Grantee Research Project Results
Decision-Making under Uncertainty in the Conservation of Biological Diversity
EPA Grant Number: R825311Title: Decision-Making under Uncertainty in the Conservation of Biological Diversity
Investigators: Solow, Andrew R. , Camm, Jeffrey , Csuti, Blair , O'Connor, Raymond , Polasky, Stephen
Current Investigators: Solow, Andrew R.
Institution: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution , Oregon State University , University of Maine , University of Idaho , University of Cincinnati
Current Institution: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
EPA Project Officer: Chung, Serena
Project Period: October 15, 1996 through October 14, 1998
Project Amount: $271,463
RFA: Decision-Making and Valuation for Environmental Policy (1996) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Environmental Justice
Description:
The goal of this project is to develop and evaluate methods for setting species conservation priorities when information is incomplete. The project is organized around the general problem of selecting a subset of potential sites for the establishment of biological reserves. The research will focus on three specific issues: (1) estimating the probability that a species is present within a particular site; (2) based on these probabilities, identifying the subset of potential reserve sites with maximal expected species coverage; and (3) exploring the extent to which species number serves as a reasonable proxy for more refined measures of biological diversity. Alternative approaches will be evaluated in a sequence of experiments using a modified version of the North American Breeding Bird Survey data set. The project is expected to result in a set of practical methods that can be used to guide conservation decision making.Publications and Presentations:
Publications have been submitted on this project: View all 12 publications for this projectJournal Articles:
Journal Articles have been submitted on this project: View all 9 journal articles for this projectSupplemental Keywords:
valuation, contingent valuation, willingness to pay, RFA, Scientific Discipline, Economic, Social, & Behavioral Science Research Program, Economics & Decision Making, decision-making, Social Science, compensation, economic objectives, public values, economic benefits, valuing environmental quality, willingness to pay, community-based, cost benefit, ecosystem valuation, policy analysis, standards of value, North American Breeding Bird Survey, community involvement, incentives, stakeholder, biodiversity option values, environmental values, public policy, surveys, decision analysis, psychological attitudes, social psychology, valuation, contingent valuation, conservation, environmental assets, environmental policy, interviewsProgress and Final Reports:
The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoints of the principal investigator and may not represent the views and policies of ORD and EPA. Conclusions drawn by the principal investigators have not been reviewed by the Agency.