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Leonard A. Shabman
Title: Resident Scholar
Phone: 202-328-5139
E-mail: shabman@rff.org


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Journal Articles
The Role of Nonmarket Valuation in Hydropower Relicensing: An Application of a Pattern Modeling Approach
K. Stephenson and L. Shabman
Journal of Economic Issues | Forthcoming
Reforesting Frequently Flooded Agricultural Land: Will a Market for Carbon Sequestration Credits Be Enough?
L. Shabman, L. Zepp, D. King and L. Wainger
American Journal of Alternative Agriculture | Forthcoming
Effluent and Emission Trading Programs: Reflections on the Air and Water Experiences
L. Shabman, L.K. Stephenson and W. Shobe
Environmental Practice | Forthcoming
Assessing Violations of Water Quality Standards Under Section 303 (d) of the Clean Water Act
E. Smith, K. Ye, C. Hughes and L. Shabman
Environmental Science and Technology | February 2001 | Vol. 25, No. 3 | pp. 606-612
Environmental Valuation and Its Economic Critics
L. Shabman and K. Stephenson
Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management | November-December, 2000 | Vol. 126, No. 6 | pp. 382-388
Some Unconventional Thoughts on Sprawl
M. Fina and L. Shabman
William and Mary Environmental Law Review | Fall 1999 | Vol. 23, No. 3 | pp. 739-775
Watershed-based Effluent Allowance Trading: Identifying the Statutory and Regulatory Barriers to Implementation
K. Stephenson, L. Shabman, L. Geyer
The Environmental Lawyer | June 1999 | Vol. 5, No. 3 | pp. 775-815
Watershed-based Effluent Trading: The Nonpoint Source Challenge
K. Stephenson, P. Norris, L. Shabman
Contemporary Economic Policy | October 1998 | Vol. 16 | pp. 412-421
Wetlands Credit Sales as a Strategy for Achieving No Net Loss: The Limitations of Regulatory Conditions
L. Shabman, K. Stephenson, P. Scodari
Wetlands | September 1998 | Vol. 18, No. 3 | pp 471-481
Reforestation of Flooded Farmland
G. Amacher, L. Shabman, J. Sullivan, L. Zepp
Journal of Forestry | May 1998 | Vol. 96, No. 5 | pp. 10-17
Searching for the Correct Benefit Estimate: Empirical Evidence for an Alternative Perspective
L. Shabman and K. Stephenson
Land Economics | November 1996 | Vol. 72, No. 4 | pp. 433-449
Environmental Policy Reform: A Taxonomy of Economists' Perspectives
L. Shabman and K. Stephenson
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics | July 1996 | Vol. 28, No. 1 | pp. 117-125
Demosclerosis: Assessing the Argument
Leonard A. Shabman
American Journal of Agricultural Economics | December 1995 | Vol. 77, No. 4 | pp. 1135-1140
A Critique of the Self-Interested Voter Model: The Case of a Local Single Issue Referendum
L. Shabman and K. Stephenson
Journal of Economic Issues | December 1994 | Vol. 28, No. 4 | pp. 1173-1186
The Effects of Agricultural and Tax Policy Reform on the Economic Return to Wetland Drainage in the Mississippi Delta Region
R. Kramer and L. Shabman
Land Economics | August 1993 | Vol. 69, No. 3 | pp. 85-126
Economic and Environmental Considerations for Nitrogen Management in the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain
P. Norris and L. Shabman
American Journal of Alternative Agriculture | Vol. 7, No. 4 | pp. 148-156
Property Rights to the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Fishery: History and Implications
G. Santopietro and L. Shabman
Society and Natural Resources | Vol. 5, No. 2 | pp. 165-178
The Possibility of Community-Wide Flood Control Benefits: Evidence from Voting Behavior in a Bond Referendum
L. Shabman and K. Stephenson
Water Resources Research | April 1992 | Vol. 28, No. 4 | pp. 959-964
Determinants of Landowner's Willingness to Pay for Flood Hazard Reduction
E. Thunberg and L. Shabman
Water Resources Bulletin | August 1991 | Vol. 27, No. 4 | pp. 657-665
Environmental Hazards of Farming: Thinking About the Management Challenge
Leonard A. Shabman
Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics | July 1990 | pp. 11-21
Simulation Modeling to Set Priorities for Research on Oyster Production
D. Bosch and L. Shabman
American Journal of Agricultural Economics | May 1990 | Vol. 72, No. 2 | pp. 371- 381
