Volume 01, Issue 01 (2014) Spring 2014
Welcome to JEREC
Welcome to the first issue of the Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics at Colby (JEREC), an open access peer-reviewed journal publishing articles authored and peer reviewed by undergraduate students. The articles featured in this first issue of the JEREC stem from senior seminar projects conducted by students in The Economics of Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity (TEEB) Senior Seminar (EC476) during Spring 2014.Introductions
Introduction by the Editor-in-Chief
Sahan T. M. Dissanayake
Invited Introduction
Amy W. Ando
Articles
Clean Cooking: The Value of Clean Cookstoves in Ethiopia
Shannon H. Kooser
Perceptions of Climate Change
Cole T. Kleinberg
Willingness-to-Pay for Renewable Wind Energy: Differences in Preferences Between Demographic Groups
Carlton D. Reed and William H. Scott
The Impact of Nature in Art: A Hedonic Price Analysis of Early Twentieth Century Paintings
Jack Lundeen
A Cost Benefit Analysis of Improving Energy Efficiency of a Fitness Facilty
Inuri A. Illeperuma
A Choice Experiment Survey Analysis of Public Preferences for Renewable Energy in the United States
Lucy O'Keeffe
Modeling Maine’s Rockweed Harvest
Meagan Hennessey
LEAP: Land Endowment Action Plan for Sustainable Colby
Victoria Palffy
Potential Investment in High-Efficiency Snowmaking at Sugarloaf
Lindsay C. Jarrett
Municipal Recycling In Waterville: A Choice Experiment
Katharine V. Eddy and Alec A. Finigan
Consumer Preferences With Regard To Local and Sustainable Seafood
Dylan Cowley and Jesse R. Coulon
