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Three essays on the adoption of environmental management innovations in residential areas /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
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Three essays on water management strategies in response to climate change
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Due to climate change, the amount of rainfall, and its uneven temporal and spatial distribution, affect water availability. As a result, both households and farmers need to adapt to climate change by taking appropriate ...
Adoption of nitrogen efficient eco-innovations by US corn farmers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Anthropogenically introduced nitrogen has compromised environmental quality, but is an essential element for crop production, particularly corn production. Increasing nitrogen use efficiency by adopting eco-innovations ...
Three essays on adoption of practices related to the environment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This dissertation consists of three essays related to the adoption of technology. The first essay is about the adoption of manure best management practices (BMPs) such as manure testing. A data set from 2006 of U.S. farmers ...
A study of the impact national forests have on county population and employment densities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The U.S. National Forest Service owns and manages close to 200 million acres of land and has an annual budget in excess of $5.5 billion. This study seeks to understand the manner and extent to which national forests influence ...
The role of choice architecture in toilet design : a behavioral economics approach to water conservation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Fresh water is a renewable, but finite, and increasingly scarce resource. Strategies to reduce water consumption are becoming ever more important in order to minimize future water shortages. One such approach is to focus ...