2004
NEWS ARCHIVE
Upcoming
Conference — The Challenges of Socioeconomic Research in
Coastal Systems
March 15, 2004
The Challenges of Socioeconomic
Research in Coastal Systems: Valuation, Analysis, and Policy Development
is the theme of a conference, May 27-28, 2004, at the Lod and
Carole Cook Conference Center and Hotel on the Louisiana State
University campus. The conference is open to those interested
in coastal zone management policy, including economists, sociologists,
federal, state and local policy makers.
Although many people
understand the science of and the physical losses from coastal
erosion, few understand how the actions of people and communities
are both causes and affects of coastal erosion. The linkage of
coastal science and socioeconomic research has become particularly
important in Louisiana, where an estimated 1,900 square miles
of coastal marsh have been lost in the past century.
This conference will
focus on the opportunities and challenges of socioeconomic research
in coastal systems, with particular emphasis on economic valuation
and its use in developing coastal zone management policy. Speakers
from many parts of the U.S. with experience in this type of research
will be featured on the agenda. Potential session topics include
(but are not limited to) market and nonmarket valuation of coastal
resources, environmental benefit-cost analyses, economic linkage/impact
assessment, input-output modeling, and comparative assessments
of resource management and restoration policy. A balanced mix
of technical and non-technical presentations are planned, and
noted research and policy professionals have been invited. Online
registration is available at http://www.agecon.lsu.edu/cnrep.
The conference is sponsored
by the Center for Natural Resource Economics and Policy, Department
of Agricultural Economics, Louisiana State University Agricultural
Center; Louisiana Sea Grant College Program; the Coastal Wetlands
Planning, Protection and Restoration Act; The Farm Foundation;
and USDA’s SERA-IEG 30 Committee.
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