Incentive Payments to Encourage Farmer Adoption of Water Quality Protection Practices

Combining Actual and Contingent Behavior Data to Model Farmer Adoption of Water Quality Protection Practices

Using farmer responses to contingent valuation method (CVM) survey data in combination with actual market data from four watershed regions in the United States, this study estimates the minimum incentive payments a farmer would accept in order to adopt more environmentally friendly "best management practices" (BMPs). Combining actual market data with the CVM data adds information to the analysi...

Analysis of a Financial Incentive to Encourage Safer Driving Practices

This paper reports on the behavioural response of motorists to a variable rate charging scheme designed to encourage safer driving practices and reduce exposure to crash-risk – specifically kilometres driven, night-time driving and speeding. The study involved a fiveweek ‘before’ period of GPS monitoring to establish how motorists drove normally, followed by a five-week ‘after’ period of GPS mo...

Educational Delivery Methods to Encourage Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Practices

The growing public concern about groundwater contamination, pesticide residues, soil erosion, and wildlife habitat runs parallel to “an emerging interest by many farmers for a more costeffective and environmentally benign agriculture” (USDA, 1990). But only a small number of farmers are using alternative farming systems (Board of Agriculture, 1989). The cause of the limited adoption of sustaina...

Urban, agricultural, and environmental protection practices for sustainable water quality

Sustainable water management often emphasizes water resource quantity, with focus on availability and use practices. However, only a subset of the available water may be usable when also considering water quality. Water quality management is examined within three broad sectors—urban, agriculture, and environmental systems—to investigate how water quality sustainability (WQS) is defined by each ...

Spatial Analysis of Determinants of Dairy Farmers’ Adoption of Best Management Practices for Water Protection