Working draft list of NIFA papers -- PLEASE ADD/UPDATE

PAPERS UNDER CONSTRUCTION

1. “Concept” paper

Lead: Sue Lurie

Purpose: Describe the problem domain; identify knowledge gaps; note preliminary findings; anticipate research to come. Provide springboard for subsequent papers.

Content ideas and notes:

1. Build from proposal! (De-emphasize methods)
2. Knowledge of public utilities is sparse, needed for background
3. Transnational corporations dominate literature – gaps in understanding local marketplaces, and niches/roles for local/small businesses
4. Surveys suggest importance of social acceptability and trust; also of local investment (sense of place)
5. Interview coding process might help sort qualitative data into chunks/themes eg. Farm Bill programs, conservation easements, farmer attitudes

Possible journals: BioScience, Environmental Management, Frontiers in Ecology, Society and Natural Resources, Ecology and Society.

1. Rural-urban divide

Lead: Drew Bennett

Purpose: Describe and analyze the standoff apparent through surveys and interviews, as barriers to implementation.

Content ideas and notes:

1. Could PES programs help unify rural and urban communities? Or only divide them further?
2. What is the role of collaborative conservation? Outreach and engagement?

Possible journals:

1. Typology of utilities and engagement with PES

Lead: Drew Bennett

Content ideas and notes:

1. What trends are apparent nationwide?
2. Which utilities present which kinds of barriers and opportunities? Role of land ownership.

Possible journals:

1. Choice experiment

Lead: Anita Morzillo and Eric White

Content ideas and notes:

1. Scale issues – differences in preferences, willingness to pay
2. Connecting with businesses
3. IMPLAN model – bringing economics to landowners
4. Does this merge with typology concepts?
5. Collaborate with Trish Dixon

Possible journals:

1. Social acceptability of PES for public utilities

Lead: Max Nielsen-Pincus, Trish Dixon

Content ideas and notes:

1. May merge with choice experiment?
2. Look at acceptability across different program types and actions
3. Analyze institutional trust and other predictors

Possible journals:

1. Role of corporations in local marketplaces

Lead: Sue Lurie, Maria Lewis

Content ideas and notes:

1. Literature review of corporate social responsibility as context for interviews
2. Look at local utilities, local marketplace, input from Halsey/Parametrix
3. Roles of institutional culture, sector/industry culture

Possible journals: