Author: DC). UNITED STATES. Secretary of the Interior. Department of Interior (Washington

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Published: 1988

Total Pages: 114

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The lower Mississippi alluvial plain and the prairie pothole region; Federal Programs Affectin Wetlands in the delta and the prairies; Description of federal programs affecting wetlands; Water management programs; Agricultural development and support programs; Low interest loans and farm credit; Conservation and technical assistance programs; Provisions of the tax cod affecting wetlands; Federal aid highway program; Conservation easement and wetlands protection programs; Conversion of forested wetlands of the mississippi delta; The history of development in the delta and the federal involvement; The conceptual framework for the conversion decision; The methodology for estimating the impact of federal programs; Econometric model of forested wetland conversion; Hypotheses tested with the econometric model; The nature of the data used to estimate the econometric model; Results of the econometric analysis; The magnitude of the impact of the major economic, hydrologic, and climatic factors on forested wetland depletion; Summary and conclusions of the econometric analysis; Farm-level simulation model: analysis of impact of agriculture programs, conservation programs, and tax code provisions on the conversion decision; The nature of the data used in the simulation model; Results of the farm-level simulation analysis; Summary and conclusion of the farm-level simulation analysis; Landownership characteristics in the delta and the implications for wetland conversion; Conservation opportunities in the current economic climate; Summary of the impact of federal programs on conversion of forested wetlands in the delta; The prairie pothole region; Description of the region; Cultural history; Structure of studies; Results of the simulation analysis; Swampbuster and the prospects for reduced rates of conversion.

Download or read book The Impact of Federal Programs on Wetlands written by DC). UNITED STATES. Secretary of the Interior. Department of Interior (Washington and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lower Mississippi alluvial plain and the prairie pothole region; Federal Programs Affectin Wetlands in the delta and the prairies; Description of federal programs affecting wetlands; Water management programs; Agricultural development and support programs; Low interest loans and farm credit; Conservation and technical assistance programs; Provisions of the tax cod affecting wetlands; Federal aid highway program; Conservation easement and wetlands protection programs; Conversion of forested wetlands of the mississippi delta; The history of development in the delta and the federal involvement; The conceptual framework for the conversion decision; The methodology for estimating the impact of federal programs; Econometric model of forested wetland conversion; Hypotheses tested with the econometric model; The nature of the data used to estimate the econometric model; Results of the econometric analysis; The magnitude of the impact of the major economic, hydrologic, and climatic factors on forested wetland depletion; Summary and conclusions of the econometric analysis; Farm-level simulation model: analysis of impact of agriculture programs, conservation programs, and tax code provisions on the conversion decision; The nature of the data used in the simulation model; Results of the farm-level simulation analysis; Summary and conclusion of the farm-level simulation analysis; Landownership characteristics in the delta and the implications for wetland conversion; Conservation opportunities in the current economic climate; Summary of the impact of federal programs on conversion of forested wetlands in the delta; The prairie pothole region; Description of the region; Cultural history; Structure of studies; Results of the simulation analysis; Swampbuster and the prospects for reduced rates of conversion.