Valuing the recreational benefits from the creation of nature reserves in Irish forests

被引:61
作者
Scarpa, R [1 ]
Chilton, SM
Hutchinson, WG
Buongiorno, J
机构
[1] Univ Tuscia, Fac Agraria, I-01100 Viterbo, Italy
[2] Newcastle Univ, Dept Agr Econ & Food Mkt, Ctr Res Environm Appraisal & Management, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, Tyne & Wear, England
[3] Univ York, York YO1 5DD, N Yorkshire, England
[4] Queens Univ Belfast, Dept Agr & Food Econ, Belfast, Antrim, North Ireland
[5] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Forest Ecol & Management, Madison, WI USA
关键词
non-market valuation; contingent valuation; forest attributes analysis; nature reserves;
D O I
10.1016/S0921-8009(99)00143-3
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
Data from a large-scale contingent valuation study are used to investigate the effects of forest attributes on willingness to pay for forest recreation in Ireland. In particular, the presence of a nature reserve in the forest is found to significantly increase the visitors' willingness to pay. A random utility model is used to estimate the welfare change associated with the creation of nature reserves in all the Irish forests currently without one. The yearly impact on visitors' economic welfare of new nature reserves approaches half a million pounds per annum, exclusive of non-recreational values. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:237 / 250
页数:14
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