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.

该博士学位论文奖将支持对美国农业中西部河岸湿地森林进行经济分析。 该项目的目的是检验河岸湿地森林被低估并因此在玉米带中生产不足的假设。 该项目旨在通过开发一种将洪泛区用途与环境服务的经济价值联系起来的模型，来研究河岸湿地森林对社会的好处。 减少溪流和河流损坏的最有希望的替代方法是保护洪泛区作为河岸湿地森林。 该项目对于非点污染控制和农田退休计划的政策将具有重要意义。 它强调需要认识到水质与农业实践之间相互作用的重要性。