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Faculty Research:
Economics, Policy, Law and Human Behavior

Economics

Steven Shultz
Economic and Social Values of Recreational Floating on the Niobrara National Scenic River (Final Report, July 2009)
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Ray Supalla, Tom Buell and Brian McMullen
Economic and State Budget Cost of Reducing the Consumptive Use of Irrigation Water in the Platte and Republican Basins
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Steven Shultz, Principal Investigator
Impact of Rural Water Supply Systems on Property Values
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Derrel L. Martin and Raymond J. Supalla
Water Optimizer: A Tool for Decision Support and Policy Analysis
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Raymond J Supalla
The Cost of Reducing Irrigation
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Raymond J. Supalla and Thomas V. Buell
Economics of Management Options for Lake McConaughy
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Law and Policy

Sandra B. Zellmer and Jessica Harder
Is Water Property?
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J. David Aiken
The Republican, the Platte and Pumpkin Creek: Current Nebraska Water Policy Issues
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J. Michael Jess
South Platte River Compact and U.S. Supreme Court Decree for North Platte River
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Sandra B. Zellmer and Jessica Harder
Water as Property
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Sandra B. Zellmer
Instream Flow Legislation
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Sandra B. Zellmer
The Public Interest Test for Water Appropriations
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Over 130 UNL faculty and professional staff work on water-related issues ranging from water quality to engineering to economics to crop production to policy to habitat and beyond.  The faculty and staff are in many colleges and departments, but many work collaboratively across disciplines and with public and private sector partners to address the real-world water problems facing Nebraska, the nation and the world.  Students can choose majors, internships and research opportunities to fit their interests.