D3: Economics of Water and Land Use
Moderator: Kelly Cobourn, Boise State University
This session will focus on the feedback between climate change and economic decisions pertaining to water and land use in the Intermountain West. It will feature discussion to identify pressing policy issues at the national and state level along with short presentations on related empirical work.
Presentations:
Michael Frey , Idaho State University : Projected water rights transfers |
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Levan Elbakidze, University of Idaho: Prior appropriations doctrine during water shortages: evaluation of spatial and temporal efficiency |
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Wenchao Xu, Boise State University, Institutional water risk and agricultural land use decisions |
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José Rivera, University of New Mexico: Land, water and community aspects of acequia culture |
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Derek Kauneckis, University of Nevada, Reno: Improving local government resilience to climate change |
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Additional Presenters: Janie Chermak (University of New Mexico), Scott Lowe (Boise State University), Sian Mooney (Boise State University)