The Decline of Private Sector Oyster Culture in Virginia: Causes and Remedial Policies
D.G. Bosch and L.A. Shabman
Marine Resource Economics | Vol. 6 | pp. 227-243
The Use of Water Resource Information: The Second National Water Assessment
C.T. Osborn and L. Shabman
Water Resource Bulletin | December 1988 | Vol. 24, No. 6 | pp. 1161-1167
Agricultural Transition: It's Implications for Agricultural Economics Extension in the Southeast
D. Kohl, L. Shabman, and H. Stoevener
Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics | July 1987 | Vol. 19, No. 1 | pp. 35-43
Mitigating Damages from Coastal Wetlands Development: Policy, Economics, and Financing
L. Shabman and S. Batie
Marine Resource Economics | Vol. 4 | pp. 227-248
Federal Financial Responsibility for Coastal Port Development: A Study of the Process of Policy Redefinition
L. Shabman, L. and G.E. Dickey
Policy Studies Review | November 1986 | Vol. 6, No. 2 | pp. 358-365
The Accuracy of Water Use Forecasts: Evaluation and Implications
C.T. Osborn, J. Schefter and L. Shabman
Water Resources Bulletin | February 1986 | Vol. 21, No. 1 | pp. 101-109
Natural Resource Economics: Methodological Orientations and Policy Effectiveness
Leonard A. Shabman
American Journal of Agricultural Economics | December 1985 | Vol. 67, No. 5 | pp. 1030-1034
Benefit Taxation for Environmental Improvement: A Case Example from Virginia's Soft Crab Fishery
L. Shabman and O. Capps
Land Economics | November 1985 | Vol. 61, No. 4 | pp. 398-408
Water Resources Management: Policy Economics for an Era of Transition
Leonard A. Shabman
Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics | July 1984 | Vol. 16, No. 1 | pp. 53-65
Emerging Concepts for the Conduct of State Water Resources Planning
Leonard A. Shabman
Water Resources Bulletin | April 1984 | Vol. 20, No. 2 | pp. 203-209
Virginia's Water Law: Resolving the Interjurisdictional Transfer Issue
W. Cox and L. Shabman
Virginia Journal of Natural Resources Law | Winter 1984 | Vol. 3, No. 2 | pp. 181-234
Evaluating Direct Benefit Estimation Procedures for Irrigation Projects: A Simplified Approach
Leonard A. Shabman
Water Resources Bulletin | May 1983 | Vol. 19, No. 2 | pp. 297-300
Financial Implications of Outdoor Recreation Planning Practices: A Case Study from Virginia
L. Shabman and R. Ostrander
Leisure Sciences | Vol. 5, No. 3 | pp. 161-179
Distributional Constraints on the Acceptance of Non-Point Pollution Control Plans
W. Park and L. Shabman
American Journal of Agricultural Economics | August 1982 | Vol. 64, No. 3 | pp. 455-462
Economic Analysis of Water Conservation Policy
Leonard A. Shabman
Water Resources Bulletin | April 1982 | Vol. 18, No. 2 | pp. 345-349
Estimating the Economic Value of Wetlands: Principles, Methods and Limitations
S. Batie and L. Shabman
Coastal Zone Management Journal | Vol. 10, No. 3 | pp. 255-277
Considerations in Choosing the Appropriate Mix of Urban and Agricultural Nonpoint Pollution Control
W. Park and L. Shabman
Water Resources Bulletin | December 1981 | Vol. 17, No. 6 | pp. 1023-1028
Implications of Recent User Charge Legislation for Barge Transportation of Agricultural Commodities
J. Binkley and L. Shabman
Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics | December 1980 | Vol. 12, No. 2 | pp. 117-123
Valuing Non-market Goods —Conceptual and Empirical Issues: Discussion
S. Batie and L. Shabman
American Journal of Agricultural Economics | December 1979 | Vol. 61, No. 5 | pp. 931-932
The Economics of Wetlands Preservation in Virginia
L. Shabman, S. Batie, and C. Mabbs-Zeno
Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council | October 1979 | Vol. 7, No. 2 | pp. 101-115
The Use of Development Value Estimates in Wetland Permit Decisions
L. Shabman and M. Bertelsen
Land Economics | May 1979 | Vol. 55, No. 2 | pp. 213-222
The Economic Value of Natural Coastal Wetlands: A Critique
L. Shabman and S. Batie
Coastal Zone Management Journal | Fall 1978 | Vol. 4, No. 3 | pp. 231-247
Water-Rail Rate Competition and the Competitive Position of the Northeastern Poultry Industry.
