An Economic Analysis of the Potential 'Voluntary' Reductions of Nutrients from Agriculture to the Chesapeake Bay from the Shenandoah Soil and Water Conservation District, Virginia

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dc.contributor.advisorSklarew, Dann M.
dc.contributor.authorPindilli, Emily
dc.creatorPindilli, Emily
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-29T18:35:16Z
dc.date.available2015-07-29T18:35:16Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis study addresses the lack of an in-depth assessment of field-level costs for implementing agricultural best management practices (BMPs). An economic analysis of the potential contribution of `voluntary' reductions of nutrients from agricultural non-point sources of pollution to the Chesapeake Bay originating in the Shenandoah Soil and Water Conservation District (Shenandoah SWCD), Virginia was conducted. The research had three high level objectives: 1) to assess the heterogeneity in costs of implementing BMPs at the field-level; 2) to estimate the magnitude of potential nutrient reductions possible from agriculture in the Shenandoah SWCD, Virginia based on the field-level cost analysis and Virginia's trading program statutory requirements, ceteris paribus; and 3) to evaluate alternative scenarios of nutrient reduction based on the sensitivity of farmers to credit prices and allowable BMPs. The study considers the economic and physical factors associated with farms and builds on a vast base of literature on the physical aspects of non-point source pollution abatement.
dc.format.extent180 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/9618
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2015 Emily Pindilli
dc.subjectEnvironmental science
dc.subjectEnvironmental economics
dc.subjectPublic policy
dc.subjectAgricultural best management practices
dc.subjectChesapeake Bay
dc.subjectEconomics
dc.subjectNonpoint source pollution
dc.subjectNutrient trading
dc.subjectWater quality policy
dc.titleAn Economic Analysis of the Potential 'Voluntary' Reductions of Nutrients from Agriculture to the Chesapeake Bay from the Shenandoah Soil and Water Conservation District, Virginia
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineEnvironmental Science and Public Policy
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral

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