Natural Resource Economics and Conservation: Contributions of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Economists
回顾了农业经济学家在自然资源研究中的贡献，包括评估保护措施、预测技术采用、设计可持续管理政策，以及改善土地和水资源管理，对资源保护政策制定有重要影响。
Abstract Research by agricultural economists on natural resources has been distinguished by an interdisciplinary emphasis and a dynamic perspective. It has recognized technological and institutional constraints, has been oriented toward solving concrete resource management and policy problems, and has emphasized empirical and quantitative analysis. Agricultural economists have introduced methods for evaluating natural resource conservation efforts, for predicting adoption of resource conservation technologies, and for designing efficient and sustainable resource management policies. They have identified ways of improving land management and preventing land degradation, proposed reforms of institutions governing water allocation and water quality, and introduced policies for balancing environmental and efficiency considerations in the management of pests, biodiversity, and livestock diseases. Their research has had substantial impacts on the formulation of resource conservation policies.