W. Spilka, D. Kenyon and L. Shabman
Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council | Vol. 7, No. 1 | pp. 13-17
Flood Hazard Effects on Residential Property Values
Leonard A. Shabman
Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division | April 1976 | Vol. 102.WR1 | pp. 151-162
A Legal-Historical Analysis of Navigation User Charges
P. Ashton, C. Cooper Ruska and L. Shabman
Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Division | April 1976 | Vol. 102.WR1 | pp. 89-100
Toward More Effective Public Participation in Coastal Zone Management
Leonard A. Shabman
Coastal Zone Management Journal | Winter 1974 | Vol. 1, No. 2 | pp. 197-208
The Use of Economic Analysis in the Tennessee Valley Authority: The Case of the Duck River
Leonard A. Shabman
Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics | July 1973 | Vol. 5, No. 1 | pp. 245-252
 
Books, Chapters, and Reports
Rising to the Challenge: Integrating Social Science into NSF Environmental Observatories
Shalini Vajjhala, Alan J. Krupnick, Ellie McCormick, Morgan Grove, Patricia McDowell, Charles Redman, Leonard A. Shabman, and Mitchell Small
RFF Report | September 2007
Taxonomy of Trading Programs: Concepts and Applications to TMDLs
Kurt Stephenson, Leonard Shabman, and James Boyd
Total Maximum Daily Load: Approaches and Challenges | Tamim Younos, ed. | Tulsa, OK: PennWell Press | 2005
Trading as a U.S. Water Quality Management Tool: Prospects for a Market Alternative
James Boyd, Leonard Shabman and Kurt Stephenson
Ecological Economics of Sustainable Watershed Management | Jon Erickson, Frank Messner, and Irene Ring, eds. | : Elsevier | 2007
Combatting Ignorance About U.S. Water Quality
James Boyd and Leonard Shabman
New Approaches on Energy and the Environment: Policy Advice for the President | Richard D. Morgenstern and Paul R. Portney, editors | RFF Press | 2004 | Chapter 22
Combating Ignorance About U.S. Water Quality
James Boyd and Leonard Shabman
New Approaches on Energy and the Environment: Policy Advice for the President | Richard D. Morgenstern and Paul R. Morgenstern, eds. | RFF Press | 2004 | Chapter 22
Land Settlement, Public Policy, and the Environmental Future of the Southeast Coast
Leonard A. Shabman
Sustainable Development in the Southeastern Coastal Zone | F.J. Vernberg, W. Vernberg, and T. Siewicki, eds. | Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina | 1996
Review and Analysis of in-lieu Fee Mitigation in the CWA Section 404 Permit Program
P. Scodari and L. Shabman
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources | November 2000
Nitrogen Allowance Trading for Point Sources in the Connecticut Region of the Long Island Sound Watershed
L. Shabman, K. Stephenson, and J. Tripp
Water Environment Research Federation | WERF Project 97-IRM-5B | 2000
Effluent Allowance Trading: A New Approach to Watershed Management
K. Stephenson and L. Shabman
Virginia Water Resources Research Center | Water Science Reporter | Fall 1996
Perspective on Chesapeake Bay: Market-Based Strategies for Chesapeake Bay Policy and Management —A Literature Synthesis
K. Stephenson, W. Kerns, and L. Shabman
Chesapeake Research Consortium, Inc. | Publication No. 152 | May 1996
Wetland Mitigation Banking Markets
L.A. Shabman, P. Scodari and D. King
Mitigation Banking: Theory and Practice | L.L. Marsh, D.R. Porter and D.A. Salvesen, eds. | Washington, D.C.: Island Press | 1996
Watershed-based Wetlands Planning: A Case Study
D. White and L. Shabman
