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Economics
Chelsea Hotaling, Stephen Bird, Martin D. Heintzelman
Summary: This study conducted a discrete choice experiment to investigate the willingness to pay for community microgrid services during extended power outages among 939 respondents from New York State. The results suggest a positive willingness to pay for microgrid services, particularly for hospital and emergency services, potable water, shelters, and retail outlets.
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
John Paul Helveston
Summary: This paper introduces the logitr R package, which allows for fast maximum likelihood estimation of multinomial logit and mixed logit models with unobserved heterogeneity across individuals by modeling parameters that vary randomly over individuals according to a chosen distribution. It is faster than other similar packages and supports utility models specified with preference space or willingness-to-pay (WTP) space parameterizations, allowing for direct estimation of marginal WTP. The paper discusses the implications of each utility parameterization for WTP estimates and highlights design features that enable logitr's performant estimation speed, including benchmarking with similar packages and additional features designed specifically for WTP space models.
JOURNAL OF STATISTICAL SOFTWARE
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Seyyedehsara Sadrmousavigargari, Emilia Cubero Dudinskaya, Serena Mandolesi, Simona Naspetti, Seyed Mojtaba Mojaverian, Raffaele Zanoli
Summary: Promoting healthy nutrition is crucial for a healthy society. Providing nutritional information plays a significant role in consumers' preferences.
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Environmental Studies
Tewodros Tadesse, Tsegay Berhane, Dawit W. Mulatu, Meley Mekonen Rannestad
Summary: The study found that households are willing to accept an average compensation of 7.7 USD to work for 5-10 additional days of public work on soil and water conservation as part of contributing to Desa?a forest conservation. However, households' preferences to work on biodiversity conservation and agroforestry expansion were found to be negligible. Therefore, strengthening investments in environmental rehabilitation programs through soil and water conservation in forestlands could create incentives for households to sustainably conserve and use forests.
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Agricultural Economics & Policy
Khalid Joya, Nurul Nadia Ramli, Mad Nasir Shamsudin, Nitty Hirawaty Kamarulzaman
Summary: Consumers are willing to pay an additional amount for the safety attributes of tomatoes, and their willingness to pay is influenced by factors such as income, age, and education level.
BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL
(2022)
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Ecology
Valentino Dardanoni, Carla Guerriero
Summary: Children and adolescents have definite economic preferences for environmental protection, with a higher willingness to pay for projects in their own country. The utility of environmental protection is greater for girls and teenagers, and a pro-environmental attitude reduces the likelihood of opting for continuation of the status quo. These findings are relevant to policy decisions on environmental conservation.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Marit Ellen Kragt, Fiona Dempster, Vandana Subroy
Summary: Inappropriate treatment of agricultural residue streams can have negative impacts on the environment, society, and economy. Bioconversion of livestock wastes using black soldier fly can recover valuable nutrients and enhance the circularity of agricultural systems. A survey of Australian farmers showed that they agreed the use of black soldier fly-derived fertilisers would improve environmental sustainability and expressed interest in using the product. Farmers preferred the product in granulated form and were willing to pay more for higher organic carbon and nutrient content. Organic and 'regenerative' farmers showed a greater willingness to pay compared to 'conventional' farmers.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
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Ecology
Nizam Abdu, Elena Tinch, Clinton Levitt, Peter Volker, Darla Hatton MacDonald
Summary: This paper presents a study on Tasmanian firewood consumers' willingness to pay for labelled firewood. The results show that consumers are willing to pay a premium for repurposed wood, firewood sourced from agroforestry-based operations, proceeds invested in wildlife conservation, or firewood that comes from sites closer to their residence. Additionally, consumers prefer their firewood to be accredited and regulated by independent non-profit bodies such as the Firewood Association of Australia.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Dariush Rahmati, Seyed Abolghasem Mortazavi, Hamed Najafi Alamdarlo, Mohammad Hasan Vakilpour
Summary: In recent decades, Iran's agricultural sector has been concerned about environmental challenges such as soil salinity and desertification. Payment for ecological characteristics has gained attention as a market method of protection. The aquifer of Dasht-e-Abbas in Ilam province has been plagued by these problems in the last decade. This study examines farmers' preferences and willingness to pay for maintaining and improving the aquifer.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
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Economics
Tewodros Tadesse, Gebreegziabher Teklay, Dawit W. Mulatu, Meley Mekonen Rannastad, Tigabu Molla Meresa, Dawit Woldelibanos
Summary: This study examines the preference for forest management mechanisms in the Desa'a forest in Tigray. The findings show that there is a positive preference for mechanisms that supply forest products and promote soil and water conservation. Households have a higher willingness to pay for sustainable levels of forest management that ensure long-term supply of forest products and reduce soil erosion and water loss.
FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS
(2022)
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Economics
Andrew Daly, Stephane Hess, Juan de Dios Ortuzar
Summary: This paper examines the estimation of willingness-to-pay (WTP) indicators and the computation of associated measures of uncertainty in depth. It offers the most appropriate approaches to solving this problem, which has important implications for analysts advising on transport policy and infrastructure project evaluation, particularly when estimating the value of travel time.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART A-POLICY AND PRACTICE
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Peter W. Schuhmann, Prosper Bangwayo-Skeete, Ryan Skeete, Alana N. Seaman, Donald C. Barnes
Summary: Understanding visitors' willingness to pay for natural ecosystems is crucial for policymakers in managing environmental assets for nature-based tourism. This study examines the potential of visitor donations as a conservation funding source and investigates preferences and willingness to pay for multiple ecosystems. The results show a reluctance to donate to conservation initiatives, with coral reefs being valued the highest. Average willingness to donate to a conservation trust fund ranged from US $8.00 to US $15.00, and from US $17.00 to US $52.00 for specific ecosystem improvements. The study highlights the importance of identifying sustainable funding sources for conservation efforts.
JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
(2023)
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Economics
Kara A. Walter, Jennifer Thacher, Janie M. Chermak
Summary: The debate over transitioning from fossil fuels to renewables often focuses on the trade-offs between economic benefits and environmental benefits. Existing literature has primarily focused on willingness to pay for a specific energy source. A choice experiment in New Mexico highlights the importance of jobs and demonstrates significant differences in respondent preferences based on geographic proximity and opinion about climate change. This suggests that an energy policy with majority support may require an intricate design.
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Agricultural Economics & Policy
Sawssan Boufous, Darren Hudson, Carlos Carpio
Summary: We examined US consumers' preferences and willingness to pay for cotton apparel production and country of origin attributes. Through a choice-based conjoint experiment and information treatments, we found that consumers are willing to pay more for cotton apparel from the United States and for apparel made from fiber produced in organic systems. Only certain consumer subgroups were affected by information regarding potential labor exploitation.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
M. Danne, S. Meier-Sauthoff, O. Musshoff
Summary: The study shows that the main factors influencing consumers' decision to switch to green energy include the source of green energy, whether the switching process can be outsourced, and the individual's attitude towards the renewable energy sources levy. The government should focus on supporting wind and solar energy, and introducing a switching bonus based on the current EEG levy amount could be a promising strategy to increase acceptance of green energy tariffs.
ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY
(2021)
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Management
Bayram Dundar, Ronald G. McGarvey, Francisco X. Aguilar
JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY
(2019)
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Ecology
Francisco X. Aguilar, Matthew C. Kelly
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2019)
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Agricultural Engineering
Michael E. Goerndt, Barry T. Wilson, Francisco X. Aguilar
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2019)
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Agricultural Engineering
Sebastian Glasenapp, Francisco X. Aguilar, Holger Weimar, Udo Mantau
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2019)
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Forestry
A. P. Seruni, F. X. Aguilar, Z. Cai, M. A. Gold, J. M. Roshetko
Summary: The study shows that in tropical regions, farmers using a cut-and-carry system support financial resilience by limiting cash expenditures, increasing income sources, and producing assets that meet market demand. Farmers engaged in parcelized agroforestry practices have advantages in forestry cultivation and experience, while social capital assets such as membership in cash-crop cooperatives have a positive impact on managing parcelized monocrops.
