Friday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. |
Session 32B Environment and Development |
Organizers: |
John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University |
Session Chairs: |
Peter W. Schuhmann, University of North Carolina - Wilmington |
Papers: |
"Differential Influence of Relative Poverty on Environmental Preferences: Evidence From Rural Indonesia" "Agricultural Price Supports as a Conservation Tool: The Case of Shade-Coffee in the Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico" "Forest Resource Management Between Conservation and Poverty Alleviation: Simulation Results From Northwest Madagascar" "Central Americans National Parks, Volcan Poas National Park in Costa Rica, Volcan Mombacho Natural Reserve in Nicaragua and La Tigra National Park in Honduras: Valuation and Variables" |
Discussants: |
Jagannadha Rao Matta, University of Florida |
Saturday 2:15 - 4:00 p.m. |
Session 148K Biodiversity |
Organizers: |
John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University |
Session Chairs: |
Juan Aguirre, Center for Sustainable Development - Costa Rica |
Papers: |
"Optimum Incentives and Habitat Conservation on Florida's Non-Industrial Private Forests" "Stochastic Dominance, Entropy and Biodiversity Manasgement" "Assessing the Effectiveness of Biodiversity Conservation Strategies: The Case of the United States' Endangered Species Act" "Using an Elasticity-Based Model to Assess the Economic Impact of Import Regulations to Prevent Mediterranean Fruit Fly Establishment in U.S.: Applications on the Import of Spanish Clementines" |
Discussants: |
Christian Langpap, Tulane University |