The Contingent Valuation of the Wind Farm Búrfellslundur: Willingness to Pay for Preservation

• Main Author: Sigríður Rós Einarsdóttir 1987-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Umhverfis- og auðlindafræði; Hálendi Íslands; Vindorka; Vindmyllur; Virkjanir; Umhverfisáhrif; Reisa; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/27409

Búrfellslundur, the first wind farm in Iceland, has been proposed by the biggest power company in the country, Landsvirkjun. The proposed wind farm is close to the highlands in Iceland, and will be comprised of up to 67 wind turbines with combined production capacity of 200 MW. Two experimental wind...