Cost-benefit analysis of soil conservation
This chapter begins with an overview of the principal aspects of soil degradation problems, bringing out their salient features from an economic viewpoint. As with all resource problems, the characteristics of the natural system play a critical role in soil conservation problems. The biophysical characteristics of the setting must be known in detail if these problems are to be understood and addressed. This chapter discusses how a cost-benefit analysis of these problems might be structured. The following section examines different approaches to obtaining the necessary data on the biophysical aspects of them. A final section examines some possible extensions of the methodology.
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Washington, DC (EUA)
1994
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| Subjects: | CONSERVACION DE SUELOS, DETERIORO DEL SUELO, ANALISIS DE COSTOS Y BENEFICIOS, PROYECTOS DE DESARROLLO, AMERICA CENTRAL, CARIBE, |
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| Summary: | This chapter begins with an overview of the principal aspects of soil degradation problems, bringing out their salient features from an economic viewpoint. As with all resource problems, the characteristics of the natural system play a critical role in soil conservation problems. The biophysical characteristics of the setting must be known in detail if these problems are to be understood and addressed. This chapter discusses how a cost-benefit analysis of these problems might be structured. The following section examines different approaches to obtaining the necessary data on the biophysical aspects of them. A final section examines some possible extensions of the methodology. |
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