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Estimating the total value of forest quality in high-elevation spruce-fir forests

Haefele, M., R. A. Kramer, and T. P. Holmes

The protection of forest resources is currently one of the most important policy issues in the U.S. This paper reports the results of a study to determine the nonmarket benefits of protecting forest quality in the southern Appalachian Mountains. The contingent valuation method is used to estimate the total value of forest quality. Two willingness to pay question formats (discrete choice and payment card) are compared; results indicate that there is a significant difference between them. Other results are: 1) there is substantial willingness to pay to protect forest quality; and 2) most forest protection benefits reflect nonuse values.

Fiscal Year: fy1992 ·  Problem Area: pa93-2 ·  Theme: cctsoapp ·  Source: resunit   <== Explain

Haefele, M., R. A. Kramer, and T. P. Holmes. 1992. Pages 91-96 In: Bowker, J. M. and P. C. Reed. Southeastern Forest Experiment Station,Asheville, NC. Proceedings of the Conference: The Economic Value of Wilderness, General Technical Report. 5/8/1991.

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