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Protecting Watershed Ecosystems through Targeted Local Land Use Policies

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  • Christian Langpap
  • Ivan Hascic
  • JunJie Wu

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Land use change is the most pervasive force driving the degradation of watershed ecosystems. This article combines an econometric model of land use choice with models of watershed health indicators to examine the effects of land use policies on watershed ecosystems through their effect on land use. Our results suggest that incentive-based land use policies and property acquisition programs can have relatively large positive impacts on watershed health, while policies that change the returns to land use are less effective. The results suggest that there is potential for targeting these policies because their impacts vary across watersheds with different land use mixes. Copyright 2008, Oxford University Press.

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  • Christian Langpap & Ivan Hascic & JunJie Wu, 2008. "Protecting Watershed Ecosystems through Targeted Local Land Use Policies," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 90(3), pages 684-700.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:90:y:2008:i:3:p:684-700
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