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...

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Published in:	Land Economics Vol. 92; no. 1; pp. 117 - 131
Main Authors:	Messer, Kent D., Kecinski, Maik, Xing Tang, Hirsch IV, Robert H.
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Wisconsin Press Feb2016
Subjects:	Cost effectiveness Land management Nature reserves Knapsack problems Mathematical optimization United States economic policy
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