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources | IWR Report 95-WMB-8 | December 1995
National Wetland Mitigation Banking Study: Commercial Wetland Mitigation Credit Markets —Theory and Practice
P. Scodari, L. Shabman, and D. White
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources | IWR Report 95-WMB-7 | November 1995
Conflict over Eastern Water Transfers: Toward a New Era of Negotiation
L. Shabman and W.E. Cox
Resolution of Water Quantity/Quality Conflicts | E. Loehman and A. Dinar, eds. | Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group | 1995
Water Disputes and Government Response: A Perspective on the Coming Decade
Leonard A. Shabman
Resolution of Water Quantity/Quality Conflicts | A. Dinar and E. Loehman, eds. | Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc | 1995
Making Watershed Restoration Happen: What Does Economics Offer?
Leonard A. Shabman
Rehabilitating Damaged Ecosystems | J. Cairns, ed. | Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers, Inc. | 1995
Virginia's Blue Crab Pot Fishery: The Issues and the Concerns
L. Shabman and A. Rhodes
Virginia Sea Grant Publication # 94-09 | February 1994
Expanding Opportunities for Successful Wetlands Mitigation: The Private Market Alternative
L. Shabman, D. King, and P. Scodari
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources | IWR Report 94-WNB-3 | January 1994
Environmental Activities in Corps of Engineers Water Resources Programs: Charting a New Direction
Leonard A. Shabman
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources | IWR Report 93-PS-1 | November 1993
Bargaining Markets, and Watershed Restoration: Some Elements of a New National Water Policy
Leonard A. Shabman
Water Resources Administration in the United States: Policy, Practice, and Emerging Issues | Martin Reuss, ed. | East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press | 1993
Making Land Settlement Policy in a Federalist System
Leonard A. Shabman
Land Ownership and Taxation in American Agriculture | G. Wunderlich, ed. | Boulder, CO: Westview Press | 1993
Water-Use Forecasting — Benefits and Capabilities
Leonard A. Shabman
National Water Summary- 1987 | United States Geological Survey | Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey | 1990
Hard Clam Demand: Past Determinants and Future Prospects
O. Capps, L. Shabman and J. Brown
Clam Mariculture in North America | J. Manzi and M. Castagna, eds. | Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier | 1989
Overview of Economic Assessment Methods Relevant to Wetland Evaluation
J. Leitch and L. Shabman
The Ecology and Management of Wetlands, Vol. 2, Management, Use, and Value of Wetlands | Portland, OR: Timber Press | 1988
The Benefits and Costs of Flood Control: Reflections on the Flood Control Act of 1936
Leonard A. Shabman
The Flood Control Challenge: Past, Present, and Future | H. Rosen and M. Reuss, eds. | Chicago, IL: Public Works Historical Society | 1988
Costs of Water Management Institutions: A Study of Southeastern Virginia
L. Shabman and W. Cox
Scarce Water and Institutional Change | Kenneth D. Frederick, ed. | RFF Press | 1986 | pp. 134-170
U.S. Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy: Past and Future
S. Batie, L. Shabman and R. Kramer
The Future of the North American Granary | C. Ford Runge, ed. | Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press | 1985
Also printed in The Dilemmas of Choice K. Price, ed., Washington, D.C.: Resources for the Future, Inc. 1985