SMALL-SCALE FORESTRY
(2021)
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Operations Research & Management Science
Bayram Dundar, Ronald G. McGarvey, Francisco X. Aguilar
Summary: This paper presents an econometric demand response model for biomass procurement prices and uses a two-stage approach to efficiently solve a mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) model. The model is applied to demonstrate the demand-price relationship and identify efficient frontiers for optimal state partnerships to achieve CO2 emission rate targets at minimum cost, subject to a constraint on the probability of satisfying the desired emission targets.
OPTIMIZATION LETTERS
(2022)
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Economics
Francisco X. Aguilar, Yali Wen
Summary: This manuscript provides a synthesis of the impacts of China's forest policies on the environment, ecology, and socio-economic conditions. A mixed bottom-up/top-down approach and consideration of local socio-ecological conditions, land tenure, regulatory reforms, among other factors, may lead to more effective policy design and implementation. The global influence of the Chinese forest sector presents opportunities for promoting environmentally-sound practices abroad and supporting the country's goal of carbon neutrality by 2060.
FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Francisco X. Aguilar, Dienda Hendrawan, Zhen Cai, James M. Roshetko, Judith Stallmann
Summary: Our study examines the relationship between rural livelihood capitals and smallholder farmers' resilience to water scarcity, finding that physical and natural assets, as well as human capital, play significant roles in combating water scarcity impacts.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ashkan Mirzaee, Ronald G. McGarvey, Francisco X. Aguilar, Erin M. Schliep
Summary: Biopower, as a significant source of renewable energy in the US, shows positive ecological conditions and carbon balances. The study found that timberland areas around biopower plants have more live and standing-dead trees, and carbon stocks compared to areas around coal-burning plants. With longer biopower generation, there is an upward trend in carbon stocks within live trees.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
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Economics
Paul Picciano, Francisco X. Aguilar, Dallas Burtraw, Ashkan Mirzaee
Summary: This study applies a detailed power sector model to assess the impact of woody biomass co-firing at existing coal facilities in the Eastern US on the decarbonization of US electricity generation. The findings suggest that co-firing weakly supports decarbonization, but policies subsidizing co-firing can hinder the retirement of coal facilities and reduce clean energy generation. As a result, CO2 and SO2 emissions may increase due to greater utilization of coal plants, including less efficient facilities.
RESOURCE AND ENERGY ECONOMICS
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Nana Yeboaa Opuni-Frimpong, Harry Barton Essel, Emmanuel Opuni-Frimpong, Elizabeth Asantewaa Obeng
Summary: In order to equip the populace, particularly young people, to combat climate change and its repercussions, education plays a crucial role. This study assessed the views of Senior High School (SHS) teachers in two districts of Ghana's Bono region on climate change and their willingness to include it in classes. The findings showed that teachers' readiness to educate about climate change was influenced by the subjects they taught, with science-based subjects providing more information. Climate change is addressed in Integrated Science and Social Studies, and it should be taught using an interdisciplinary approach. In-service training for teachers could be beneficial.
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Forestry
Katja Lahtinen, Liina Hayrinen, Anders Roos, Anne Toppinen, Francisco X. Aguilar Cabezas, Bo J. Thorsen, Teppo Hujala, Anders Q. Nyrud, Hans F. Hoen
Summary: This study analyzed consumer housing values in the Nordic region and found that perceptions on ecological sustainability, material usage, aesthetics, and natural milieus varied among countries. Appreciating urban lifestyle and living in attractive neighborhoods increased prejudices against wood building, while appreciation of aesthetics and natural milieus decreased prejudices. Messages derived from the results suggest the need for customized information on consumer-driven issues to strengthen the demand for MSWB.
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Economics
Ram P. Dahal, Francisco X. Aguilar, Ronald G. McGarvey, Dennis Becker, Karen L. Abt
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Elizabeth Asantewaa Obeng, Kwame Antwi Oduro, Beatrice Darko Obiri, Haruna Abukari, Reginald Tang Guuroh, Gloria Djaney Djagbletey, Joseph Appiah-Korang, Mark Appiah
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Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Carla Barbieri, Sandra Sotomayor, Francisco X. Aguilar
TOURISM PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
(2019)
