Ítem
Acceso Abierto
The Value of Forest Conservation for Water Quality Protection
Título de la revista
Autores
Kreye, M.M.
Adams, D.C.
Escobedo, F.J.
Archivos
Fecha
2014-01-01
Directores
ISSN de la revista
Título del volumen
Editor
MDPI journals
Buscar en:
Métricas alternativas
Resumen
Abstract
Forests protect water quality by reducing soil erosion, sedimentation, and pollution; yet there is little information about the economic value of conserving forests for water quality protection in much of the United States. To assess this value, we conducted a meta-analysis of willingness-to-pay (WTP) for protecting unimpaired waters, and econometrically determined several significant drivers of WTP: type of conservation instrument (tool), aquatic resource type, geographic context, spatial scale, time, and household income. Using a benefit transfer to two highly forested sites, we illustrate the importance of these factors on WTP for water quality protection programs, forest conservation and policy design.
Palabras clave
Keywords
Benefit transfer , Conservation easement , Ecosystem services and goods , Forest conservation policies , Water quality , Willingness-to-pay