Incentives for Agricultural Development of U.S. Wetlands: A Case Study of the Bottomland Hardwoods of the Lower Mississippi River Valley
R. Kramer and L Shabman
Agriculture and the Environment | T. Phipps, P. Crosson, and K. Price, eds. | RFF Press | 1986 | pp. 175-201
Development of Procedures for Improved Resolution of Conflicts Related to Interjurisdictional Water Transfer
W. Cox and L. Shabman
Virginia Water Resources Research Center | Bulletin 145 | September 1985
A Proposal for Improved Management of Interjurisdictional Water Transfer
W. Cox and L. Shabman
Virginia Water Resources Research Center | Special Report #19 | September 1985
Institutional Issues Affecting Water Supply Development
W. Cox and L. Shabman
Virginia Water Resources Research Center | Technical Bulletin 138 | March 1983
Estimating the Economic Value of Coastal Wetlands: Conceptual Issues and Research Needs
L. Shabman and S. Batie
Estuarine Perspectives | V.S. Kennedy | New York, NY: Academic Press | 1980
Transportation of Agricultural Products: The Impacts of Navigation Charges
J. Binkley, L. Shabman, J. Havlicek, W. Luppold, R. Stillman, W. Spilka, and D. Kenyon
Virginia Water Resources Research Center | Technical Bulletin 121 | October 1979
Expanded Water Supply Alternatives for Southeastern Virginia
W. Anderson, W. Cox and L. Shabman
Virginia Water Resources Research Center | Special Report No. 2 | April 1978
User Charges for Inland Waterways: A Review of Issues in Policy and Economic Impact
Leonard A. Shabman
Virginia Water Resources Research Center | Technical Bulletin 91 | May 1976
 
Short Articles, Issue Briefs, and Other Publications
Making Tough Choices: Hurricane Protection Planning after Katrina and Rita
G. Edward Dickey and Leonard A. Shabman
Resources | Winter 2006 (160)
Beyond Mitigation Banking: Fee-Based Permitting, Wetlands Credit Markets and Watershed Restoration
Leonard Shabman
Symposium on Mitigation Banking | Association of State Wetlands Managers
The Trouble with Implementing TMDLs
K. Stephenson and L. Shabman
Regulation | Spring 2001 | Vol. 24, No. 1 | pp. 28-32
Income Opportunities from Sale of Environmental Services in the Mississippi Delta
L. Shabman, L. Zepp, D. King, and L. Wainger
Contract report prepared for the DELTA Land Trust, Jackson MS. | February 2001
Rethinking Compensatory Mitigation Strategy
P. Scodari and L. Shabman
National Wetlands Newsletter | January-February 2001
No Net Loss of Virginia's Non Tidal Wetlands: Getting to the Goal
Leonard A. Shabman
Virginia Water Central | November 2000
Review Comments on Yazoo Backwater Reformulation
L. Shabman and L. Zepp
Report Submitted to US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Atlanta Georgia | November 2000
Review and Analysis of Fee Mitigation in the Clean Water act Section 404 Program
P. Scodari and L. Shabman
US Army Corps Of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources | November 2000 | 50 p.
Bargaining, Analysis and Water Management
Leonard A. Shabman
Water Resources Update | March 2000 | 116 | pp. 71-75
An Approach for Evaluating Nonstructural Actions with Application to the Yazoo River (Mississippi)
L. Shabman and L. Zepp
Report Submitted to US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Atlanta Georgia | February 2000
Effluent Allowance Trading: Clarifying the Issues and Options
L. Shabman and K. Stephenson
Watershed Management-1998 | Water Environment Federation
Economic Consequences of Riparian Buffer Installation
C. Smith and L. Shabman
Report prepared for the U.S. Forest Service, Chesapeake Bay Program Office | 1998 | 95 p.
