The regional economic impacts of introducing dual function forestry into an agricultural landscape
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Article Title | The regional economic impacts of introducing dual function forestry into an agricultural landscape |
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ERA Journal ID | 18329 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Cockfield, Geoff (Author), Chalmers, Linden (Author), Apan, Armando (Author) and Thompson, David (Author) |
Journal Title | Australasian Journal of Regional Studies |
Journal Citation | 17 (2), pp. 146-173 |
Number of Pages | 27 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 1324-0935 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.anzrsai.org/page/publications/ajrs/ajrs17_2/index.pl |
Abstract | A greenhouse gas emissions abatement scheme that includes payments for sequestration could encourage the establishment of plantations in agricultural areas, which could in turn, change regional economic output. This study is an examination of the regional economic impacts of establishing woodlots for both timber production and carbon sequestration in an Australian agricultural region. Financial and spatial analyses are used to identify where this dual function forestry might be more profitable than current land use while input-output tables and direct expenditure projections are used to estimate regional impacts. Results suggest there will eventually be an increase in gross regional output if a sustainable timber production system was to be established. However there would be a decrease in output during the first plantation cycle despite the injection of emissions credit payments. |
Keywords | farm forestry; carbon sequestration; regional economics |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 380118. Urban and regional economics |
300701. Agroforestry | |
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Byline Affiliations | School of Accounting, Economics and Finance |
Centre for Agricultural and Regional Economics, Australia | |
Faculty of Engineering and Surveying | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1331/the-regional-economic-impacts-of-introducing-dual-function-forestry-into-an-agricultural-landscape
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