OFF-SITE COSTS OF SOIL EROSION: A CASE STUDY IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY

Moore, Walter B.; McCarl, Bruce A.; Moore, Walter B.; McCarl, Bruce A.

doi:10.22004/ag.econ.32477

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OFF-SITE COSTS OF SOIL EROSION: A CASE STUDY IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY

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Moore, Walter B., McCarl, Bruce A., Moore, Walter B., McCarl, Bruce A.·1987·Unknown

DOI 10.22004/ag.econ.32477

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This study attempts to provide relative magnitudes of average and marginal costs of off-site sediment-related costs in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Water treatment; road, river channel, and dam maintenance; and hydroelectric generation are examined. Road maintenance and water treatment are nonnegligible average cost items. These costs should not be interpreted as justification for erosion control as marginal cost estimates for water treatment indicate the controls on the margin would yield roughly one-third the average cost.

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Authors: Moore, W. B., McCarl, B. A., Moore, W. B., & McCarl, B. A.
Venue: Unknown
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Published: 1987
Volume: 12
Issue: 1
Pages: 42-49
DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.32477
OpenAlex: W2164685422
Cited by: 64
References: 4
Citations by year: 2025: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 3
FWCI: 1.86
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
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AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA)
Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil erosion and sediment transport
Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Socioeconomics of Resources and Conservation
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
Keywords: soil erosion, marginal cost, average cost, water treatment, road maintenance, river channel maintenance, dam maintenance, hydropower, erosion control, Willamette Valley

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