Valuing wilderness in Iceland- new approaches in contingent valuation
The Contingent Valuation method (CV) is applied to the economic valuation of the highlandsnorth of Vatnajökull Glacier, Iceland. The values, as stated by the general public willingness toaccept compensation for the loss that would be generated due to proposed hydropowerdevelopments, or willingness t...
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ftufz:oai:ufz.de:5756 2023-12-10T09:48:52+01:00 Valuing wilderness in Iceland- new approaches in contingent valuation Lienhoop, Nele MacMillan, D. 2002 application/pdf https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=5756 en eng Association of Icelandic Geographers (AIG), Reykjavík Icelandic Journal of Geography 18-19 (1);; 29 - 40 https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=5756 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/article https://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text 2002 ftufz 2023-11-12T23:29:19Z The Contingent Valuation method (CV) is applied to the economic valuation of the highlandsnorth of Vatnajökull Glacier, Iceland. The values, as stated by the general public willingness toaccept compensation for the loss that would be generated due to proposed hydropowerdevelopments, or willingness to pay for the benefits provided by the activity give clues about howsuch numbers might be used to assist decision-making about the future management of the wildernessarea. This paper also reports a comparison between a new group-based CV approach, called MarketStall, and conventional in-person interviews. Article in Journal/Newspaper glacier Iceland Vatnajökull UFZ - Publication Index (Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research) Vatnajökull ENVELOPE(-16.823,-16.823,64.420,64.420) |
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The Contingent Valuation method (CV) is applied to the economic valuation of the highlandsnorth of Vatnajökull Glacier, Iceland. The values, as stated by the general public willingness toaccept compensation for the loss that would be generated due to proposed hydropowerdevelopments, or willingness to pay for the benefits provided by the activity give clues about howsuch numbers might be used to assist decision-making about the future management of the wildernessarea. This paper also reports a comparison between a new group-based CV approach, called MarketStall, and conventional in-person interviews. |
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Lienhoop, Nele MacMillan, D. Valuing wilderness in Iceland- new approaches in contingent valuation |
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Valuing wilderness in Iceland- new approaches in contingent valuation |
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Valuing wilderness in Iceland- new approaches in contingent valuation |
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Valuing wilderness in Iceland- new approaches in contingent valuation |
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Valuing wilderness in Iceland- new approaches in contingent valuation |
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Association of Icelandic Geographers (AIG), Reykjavík |
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