| This focus area proposes to
examine the influence of other types of valuation on stakeholders'
water demands and choices. This and the previous focus
area provide a scientific evaluation of stakeholders'
water choices and suggest where and how policy and management
changes might be more effective. There is one active project
within this sub-area:
Economic valuation of riparian
flyways
Brookshire, Chermak (UNM)
This project addresses the value
of water in an integrated framework. The goal of this
proposed research is to link the understanding of the
science of the relationship between water availability,
habitat health, and the valuation of both birds (diversity
of population size) and water as resources.
Activities and Results
A draft proposal was prepared
by Dr. David Brookshire, but has not yet been circulated.
Initial proposal writing suggests that this is a far
larger project than anticipated and far more costly.
Plans
This effort is intended to eventually
be a separately funded project. We aim to complete and
submit the proposal in January 2003. As mentioned above,
the cost and complexity of the proposal is greater than
originally anticipated.
A critical need is for the
work of Julie Stromberg and Arriana Brand to be started.
We propose that money be allocated to these individuals
to begin their collaboration. We have not had time to
discuss their interest in this notion, as it comes out
of the draft proposal writing stage.
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