Methods and Applications Alavalapati, Janaki R. R. creator author. Mercer, D. Evan. author. SpringerLink (Online service) text ne 2005 monographic eng

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access IX, 314 p. online resource. There is a growing interest and need for enhancing economic and policy research in agroforestry. So far, no single reference book provides adequate coverage of applied economic and policy analysis methodologies for agroforestry professionals. This book, written by the leading experts in economics and agroforestry, addresses this need with 14 case studies (covering all the continents of the world) that describe and demonstrate the application of a wide range of cutting edge economic analysis techniques to agroforestry system, policies and projects. The applied economic methodologies include enterprise/farm budget models, Faustmann models, Policy Analysis Matrix, production function approach, risk assessment models, dynamic programming, linear programming, meta-modeling, contingent valuation, attribute-based choice experiments, econometric modeling, and institutional economic analysis. This book provides a unique and valuable resource for assisting upper division undergraduate and graduate students and rural development professionals to conduct rigorous assessment of economic and policy aspects of agroforestry systems and to produce less biased and more credible information. Agroforestry Systems and Valuation Methodologies -- Economic Analyses -- Financial Analysis of Agroforestry Practices -- Economic Analyses of a Sustainable Agroforestry System in the Southeastern United States -- Determining Agroforestry Profitability Using the Policy Analysis Matrix -- Exploring the Economics of Agroforestry Systems Using a Production Function Approach -- Analyzing Risk in Agroforestry Systems Using a Portfolio Approach -- Environmental Economic Analyses -- Economics of Agroforestry Carbon Sequestration -- Dynamic Optimization for Evaluating Externalities in Agroforestry Systems -- Environmental Services from Agroforestry -- Estimating Ranchers' Cost of Agroforestry Adoption -- Household Constraints and Agroforestry Adoption -- Assessment of Constraints to the Adoption of Improved Fallows in Zimbabwe Using Linear Programming Models -- Metamodeling Agroforestry Adoption -- Analyzing Ex-Ante Agroforestry Adoption Decisions with Attribute-Based Choice Experiments -- Macroeconomic and Institutional Analyses -- Valuing the Impacts of Agroforestry in Northern China -- A Framework for Institutional Analysis of Agroforestry Systems -- Summary and Future Directions. by Janaki R. R. Alavalapati, D. Evan Mercer. LIFE SCIENCES FORESTS AND FORESTRY LIFE SCIENCES FORESTRY 634.9 9781402024139 99781402024139 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2413-4 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2413-4 100301 20260521092046.0 978-1-4020-2413-9