Making Benefit Estimation Useful: Lessons from Flood Control Experience
Leonard A. Shabman
Water Resources Update | Autumn 1997 | No. 109 | pp. 19-23
Evaluation of Floodplain Permanent Evacuation Measures: An Alternative approach for the US Army Corps of Engineers
L. Shabman, A. Riley, G. Stedge
Report Prepared for the Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Fort Belvoir, Virginia | July 1997 | 55 p.
Reflections on the Regulatory Reform Debate
Leonard Shabman
Risk-Based Decision Making in Water Resources VII | American Society of Civil Engineers
Final Report of the Review Panel on Phosphorus Control in the Lake Okeechobee Basin
N.E. Armstrong, G. D. Cooke, L. F. Huggins, F. J. Humenick, L. A. Shabman, R. C. Ward, R. E. Wedepohl
South Florida Water Management District: West Palm Beach, Fl. | October 1995 | 43 p.
Wetlands Mitigation Success Through Credit Market Systems
L. Shabman and P. Scodari
Workshop on Wetlands and Watersheds | Association Of State Wetlands Managers
The Effects of Uncertainty and Time Preference on Choosing Shore Protection
O'Grady and L. Shabman
Risk-Based Decision Making In Water Resources VI | American Society of Civil Engineers
Measuring the Benefits of Flood Risk Reduction: Comparing Techniques
Leonard Shabman
Risk-Based Decision Making In Water Resources VI | American Society of Civil Engineers
Agricultural Land Restoration As a Response to the 1993 Flood
Leonard Shabman
National Symposium of the Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems | Association Of State Wetlands Managers
Overcoming Barriers To Management of Risk By the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
W. Cox and L. Shabman
Report prepared for the Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Fort Belvoir, Virginia | July 1994 | 42 p.
Environmental Restoration Planning in the Corps of Engineers
Leonard A. Shabman
Water Resources Update | Summer 1994 | p. 12
Financing Watershed Management
Leonard A. Shabman
Bay Journal | May 1994 | p. 2
Responding to the 1993 Flood: The Restoration Option
Leonard A. Shabman
Water Resources Update | Spring 1994 | p. 5
Sustainable Development For the Chesapeake: The Land Settlement Connection
Leonard Shabman
Toward a Sustainable Coastal Watershed: The Chesapeake Experience | Chesapeake Research Consortium
Conversation and Common Ground Between Virginia's Agricultural and Environmental Groups
Leonard A. Shabman
Horizons | January/February 1994 | p. 4
Published by Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Clarifying Classification
Leonard A. Shabman
National Wetlands Newsletter | January/February 1993 | Vol. 15, No. 1 | pp. 4-7
Wetlands: From Preservation to Restoration
Leonard A. Shabman
Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy | Spring 1992 | Vol. 7, No. 1 | pp. 105-106
Moving Toward A Probability-Based Risk Analysis of the Benefits and Costs of Major Rehabilitation Projects
D. Taylor, K. Hofseth, L. Shabman, and D. Moser
Risk-Based Decision Making in Water Resources | American Society of Civil Engineers
Risk Assessment or Engineering Standards: Choices for Project Design
Leonard Shabman
Risk-Based Decision Making in Water Resources | American Society of Civil Engineers
Integrating Agricultural Reconversion of Wetlands into Achieving Environmental Goals in Urbanizing Regions
Leonard Shabman
A National Non Net Loss of Wetlands | USDA, ERS, RTD
Interest Policies and Decision Making: Prospects for Managing the Water Levels Issue in the Great Lakes—St. Lawrence Basin
L. Shabman, B. Smit, W. Shoots, L. Ludlow, K. O'Grady, H. Hartman, and C. Stewart
Report for the International Joint Commission on the Great Lakes, Washington, D.C. | 1991 | 153 p.
