… The objective of this project is to investigate ways that consumers make inferences about green product quality. The investigators found that … that companies have a fixed amount of manufacturing resources. Thus, resources devoted to “making the product green” come at the expense of making the product better performing. Use … the product plays an import role in consumers’ evaluations. In particular, consumers are less likely to purchase a green product when they perceive that the company intentionally …
… The objective of this project was to use both the travel cost method and the contingent valuation method to estimate Southern New England residents’ … landowners, as well as forest industry and conservation professionals. The results indicate that residents attribute monetary value to nonmarket forest goods and services. The present … Strategies for Land Conservation, and through the Berkley Scholars program, are building upon this research. In addition, regional policymakers, water authorities, and …
… This project explores the mechanisms that allow actors in different settings to coordinate and create the institutions required … What is interesting about renewable energy in general and offshore wind in particular is that, across settings, the issues that prevent market emergence are relatively simple and well understood; the stakeholder …
… Agrivoltaics is a solar market subsegment that co-locates solar energy production and agricultural operations. Combining these practices into one space creates an efficient and sustainable land-use system that benefits farmers, solar developers, rural communities, and the earth itself. This … energy blends complementary land uses and eliminates the false “food or energy” dichotomy that has traditionally dominated discussions about solar-agricultural land use. People often …
… the United States and potentially rising as, simultaneously, young people are spending less time outdoors than ever before. These trends are especially pronounced for children of … donors, and assist in managing and protecting land in perpetuity. Based on the hypothesis that land trusts, land managers, and parks professionals could be partners in the effort to … with leaders from existing programs. We end with a menu of potential pilot actions that organizations can take to begin offering nature-based programing for America’s youth …
… (GIIN) total global impact investing assets in 2018 grew more than 50% from 2017. Yet, that growth is tiny relative to the overall investing marketplace—comprising only 4% of … and only 1% of total US assets under management.1 Furthermore, there is evidence to suggest that assets committed for impact investment are largely sitting on the sidelines. For … considering what we know about the enormous need and urgency for those resources. Building upon preliminary research presented by Namrita Kapur of Growald Family Fund during …
… challenge, yet many processes used to increase land productivity have deleterious effects that actually reduce the long-run usability of the land. More sustainable agricultural … incentives received by the extension agents, and the type of farmer (lead, peer, or none) that the extension agent was supposed to work with. A midline survey was conducted with all … of connections overall, and those concentrated in an area — to increase the likelihood that one person will know several seed farmers. This next step involved training the …
… A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Pollinator-Friendly Solar in Minnesota 6778 2745 2798 2796 2752 … solar standard. However, research has yet to produce a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis that assesses both private and social returns from pollinator-friendly solar, as compared to … devoted to conventional solar, pollinator-friendly solar, and farming. Our analysis reveals that pollinator-friendly solar may generate private benefits to solar developers that …
… community-driven, state-level soil health policy or programs. Readers will learn how to build an effective and inclusive soil health coalition, logistics to help mobilize a … policy and agricultural context, so the reader is encouraged to utilize the recommendations that fit their own circumstances. Case examples through the guidebook highlight the best … policy and agricultural context, so the reader is encouraged to utilize the recommendations that fit their own circumstances. Case examples through the guidebook highlight the best …
… the benefits a product provides to you, does it matter to you whether many others also use that product? For many products, the answer is yes. This simple idea that there are additional benefits to you if everyone else is using the same product is … ‘connected’ to the network, the benefits increase. More precisely, anytime there is a way that people are connected—whether it is a physical connection or not—the network effect is …