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Integrated Assessment of Environmental Effects from Agricultural Production

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

John G. Lee  and
Stephen B. Lovejoy
John G. Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Stephen B. Lovejoy
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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Abstract

Agriculture's impact on the environment is a complex research problem. A challenge to future economic research is to account for the interrelationship between agricultural production activities, soil productivity, erosion, and water quality. It will become increasingly important to determine not only the economic consequences, but also the environmental effectiveness of alternative policies aimed at improving resource use and quality. The application of biophysical simulation models to environmental quality problems provides a means to better understand the complex interaction between agricultural production and environmental quality.

Type
The Effects of Agricultural Production on Environmental Quality
Information
Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , April 1991 , pp. 61 - 67
Copyright
Copyright © 1991 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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Footnotes

Approved as Journal Paper No. 12743 of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Purdue University.

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