Doctoral Dissertation Research in Geography and Regional Science

地理学与区域科学博士论文研究

• 批准号: 8714409
• 负责人: Rebecca Roberts
• 金额: $ 0.3万
• 依托单位: University of Iowa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1988
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1988-04-01 至 1990-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8714409&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Geography; Regional

This doctoral dissertation award will support an economic analysis of riparian wetland forests in the agricultural midwestern United States. The purpose of the project is to test the hypothesis that riparian wetland forests have been undervalued and therefore underproduced in the Corn Belt. This project seeks to examine the benefits of riparian wetland forest to society by developing a model that links floodplain land use with economic values of environmental services. Among the most promising alternatives for reducing the damage to streams and rivers is protection of floodplain lands as riparian wetland forests. This project will have significance for policy regarding nonpoint pollution control and farmland retirement programs. It underlines the need to recognize the importance of the interaction between water quality and agricultural practices.

这个博士论文奖将支持经济分析 美国中西部农业区的河岸湿地森林 States. 该项目的目的是检验假设， 河岸湿地森林的价值被低估， 玉米带产量不足 本项目旨在研究河岸湿地的益处 通过开发一个模型，将洪泛区土地利用 环境服务的经济价值。 的最 减少对溪流和河流的破坏的有希望的替代方案是 保护洪泛平原土地作为河岸湿地森林。 这 该项目将对非点源污染政策具有重要意义 控制和农田退休计划。 它强调需要 认识到水质与环境之间相互作用的重要性， 农业实践。