Limits of Government Responsibility
L. Shabman and W. Shoots
Symposium on International and Transboundary Water Resources Issues | American Water Resources Association and Canadian Water Resources Association
Findings and Recommendations from the Lake Levels Study
L. Shabman and B. Smit
Symposium on International and Transboundary Water Resources Issues | American Water Resources Association and Canadian Water Resources Association
Economic Returns to Agricultural Development of Delaware Freshwater Wetlands
L. Shabman and R. Kramer
Report for the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control: Newark, Delaware | 1989 | 21 p.
Water Supply in Virginia: Toward a Definition of Management Issues and Options
W. Cox and L. Shabman
Land: Issues and Problems | June-December 1980 | p. 6
No. 64, Cooperative Extension Service, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
An Evaluation of Economic Models for Use in Water Resource Decisions
L. Shabman
Report prepared for U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment: Washington, D.C. | June 1980 | 40 p.
Economic Valuation of Natural Habitat: An Introduction to Analytical Approaches and Environmental Information Needs
S. Batie and L. Shabman
Report prepared for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Biological Services Program: Slidel, Louisiana | 1980 | 37 pp.
Formulation and Evaluation of Non-structural Elements for Water Resources Plans in Flood Hazard Areas
L. Shabman
U.S. Water Resources Council: Washington, D.C. | October 1979 | 17 pp.
Final Report on Finance and Management Alternatives for Rural Water and Sewer Systems in Allegheny County, Virginia
L. Shabman
Report to Allegheny County, Virginia, Board of Supervisors. Department of Agricultural Economics, Virginia Tech: Blacksburg, Virginia | August 1977 | 42 pp.
Suggested Procedures for Conducting Regional Benefit-Cost Analysis Consistent with Water Resources Council Guidelines
L. Shabman
Report prepared for the Office of Energy Systems, U.S. Federal Power Commission: Washington, D.C. | October 1976 | 30 p.
An Ex-Post Evaluation of the Regional Economic Impact of the Smith Mountain Lake Project
L. Shabman
Report prepared for the Office of Energy Systems, U.S. Federal Power Commission: Washington, D.C. | October 1976 | 110 p.
Impact of Recent Environmental Legislation on the Chesapeake Bay and Implications for Citizen Action
Leonard A. Shabman
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Extension Division Bulletin 739 | October 1976 | pp. 65-68
Inter-River Basin Water Transfers: A Supply Management Tool
L. Batie, W. Cox, and L. Shabman
Land: Issues and Problems | April 1976 | p. 4
No. 16, Cooperative Extension Service, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Political Realities of Public Participation
Leonard A. Shabman
Public Responsibilities in Chesapeake Bay Management | June 1975 | pp. 23-34
Extension Division Bulletin Publication 662, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
The Citizen and the Chesapeake Bay
Leonard A. Shabman
January 1975
Extension Circular published under Title I, HEA, for the Citizens Program for the Chesapeake Bay, Inc., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Some Aspects of Flood Damage Minimization
Leonard A. Shabman
Land Use Issues, Extension Division Bulletin 629 | November 1974 | pp. 85-90
Published by Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Policies for Minimizing Flood Hazards
Leonard A. Shabman
Virginia Agricultural Economics | July 1974 | p. 4
Published by Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Controlling Agricultural Pollution
R. Jensen and L. Shabman
Virginia Agricultural Economics | September 1973 | p. 4
Published by Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Benefit-Cost Analysis: An Introduction
Leonard A. Shabman
Virginia Agricultural Economics | May 1973 | p. 4
 
Discussion Papers and Working Papers
Past, Present, and Future of Wetlands Credit Sales
Leonard A. Shabman and Paul Scodari
RFF Discussion Paper 04-48 | December 2004 | Abstract
Habitat Benefit Assessment and Decisionmaking: A Report to the National Marine Fisheries Service
James W. Boyd, James N. Sanchirico, and Leonard A. Shabman
RFF Discussion Paper 04-09 | September 2004 | Abstract
 
Selected Presentations
Planning and Decision Making for New Orleans Hurricane Protection: What Decisions Were Made and Why?
Leonard Shabman
National Association of Flood and Storm Water Agencies | Newport RI | October 3, 2007