Cost-Effective Targeting for Reducing Soil Erosion in a Large Agricultural Watershed
| dc.creator | Smith, Craig M. | |
| dc.creator | Williams, Jeffrey R. | |
| dc.creator | Nejadhashemi, Amirpouyan | |
| dc.creator | Woznicki, Sean A. | |
| dc.creator | Leatherman, John C. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T18:02:34Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T08:38:48Z | |
| dc.description | Erosion of agricultural croplands is a significant contributor of sedimentation to reservoirs. Here, physiographic and economic models for a large agricultural watershed (2377 square miles with 27 subwatersheds) are integrated for the reduction of sedimentation of one Midwestern reservoir. Sediment reduction and the cost-effectiveness of three agricultural best management practices (no-till, filter strip, and permanent vegetation) implementation were considered under three modeling scenarios: random assignment; the globally most cost- effective approach; and a cost-effective targeting approach. This study demonstrates how physiographic and economic data can be harnessed to yield readily comprehendible cost-effective targeting maps. Cost-effective targeting may be preferable to watershed managers for its ‘‘user-friendliness’’ without too great a sacrifice of the globally most cost-efficient solution. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.189140 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/189140/files/jaae712.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/189140 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/601156 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
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| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/189140 | |
| dc.title | Cost-Effective Targeting for Reducing Soil Erosion in a Large Agricultural Watershed | |
| dc.type | Text |