… The objective of this project was to use both the travel cost method and the contingent valuation method to estimate Southern NewEngland residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for local forest products, clean drinking … providers of ecosystems services in a trial “Payments for Ecosystem Services” scheme. Future Activities In June 2012, the investigators were awarded a U.S. Forest Service State …
… Low productivity in agriculture is a significant development challenge, yet many processes used to increase land productivity have deleterious effects that actually reduce the long-run usability of … evidence on how best to leverage social network relationships to improve dissemination of new technologies. Here, the investigator marketed two different agricultural technologies: …
… 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 emerging form of renewable energy blends complementary landuses and eliminates the false “food or energy” …
… in different settings to coordinate and create the institutions required to sustain a new market. What is interesting about renewable energy in general and offshore wind in … ethnographic interviews were conducted (some on-site in different states of NewEngland) with representatives of each of the relevant stakeholder groups including … and the analytical process in two academic conferences, where the work was well received. Use and Applicatons The identification of the case through this study has certainly informed …
… barriers to accessing nature and gaining treatment for mental health concerns. The land conservation community has a unique opportunity to help reverse these trends. Time … for America’s youth aimed at bringing the mental health benefits of the outdoors to new, diverse audiences, who may need it now more than ever. Published October 2020 7584 … Master of Environmental Management 2021 Alumni Jessica Lloyd Forest Manager at Yale Forests Master of Forestry 2020 Alumni Aaron Reuben Ph.D. Candidate in Clinical Psychology …
… and evolution as they attempt to stay ahead of government regulations, competitors, and new market entrants. In this rapidly evolving world, they face numerous obstacles when it … linear consumption model and promotes the elimination of waste through the continual use of natural resources. This holistic framework allows companies to evaluate the … their existing sustainability commitments by focusing on optimizing natural resource use and minimizing waste. This framework is particularly salient for industries with limited …
… investment in EV charging stations. We compare EV markets across states with a focus on NewYork, which falls in the middle of the 50 states in terms of EVs as a percentage of new car registrations and number of chargers per capita. Our analysis suggests that the best …
… Soil health provides critical ecosystem services related to water quality, drought resilience, erosion prevention, crop yields, and carbon sequestration. These benefits - and the practices used to achieve them - vary by region, so state programs are uniquely positioned to support … Finance Network Related Reports Agrivoltaics: Producing Solar Energy While Protecting Farmland Solarize Your Community: An Evidence-Based Guide for Accelerating the Adoption of …
… to “making the product green” come at the expense of making the product better performing. Use and Applications Professor Newman has discussed these studies in his core Master of Business Administration class, among colleagues, and in conjunction with a case on green products. Future Activities Additional data will be collected for the resubmission of the publication, …
… 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 … to you if everyone else is using the same product is often called a network effect because as more people are ‘connected’ to the network, the benefits increase. More precisely, … on electricity. We discuss several classic examples of network effects that are especially useful for clarifying how and when network effects benefit customers. These examples are …