An Update on the Science of Acidification in the Adirondack Park

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Date

May 23, 2008

Authors

Anna John, Dallas Burtraw, David Evans, H. Spencer Banzhaf, Alan Krupnick, and Juha V. Siikamäki

Publication

Working Paper

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1 minute

This paper provides a review of the science pertaining to all aspects of acidification in the Adirondack Park, updating an earlier review of the science (Cook et al. 2002). The review supports an ongoing social science investigation into the willingness to pay for ecological improvements that would result from reduced acid deposition. This paper builds a bridge between the physical science and social science by providing the background that will allow researchers to accurately summarize the crucial elements of ecological status and improvement in a stated preference survey.

Topics

Public and Private Lands

Authors

Anna John

Dallas Burtraw

Darius Gaskins Senior Fellow

Dallas Burtraw is the Darius Gaskins Senior Fellow at RFF. Burtraw’s research includes analysis of the distributional and regional consequences of climate policy and the evolution of electricity markets, including renewables integration.

David Evans

H. Spencer Banzhaf

Alan Krupnick

Senior Fellow; Director, Industry and Fuels Program

Alan Krupnick is a senior fellow at RFF.

Juha Siikamäki

Chief Economist, International Union for Conservation of Nature

Juha Siikamäki

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