Lecture: Shaping Environmental Policy to Improve Water Quality & Environmental Health
Date/Time: | Monday, 13 Feb 2017 at 7:00 pm |
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Location: | Sun Room, Memorial Union |
Cost: | Free |
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Phone: | 515-294-9934 |
Channel: | Lecture Series |
Categories: | Lectures Live Green Student activities |
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What incentives, disincentives, or environmental markets would encourage practices that reduce nutrient runoff and nonpoint source pollution and environmental health? Which strategies would maximize net benefits?
Participants include James Shortle, Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Environmental Economics at Pennsylvania State University, who studies economic incentives and policy design for water resource management, including nutrient pollution, and Sandy Hoffmann, Senior Economist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service whose research focuses on assessing the human health benefits of environmental quality and food safety programs.
John Miranowski Emeritus Professor of Economics at Iowa State will moderate the discussion.
Panelists Leroy Hansen and Terry Dinan are unable to participate as previously announced.