Flexible Incentives for the Adoption of Environmental Technologies in Agriculture

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Acknowledgements. About the Contributors. Preface. 1. Introduction D. Zilberman. Part I: Overview of the Role of Environmental Regulations in Agriculture. 2. Environmental Regulation in Agriculture and the Adoption of Environmental Technology M. Ribaudo, M.F. Caswell. 3. Evolution of EPA Programs and Policies that Impact Agriculture A.C.W. Ogg. 4. Environmental Conservation Strategies: What Works and What Might Work Better S.B. Lovejoy. Part II: Theoretical and Conceptual Framework. 5. Flexible Incentives for Environmental Management in Agriculture: A Typology S.S. Batie, D.E. Ervin. 6. Flexible Incentives: A Unifying Framework for Policy Analysis K. Segerson. 7. Sustainability, Technology and Incentives M. Khanna, et al. Part III: Case Studies. 8. Using Ecolabeling to Encourage the Adoption of Innovative Environmental Technologies in Agriculture E.O. van Ravenswaay, J.R. Blend. 9. Environmental Externalities and International Trade: The Case of Methyl Bromide M.S. Deepak, et al. 10. Alcohol Fuel Tax Policy: Sugar, Corn and the Environment A. Schmitz, L. Polopolus. 11. Public versus Private Land Ownership to Preserve Wildlife Habitat F.M. Roka, M.B. Main. 12. Environmental Policy and Technology Adoption in Animal Agriculture P.E. Norris, A.P. Thurow. 13. Flexible Incentives and Water Quality Control Technologies for the Everglades Agricultural Area D.J. Lee, J.W. Milon. 14. Adoption of Water Conserving Technologies in Agriculture: the Role of Expected Profiles and Public Interest F. Casey, G.D. Lynne. 15. Technological Innovation to Remove Water Pollutants D.D. Parker, M.F. Caswell. 16. Health Risk Information to Reduce Water Pollution S.M. Swinton, et al. 17. Agricultural Production Contracts to Reduce Water Pollution S.M. Swinton, et al. 18. Design versus Performance Standards to Reduce Nitrogen Runoff: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Dairy Farms C.L. Carpentier, D.J. Bosch. Part IV: Political Economy of Environmental Regulation. 19. Takings Issues: The Case of Grass Field-burning Restrictions in Eastern Washington State R. Huffaker, S. Levin. 20. Providing for the Common Good in an Era of Resurgent Individualism A. Randall. 21. Political Feasibility: Institutional Limits on Environmental Regulation W.P. Browne. Part V: Synthesis and Conclusions. 22. From Adoption to Innovation of Environmental Technologies S.M. Swinton, F. Casey. Index.