Upcoming
Conference —
The Challenges of Socioeconomic Research in Coastal Systems
Posted:
3/15/04
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. The agenda and online registration are
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; the National Wetlands
Research Center; and USDA’s SERA-IEG 30 Committee.
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