Nuppenau, Ernst-August. The paper explores the question of diversity in agricultural practice as related to bio-diversity and landscape appearance. It starts with the observation that, in the past, diverse natural conditions have considerably impacted on adapted modes of agricultural production, more than today, and that previously performed farm practices were strongly affiliated with specific natural conditions. These practices positively contributed to a motified, diverse and man-made environment which is frequently considered a beautiful landscape. This has changed dramatically. Particularly, where the European countryside is regarded a natural heritage, today, the public seems to be worried about modern farm practices. After the adoption of modern techniques, farmers prefer... Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation Palavras-chave: Bio-diversity; Natural conditions; Diversity in farming; Payments for nature; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. Ano: 2002 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24937