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2015 journal article

The environmental and economic effects of regional bioenergy policy in the southeastern U.S.

Energy Policy, 85, 335–346.

By: C. Galik* , R. Abt n, G. Latta* & T. Vegh *

Contributors: C. Galik* , R. Abt n, G. Latta* & T. Vegh *

author keywords: Renewable portfolio standard; Biomass; FASOMGHG; SRTS; Forest carbon
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Projecting Potential Adoption of Genetically Engineered Freeze-Tolerant Eucalyptus in the United States

FOREST SCIENCE, 61(3), 466–480.

By: D. Wear *, E. Dixon n, R. Abt n & N. Singh  n

author keywords: real options; investment analysis; genetically modified organism (GMO); bioenergy
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

National-level differences in the adoption of environmental health technologies: a cross-border comparison from Benin and Togo

HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING, 30(2), 145–154.

By: K. Wendland n, S. Pattanayak  n & E. Sills n 

author keywords: Bednets; Benin; cookstoves; governance; institutions; soybeans; technology adoption; Togo
MeSH headings : Agriculture; Benin; Cooking / instrumentation; Cooking / methods; Culture; Environmental Health / instrumentation; Environmental Health / methods; Environmental Health / statistics & numerical data; Family Characteristics; Government; Humans; Mosquito Nets / statistics & numerical data; Soybeans; Togo
TL;DR: The findings suggest that contextual institutional factors can be more important than household characteristics for technology adoption in countries at virtually opposite ends of the institutional spectrum. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Estimating the Impacts of Local Policy Innovation: The Synthetic Control Method Applied to Tropical Deforestation

PLOS ONE, 10(7).

By: E. Sills n , D. Herrera*, A. Kirkpatrick *, A. Brandao *, R. Dickson, S. Hall*, S. Pattanayak *, D. Shoch ...

MeSH headings : Brazil; Climate Change / statistics & numerical data; Conservation of Natural Resources / economics; Conservation of Natural Resources / legislation & jurisprudence; Conservation of Natural Resources / statistics & numerical data; Ecosystem; Forests; Models, Statistical; Public Policy / economics; Public Policy / legislation & jurisprudence; Trees; Tropical Climate
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that SCM can yield helpful land-use counterfactuals for single units, with opportunities to integrate local and expert knowledge and to test innovations and permutations on policies that are implemented in just a few locations. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Do Payments Pay Off? Evidence from Participation in Costa Rica's PES Program

PLOS ONE, 10(7).

By: R. Arriagada*, E. Sills n , P. Ferraro * & S. Pattanayak *

MeSH headings : Agriculture / economics; Agriculture / methods; Animal Husbandry / economics; Animal Husbandry / methods; Animals; Cattle; Conservation of Natural Resources / economics; Conservation of Natural Resources / methods; Costa Rica; Ecosystem; Humans; Ownership / economics; Surveys and Questionnaires
TL;DR: Despite the substantial cash transfers to voluntary participants in this program, it is found that there is no evidence of impacts on their wealth or self-reported well-being using a quasi-experimental design, consistent with the common claim that voluntary PES do not harm participants. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Public health impacts of ecosystem change in the Brazilian Amazon

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 112(24), 7414–7419.

By: S. Bauch, A. Birkenbach*, S. Pattanayak * & E. Sills n 

author keywords: infectious diseases; roads; mining; protected areas; Amazon forest
MeSH headings : Brazil / epidemiology; Conservation of Natural Resources / methods; Conservation of Natural Resources / statistics & numerical data; Diarrhea / epidemiology; Diarrhea / prevention & control; Ecosystem; Humans; Incidence; Infection Control; Malaria / epidemiology; Malaria / prevention & control; Public Health / statistics & numerical data; Regression, Psychology; Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology; Respiratory Tract Infections / prevention & control
TL;DR: A rich dataset on disease, climate, demography, land uses, and conservation policies in the Brazilian Amazon is analyzed and it is concluded that interventions to preserve natural capital can deliver cobenefits by also increasing human (health) capital. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Linking state-and-transition simulation and timber supply models for forest biomass production scenarios

AIMS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 2(2), 180–202.

By: J. Costanza  n, R. Abt*, A. McKerrow* & J. Collazo n 

author keywords: bioenergy; forest dynamics; forest residues; land-use change; landscape dynamics; longleaf pine ecosystem; Southeastern U.S.; ST-Sim; SubRegional Timber Supply (SRTS) model; timber harvest
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

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