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Contingent valuation versus choice experiments: Estimating the benefits of environmentally sensitive areas in Scotland

Hanley, Nick, MacMillan, Douglas C., Wright, Robert E., Bullock, Craig, Simpson, Ian, Parsisson, Dave, Crabtree, Bob (1998) Contingent valuation versus choice experiments: Estimating the benefits of environmentally sensitive areas in Scotland. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 49 (1). pp. 1-15. ISSN 0021-857X. (doi:10.1111/j.1477-9552.1998.tb01248.x) (KAR id:23104)

Abstract

This paper reports results from a study of the economic value of the conservation benefits of Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs) in Scotland. The main novelty of the approach taken is in comparing two direct valuation methods, namely contingent valuation and choice experiments, to value these benefits. The Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) is well-established as a technique for valuing the sorts of landscape and wildlife enhancements associated with ESAs. The CVM experiment reported here uses a dichotomous choice format, and includes a new correction for part-whole bias. Choice experiments are much less used as an environmental valuation technique. We note several advantages of such experiments over CVM, and then report characteristic values and 'programme values' estimated using the method. This application brings to light some problems in applying the choice experiment method. Finally, we discuss the issue of benefits transfer in the context of these two approaches to valuation.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.1998.tb01248.x
Subjects: S Agriculture
H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation > DICE (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology)
Depositing User: Douglas MacMillan
Date Deposited: 23 Oct 2009 10:36 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:01 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/23104 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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