Farmer's perceived costs of wetlands: Effects of size, hydration, and dispersion

dc.citation.epage185en
dc.citation.issue1en
dc.citation.jtitleAmerican journal of agricultural economicsen
dc.citation.spage172en
dc.citation.volume90en
dc.contributor.authorGelso, Brett R.
dc.contributor.authorFox, John A.
dc.contributor.authorPeterson, Jeffrey M.
dc.contributor.authoreidjpeters
dc.contributor.authoreidseanfox
dc.date.accessioned2008-09-24T16:13:04Z
dc.date.available2008-09-24T16:13:04Z
dc.date.issued2008-09-24T16:13:04Z
dc.date.published2008en
dc.description.abstractWe survey landowners to investigate the costs associated with the presence of permanent or seasonal wetland areas in cropland. We find, as predicted by our conceptual model, that dispersion of wetland areas imposes substantial inconvenience costs for producers but that costs respond nonlinearly and irregularly to changes in the frequency of hydration. Producer attitudes toward conservation and environmental regulation have a significant impact on perceived costs, as do some demographic attributes. The analysis suggests that incentives to aggregate dispersed wetlands into larger contiguous areas could benefit landowners while at the same time provide a net increase in wetland area.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2097/985
dc.rightsThe definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.comen
dc.subjectPerceived costsen
dc.subjectWetlandsen
dc.titleFarmer's perceived costs of wetlands: Effects of size, hydration, and dispersionen
dc.title.alternativeCost of wetlands
dc.typeArticle (author version)en

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