… the travel cost method and the contingent valuation method to estimate Southern New England residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for local forest products, clean drinking … funding. Project Outcomes Based on these findings, the investigators have hosted the following landowner workshops: Southern New England land-use history and forest ecology … funding. Project Outcomes Based on these findings, the investigators have hosted the following landowner workshops: Southern New England land-use history and forest ecology …
… This project explores the mechanisms that allow actors in different settings to coordinate and create the … considerable; and yet, there is significant variance in the strategies followed to create a market and the success of these strategies. What actors agree on across …
… comes to maintaining and creating strong environmental commitments. The circular economy represents one of the biggest environmental and economic opportunities through which companies can lower their environmental footprint and represents an estimated $4.5 trillion dollar … of waste through the continual use of natural resources. This holistic framework allows companies to evaluate the environmental impact of their products from natural resource …
… Through this research opportunity, strong theoretical contributions have been made … our second study participant, Stone Brewery. The quantitative assessment is scheduled to follow the qualitative analysis. Project Outcomes The exploration of self-determination theory … was released in June of 2013. It was also used within the curriculum of the Byron Fellowship this summer and is being utilized by the Dalai Lama Fellows Program. Since the ERB …
… Low productivity in agriculture is a significant development challenge, yet many processes … correctly used. Social science and marketing literature on diffusion of technologies has stressed the importance of social networks in technology adoption.This project is designed to … create mulch and/or fertilizer; and 2) Pit Planting (PP), in which seeds are planted in shallow pits to improve moisture retention. The project was designed in two phases to test …
… provides a comprehensive analysis of the feasibility of designing and financing a Green Resilience Hub (GRH). GRHs are physical facilities equipped with clean energy technologies … for both communities and developers. The provisions in the IRA boost tax credits for low-income areas, tribal land, brownfield redevelopment sites, and communities located near … for both communities and developers. The provisions in the IRA boost tax credits for low-income areas, tribal land, brownfield redevelopment sites, and communities located near …
… worse quality than traditional (non-green) alternatives. In short, this effect appears to result from consumers’ reliance upon a “zero-sum” heuristic, whereby they assume 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 …
… SolarizeCT, which began in 2009, is designed to increase the installation of residential solar systems through local campaigns. The results have been stunning. In a threeyear Connecticut campaign (2012–2015), the number of homes with solar grew from about 800 to over 12,500. Research findings based on the campaign—the first of their kind—indicate that the success of …
… Soil health provides critical ecosystem services related to water quality, drought resilience, erosion prevention, crop yields, and carbon sequestration. These benefits - and … community groups are calling for the creation of soil health programs in their states. In response to this growing demand, the Soil Health Policy guidebook provides practical advice for anyone who is interested in developing community-driven, state-level soil health policy or programs. Readers …
… men and women they would like to recruit. 44 percent of students are willing to accept a lower salary to work for a company with better environmental practices. Conversely, about one-fifth of respondents expressed an unwillingness to work for companies with bad environmental … men and women they would like to recruit. 44 percent of students are willing to accept a lower salary to work for a company with better environmental practices. Conversely, about …