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RFF Agriculture and Fisheries Set

The six classic books in this series study sustainability in agriculture and fisheries, assessing options for improving food security as well as protecting the natural environment and human health.

The RFF Library Collection brings back landmark books published by Resources for the Future throughout its nearly 60-year history as the pre-eminent research institution devoted exclusively to environmental issues. The Collection offers individuals and institutions the most classic and relevant literature across a range of environmental issues.

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  1. Soil Conservation in Perspective

    By R. Burnell Held, Marion Clawson

    Series: RFF Agriculture and Fisheries Set

    This book reviews and evaluates the nationwide soil conservation effort in the United States and suggests broad outlines of a future conservation program. Originally published in 1965...

    Published January 18th 2011 by RFF Press

  2. The Cropland Crisis

    Myth or Reality?

    By Pierre Crosson

    Series: RFF Agriculture and Fisheries Set

    This book examines the factors affecting the demand for agricultural land in the United States and the costs of meeting increasing demand. Originally published in 1982...

    Published January 18th 2011 by RFF Press

  3. The Pacific Salmon Fisheries

    A Study of Irrational Conservation

    By James A. Crutchfield, Giulio Pontecorvo

    Series: RFF Agriculture and Fisheries Set

    This study attributes the chronic economic distress of the valuable Pacific salmon industry not only to decline in catch but also to the economic problems of open access ocean fisheries. It analyzes salmon public management programs and proposes alternatives. Originally published in 1969...

    Published January 18th 2011 by RFF Press

  4. The Overproduction Trap in U.S. Agriculture

    A Study of Resource Allocation from World War I to the Late 1960's

    By Glenn Johnson, C Leroy Quance

    Series: RFF Agriculture and Fisheries Set

    This book emphasizes resource use and efficiency in the agricultural sector and offers facts and analytical concepts of interest to welfare economists, sociologists, and agricultural policy makers. Originally published in 1972...

    Published January 18th 2011 by RFF Press

  5. Governing Soil Conservation

    Thirty Years of the New Decentralization

    By Robert J. Morgan

    Series: RFF Agriculture and Fisheries Set

    This study reviews and evaluates the political and administrative aspects of the nationwide soil conservation effort in the United States. Originally published in 1966...

    Published January 18th 2011 by RFF Press

  6. The Common Wealth in Ocean Fisheries

    Some Problems of Growth and Economic Allocation

    By Francis T. Christy, Anthony Scott

    Series: RFF Agriculture and Fisheries Set

    By examining international fishery resources from a primarily economic and political viewpoint, this book highlights the common property aspects of fisheries, physical productivity of the ocean, supply and demand, and the legal and institutional framework within which the fisheries industry...

    Published January 18th 2011 by RFF Press

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Forthcoming Books

  1. The Overproduction Trap in U.S. Agriculture: A Study of Resource Allocation from World War I to the Late 1960's
    By Glenn Johnson, C Leroy Quance
    To Be Published September 29th 2013
  2. Governing Soil Conservation: Thirty Years of the New Decentralization
    By Robert J. Morgan
    To Be Published September 29th 2013
  3. The Common Wealth in Ocean Fisheries: Some Problems of Growth and Economic Allocation
    By Francis T. Christy, Anthony Scott
    To Be Published September 29th 2013
  4. The Pacific Salmon Fisheries: A Study of Irrational Conservation
    By James A. Crutchfield, Giulio Pontecorvo
    To Be Published September 29th 2013
  5. Soil Conservation in Perspective
    By R. Burnell Held, Marion Clawson
    To Be Published September 29th 2013
  6. The Cropland Crisis: Myth or Reality?
    By Pierre Crosson
    To Be Published September 29th 2013

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