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Upcoming Conference —
The Challenges of Socioeconomic Research in Coastal Systems
Posted: 3/15/04

The Challenges of Socioeconomic Research in Coastal Systems: Valuation, Analysis, and Policy Development is the theme of a conference, May 27-28, 2004, at the Lod and Carole Cook Conference Center and Hotel on the Louisiana State University campus. The conference is open to those interested in coastal zone management policy, including economists, sociologists, federal, state and local policy makers.

Although many people understand the science of and the physical losses from coastal erosion, few understand how the actions of people and communities are both causes and affects of coastal erosion. The linkage of coastal science and socioeconomic research has become particularly important in Louisiana, where an estimated 1,900 square miles of coastal marsh have been lost in the past century.

This conference will focus on the opportunities and challenges of socioeconomic research in coastal systems, with particular emphasis on economic valuation and its use in developing coastal zone management policy. Speakers from many parts of the U.S. with experience in this type of research will be featured on the agenda. Potential session topics include (but are not limited to) market and nonmarket valuation of coastal resources, environmental benefit-cost analyses, economic linkage/impact assessment, input-output modeling, and comparative assessments of resource management and restoration policy. A balanced mix of technical and non-technical presentations are planned, and noted research and policy professionals have been invited. The agenda and online registration are available at http://www.agecon.lsu.edu/cnrep.

The conference is sponsored by the Center for Natural Resource Economics and Policy, Department of Agricultural Economics, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; Louisiana Sea Grant College Program; the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act; The Farm Foundation; the National Wetlands Research Center; and USDA’s SERA-IEG 30 Committee.

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