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Optimal Spatial Management of Agricultural Pollution
Author(s) -
Braden John B.,
Johnson Gary V.,
Bouzaher Aziz,
Miltz David
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1241598
Subject(s) - pollution , agriculture , natural resource economics , control (management) , environmental science , agricultural pollution , business , environmental planning , pollution prevention , environmental protection , environmental economics , economics , waste management , engineering , geography , ecology , archaeology , biology , management
Reducing emissions is not the only way to control agricultural pollution; containing the movement of emissions is another. Theoretical and empirical analyses show that combining containment with discharge reductions can substantially reduce the costs of total and marginal abatement. This justifies more ambitious abatement objectives but will require coordinated action by landowners. Achieving this coordination is a major challenge of agricultural pollution control programs.