Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Department "Forest Economics and Policy"
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Accounting for Preferences and Attitudes to Urban Trees and Residential Landscapes
(2009-04-17)
To explore individual’s preferences and attitudes toward the environment, this study used a survey method to analyze personal preferences toward the green space in single home communities. Survey was conducted at three ...
Assessing Urban Trees and Urban Forests Management
(2010-12-06)
Urban green space and forest play a special role in building a livable community. The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the preferences for and attitudes towards urban trees regarding not only the biophysical ...
An Econometric Analysis of Alabama Rural Land Values
(2010-05-17)
Dramatic changes in rural land values played an important role in regional, social, economic, and environmental development. The ability to understand and predict these changes is necessary for the effective design of ...
Econometric Analysis of Household Energy Consumption in the United States, 2006 and 2008
(2011-05-18)
Household expenditures on electricity and gasoline account for a very large share of household budget in the United States. Considering the upward trend in energy price during recent years, this study investigated U.S. ...
Economic Analysis of Institutional Timberland Ownership in the United States
(2011-12-05)
The rise of institutional timberland ownership has led to a significant change in the structure and conduct of timber industry and forest management in the country. Understanding how industrial timberland sales affect the ...
Family Forest Landowner Research: Attitudes About Forest Management and Information Needs
(2011-11-15)
This dissertation provides three manuscripts further assessing family forest landowners
based on results from the National Woodland Owner Survey (NWOS) and Forest Inventory Analysis (FIA) unit of the United States Department ...
Institutional Timberland Investments: Asset Pricing and the Discount Rate
(2012-08-16)
Timberland has become an increasingly popular component of the portfolios of large investors, both institutional and also those of wealthy individuals and trusts. This land is generally managed by timberland investment ...
Land-use Changes, Forest Type Changes, and Related Environmental Concerns in the Southern U.S.
(2011-05-06)
The U.S. South covers roughly 24 percent of the total land area and 30 percent of the unreserved forest area of the United States. During the past few decades, the region has experienced dramatic land use as well as forest ...
Legislative Production and Ideology Voter Scores: Three Essays
(2009-12-03)
Legislators possess supply-side characteristics in the production process of public sector
outcomes. Constituents demand legislative services and choose those who most closely resemble
their preferences. There are several ...
Silvopasture Establishment and Economics: Modeling the Cost of Wildlife Browse Damage to Stand Establishment and Cattle Introduction on Redstone Arsenal
(2012-08-16)
This thesis examines three distinct but related aspects of wildlife browse damage to southern yellow pine establishment and growth in a silvopasture: the characteristics and extent of wildlife browse damage to 1-year old ...
Three Essays on the Valuation of Natural Resources in Recreation and Tourism
(2011-04-29)
This dissertation examines the demand behavior of recreational participants, their preference for resource attributes and their valuations of nature-based outdoor activities and related natural resources. The results are ...
Three Essays on Wildland Fire Economics
(2012-05-07)
This dissertation consists of three manuscripts examining different aspects of wildland fire economics, with a specific focus on prescribed burning and expenditures made by the USDA Forest Service on wildland fire suppression. ...