Browsing Nicholas School of the Environment by Subject "Land conversion"

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Economic Viability of Blue Carbon Offsets in Coastal North Carolina & Louisiana

Dong, Xiaoyun; Wang, Yifei; Moss, Leland; Kraft, Natalie (2013-04-26)

Carbon offsets are becoming a necessary tool in carbon emission reduction. The offsets obtained through sequestration in coastal wetland vegetation and sediment is referred to as blue carbon. Our client, the Duke Carbon ...
LAND CONVERSION AND THE CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM (CRP) IN NORTH CAROLINA

Jensen, Jeff (2007-05)

This paper will explore the economic factors that influence a rural landowner’s decision to either continue planting crops or to enroll land in CRP. Specifically, I will estimate the extent to which federal commodity ...