scholarly journals Soil and Water Conservation Strategies in Cape Verde (Cabo Verde in Portuguese) and Their Impacts on Livelihoods: An Overview from the Ribeira Seca Watershed

Land ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaurinda Baptista ◽  
Luuk Fleskens ◽  
Coen Ritsema ◽  
António Querido ◽  
Jacques Tavares ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Cape Verde ◽  
Soil And Water Conservation ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Cabo Verde ◽  
Soil And Water

scholarly journals National Soil and Water Conservation Policy: An Economic Perspective

1979 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-323
Author(s):  
Lawrence W. Libby ◽  
John L. Okay
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Conservation Policy ◽  
Soil And Water Conservation ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Analytical Models ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Policy Paper ◽  
Resources Conservation ◽  
Soil And Water

Soil and water conservation programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are under increasing scrutiny. Congress, interest groups, and departmental budget people are requesting systematic documentation of the impacts of these programs. Their basic concern is economic performance – the “payoff” for public dollars invested in conservation. This paper examines two aspects of the increasing application of economics to soil and water conservation policy. Both are discussed in the context of current efforts within USDA to implement the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977. This new law provides a policy setting within which questions of economic performance are addressed. Examined first is use of formal analytical models in identifying economic consequences of alternative conservation strategies. Second, issues concerning economics of public choice are addressed. The first implies search for greater efficiency of resource use; the latter concerns the distribution of policy impacts in the political economy. Both are important. The paper concludes by identifying research needs. This is a policy paper, not a report of research results.

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