Multiple-Knapsack Optimization in Land Conservation: Results from the First Cost-effective Conservation Program in the United States.
Conservation groups often piece together their parcel selections by combining funds from multiple sources. When applying multiple-knapsack optimization, substantial increases in conservation benefits, acreage, and number of parcels preserved can be achieved. Specifically, we show that multiple-knaps...
| Publicado en: | Land Economics Vol. 92; no. 1; pp. 117 - 131 |
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University of Wisconsin Press
Feb2016
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