Natural Resource Policy, Values and Economics (NRPVE)

Objectives & Description:

• describe factors involved in policy-making and describe basic policy-making models;
  
  
• explain the basic roles of economics in natural resource, ecosystem service, and outdoor recreation management; demonstrate comprehension and appreciation of human value systems underlying policy-making and economics;
  
  
• demonstrate skills in interpreting and applying human dimensions data to natural resource policy and management including National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM)recreation visitation, visitor spending, preferences data and Renewable Resources Planning Act (RPA) economic values data.

Discussion is strongly related to activities on National Forests via case study and interactive exercises. Obviously one week won't make you an economist or policy analysit - but it will help you in understanding and dealing with economic and political influences in natural resource management. And understanding economics, politics and policy will slide into "VALUES".

How do you 'value' the soil under a building...before and after it is washed away?
How do you 'value' a potential landslide and human life ... or closing a road?
Purification of air and water - what is the value?
How do we adapt our management for global warming? ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

Questions posed more frequently today by our agency, litigants and landholding neighbors. You will learn how to determine 'value' and ask good economic/policy/value questions -- to yourself and to people with their set 'values'. Humans try and substitute these 'ecosystem services' at high expense and not doing it nearly as well as nature.

Join the discussion - delve into other areas you may not have previously considered; explore some options and actions.

Recommended for Line Officers and decision makers.

Alternating hosts between Portland State University (Portland OR), University of Georgia (Athens GA) and Colorado State University (CSU). Only 3 DAYS!


Vendor Website - Portland State University - Information/Registration/Payment.


Dates: Will be hosted upon sufficient demand :: FY21 is open.

Registration Status: Register in AgLearn

Payment - PSU:

• credit/purchase card - Pay online with PSU or over the phone. See PSU website for details.
• Set up account before asking purchasing agent to pay tuition.

Dropping from the Workshop: Tuition is 'low' for this workshop consequently there is not much leeway on letting people drop. If you are registered, check with us first, just in case we have a waiting list. If there is not a waiting list, you will need to find a substitute or pay fixed costs. The budget has been set and spent based on current confirmation. Thank you for your understanding and consideration.

Portland State University

Agenda & Workshop Info - 2018 to be posted | SF182 Info | Travel Information

2016 Agenda (DOCX)

Professors in charge:

• Dr. Craig Shinn, Portland State University, Portland, OR; 503-725-8220
• Dr. John Loomis, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; 970-491-2485
• Dr. John Bergstrom, University of Georgia - Athens, Athens, GA; 706-542-0749

First Contact:

Portland State University
Content: Dr. Craig Shinn
503.725.8220
shinnc@pdx.edu

Second Contact:

Portland State University
Administration: Paul Manson
503-725-2955
mansonp@pdx.edu

Portland State University
Center for Public Service
Mark O. Hatfield School of Government
PO Box 751
Portland OR 97207-0751

updated: March 2020