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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Contingent valuation method"”.
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Die monetäre Bewertung der Walderholung mittels der contingent-valuation-method
… von Interesse, diese Leistungen zu bewerten. Die Contingent-Valuation-Method ist eine Methode den Wert der Walderholung monetär zu quantifizieren. Es existieren zu dieser Thematik bereits viele methodentheoretische Veröffentlichungen, welche die Verwendbarkeit der Contingent-Valuation-Method zur …
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The valuation of Intaka Island : a comparison of the contingent valuation method and hedonic pricing analysis
… an increasing number of techniques used in the valuation of environmental services. Contingent valuation is the most frequently used stated preference technique, while hedonic pricing analysis is an alternative revealed preference technique employed for the determination of the value attached to …
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The economics of spring turkey hunting in Virginia
… surplus. It can be derived through several methods. In this study, the travel cost method (TCM) and the contingent valuation method (CVM) were used to derive this value. Using the TCM, the net economic value of spring turkey hunting in Virginia was estimated at $9.1 million. This translated …
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Bioeconomics Of Invasive Species: The Gypsy Moth
… to target invasive species. Computational methods are applied to solve resource management problems. Chapter two reviews the history of the gypsy moth invasion and briefly describes the biology of the gypsy moth. Chapter three uses a contingent valuation method to determine the willingness …
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The role of information in mail contingent valuation surveys: a study estimating wildlife benefits
The contingent valuation method has been used with increasing frequency to estimate the value of nonmarket goods such as wildlife. Increasing use of and demand for the method has lead to the ~) increased use of mail surveys to collect value information. Themail format, however may place limitations …
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Hispanic Consumers’ Preferences and Willingness-to-Pay for Grass-Fed Beef in Virginia
… laboratory procedure. Taste tests and visual evaluations were conducted to understand Hispanic consumers’ sensory preferences for grass-fed beef in comparison to conventional grain-fed beef. A contingent valuation method, Multiple Price Lists (MPL) was used to measure Hispanic consumers’ WTP …
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Recreational use, social and economic characteristics of the Smith River and Philpott Reservoir fisheries, Virginia
… value of both fisheries using the travel cost method (TCM) and contingent valuation method (CVM). In addition to estimating net economic value for the fisheries under current fishing conditions, I also explored changes in economic value under different fishing scenarios and alternative flow …
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A Systematic Evaluation of Climate Services and Decision Support Tools for Climate Change Adaptation
… support tools based on previously proposed evaluation framework. This evaluation framework originally consists of four design elements which are divided into nine evaluation metrics for this study. These evaluation metrics are: identification of decision making context, discussion of the role …
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Willingness to pay for water in South African rural areas: a case of Nsikas Village of Mpumalanga Province
… was already put in place by the government. A Contingent valuation questionnaire was used to collect data from households and the questionnaire comprised three parts, namely, water sources; household willingness to pay for three levels of water services, and questions about the socio-economic …
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The price of Mauri: Exploring the validity of welfare economics when seeking to measure Mātauranga Māori
… or Māori views of the environment through the contingent valuation method. A contingent valuation study is carried out using three separate samples drawn from the general Māori population in Auckland city, a hāpu/sub-tribe indigenous to the Auckland isthmus, and drivers of motor vehicles in …
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Great Langdale Valley, Cumbria: An Analysis of the viability of road-user charging as a Demand Management Tool for motor-vehicle dependent recreation
… thirdly, to examine the suitability of the Contingent Valuation Methodology to elicit monetary preferences for road-user charging in a non-laboratory setting. The research methodology employed to elicit behavioural responses to certain price levels for road use was the Contingent Valuation …
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Valuing maternity care: a comparison of stated preference methods with an application to cost-benefit analysis
… to investigate demand and an economic evaluation is performed to evaluate the costs and benefits of the different models of care. Qualitative research is undertaken to identify women’s motivations when choosing place of delivery. These data are further used to inform two stated …
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Multi-attribute value measurement and economic paradigms in environmental decision making
… approaches of environmental economics (EE) valuation and multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) differ fundamentally in their underlying philosophies and approach; hence they are characterised as paradigms. The EE paradigm includes the idea that, if appropriate prices can be found and …
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Predicting the Market Share of a New Airport in Multi-Airport Cities: the Case of Lagos
… to develop an empirical model that combines the contingent valuation method (CVM) with the isochrone analysis to predict the market shares of new airports in multi-airport cities and to apply the model to the case of Lekki International Airport (LIA), the proposed second airport in Lagos, …
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Stone cleaning: a value assessment.
… is concerned with the development of a reliable methodology which can be employed as part of a decision making process, to help ensure that future stone cleaning takes full account of the implications for overall value (overall value is conceived of as the aggregate of financial, environmental …
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An Empirical analysis of consumers purchasing behaviour towards organic products in Thailand
… analysis, logistic regression and double-bounded contingent valuation method. The results show that some respondents have been purchasing organic products but few purchased organic products on a regular basis. Respondents are more likely to purchase organic products if they are female, …
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Contested Values of Eco-Developments: Leveraging Private Finance to Integrate Biodiversity into Nusantara’s City Development Framework
… Integrated National Financing Framework. A mixed-methods approach of qualitative case study analysis and in-depth review of existing and potential financial instruments is used to understand the demand and supply side of eco-developments. A Contingent Valuation Method of assessing buyers’ …
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Essays on the Economics of Drinking Water Quality and Infrastructure
… water quality issues. The first essay uses contingent valuation method to explore consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for a hypothetical material in home drinking water infrastructure that will remain leak free. Willingness to pay is investigated using both dichotomous choice and dichotomous …
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Measuring values for environmental public goods: incorporating gender and ethnic social effects into stated-preference value-elicitation methods
… results between the economic literatures of contingent valuation method and risk aversion and the interdisciplinary literature of perceptions of risk, specifically with regard to race and gender effects. While a review of the contingent valuation literature shows no systematic gender or race …
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The Value of Wildlife Watching Recreation and Techniques for Addressing Nonresponse in Nonmarket Valuation Surveys
… available for combining data from nonmarket valuation surveys such as the travel cost method (TCM) and contingent valuation method (CVM). Another topic explored in this dissertation is the issue of nonresponse in nonmarket valuation surveys. The results of this dissertation are useful for …
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