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A Contingent Valuation Survey and Benefit-Cost Analysis of Forest Preservation in East Gippsland, Australia

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posted on 2023-05-16, 16:29 authored by Michael LockwoodMichael Lockwood, Loomis, J, DeLacy, T
A contingent valuation survey was conducted to determine Victorians' willingness to pay (WTP) to reserve unprotected East Gippsland national estate forests in national parks. Such reservation would preclude utilization of these forests for timber production. Attitudinal questions included in the survey revealed that Victorians consider the non-market values associated with these forests to be more important than market values. The median WTP per respondent's household for reserving the forests was $52, which corresponds to an annual aggregate non-market value to the people of Victoria of $41m. Data from a sub-sample of Gippsland residents indicated that people living in or adjacent to East Gippsland placed relatively more emphasis on market values and had a significantly lower WTP for reserving the forests. Using our contingent valuation result together with data from the Resource Assessment Commission, we calculated a positive net present value of $543m. for preserving the forests. © 1993 Academic Press. All rights reserved.

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Publication title

Journal of Environmental Management

Volume

38

Pagination

233-243

ISSN

0301-4797

Department/School

School of Geography, Planning and Spatial Sciences

Publisher

Academic Press Limited

Place of publication

United Kingdom

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Other environmental management not elsewhere classified

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