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X-WR-CALNAME:E-IPER Dissertation Defense - Nicole Buckley Biggs &quot\;Enga
 ging Agricultural Landowners in Climate and Conservation: California Case 
 Studies&quot\;
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DESCRIPTION:In-Person: Y2E2 299\n\nVirtual: Zoom Webinar\n\nAbstract:\n\nHu
 man land-use activities have driven widescale environmental collapse\, inc
 luding a global biodiversity crisis and climate change. Given the immense 
 footprint of croplands and rangelands\, these landscapes have become the t
 arget of new solutions supporting carbon sequestration\, reduced greenhous
 e gas emissions\, and habitat conservation. Such government and private-se
 ctor interventions are predicated on voluntary behavior change by farmers 
 and ranchers\, yet little is understood about how these landowners perceiv
 e the relevant benefits and risks.\n\nTo address this research gap\, my di
 ssertation uses a social-behavioral approach to policy analysis aimed at i
 dentifying the factors shaping land use decisions. My research highlights 
 the importance of distinguishing between rangelands and croplands—and be
 tween the types of landowners who manage them—to understand the feasibil
 ity of upscaling solutions. I draw on case studies across California\, fro
 m a Sierra Nevada ranching community to the croplands of the San Joaquin V
 alley. In each chapter\, I investigate the feasibility of a different clim
 ate change solution: 1) managed livestock grazing\; 2) soil carbon markets
 \; 3) rangeland conservation\; and 4) renewable energy production. Using i
 n-depth interviews along with land cover\, real estate\, and policy-releva
 nt data\, I identify the challenges of using managed grazing to sequester 
 soil carbon\, the opportunities and risks around payments for ecosystem se
 rvices\, and the role of landscape values and water availability in land u
 se decisions. \n\nThe empirical findings and recommendations summarized in
  my dissertation contribute to improved design of environmental policies a
 nd corporate sustainability programs targeting farmers and ranchers.
LOCATION:Y2E2 299 and online\, 299
SUMMARY:E-IPER Dissertation Defense - Nicole Buckley Biggs &quot\;Engaging 
 Agricultural Landowners in Climate and Conservation: California Case Studi
 es&quot\;
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 d_conservation_california_case_studies_6500
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