Authors: |
Randall Kramer, Mohan Munasinghe, Narendra Sharma, Evan Mercer, Priya Shyamsundar |
Year: |
1994 |
Type: |
Scientific Journal |
Station: |
Southern Research Station |
Source: |
Protected Area Economics and Policy: Linking Conservation and Development. World Bank and IUCN: Washington, D.C. Pages 191-202. |
Abstract
Economic analysis can provide useful infor mation for these difficult decisions. Of course, economic analysis should only constitute one component of the process of deciding whether to create a national park (other components would include sociopolitical and ecological considerations). Traditional economic cost-benefit analysis for national parks, how ever, is problematic, since most of the benefits from park creation are not traded in formal markets, creating a potential policy bias in favor of competing land uses. We address this by examining the use of economic valuation techniques for evaluating the nonmarket benefits and costs of creating national parks in developing countries
Citation
Kramer, Randall; Munasinghe, Mohan; Sharma, Narendra; Mercer, Evan; Shyamsundar, Priya. 1994. Valuing a Protected Tropical Forest: A Case Study in Madagascar. In: M. Munasinghe and J. McNeely (eds.), Protected Area Economics and Policy: Linking Conservation and Development. World Bank and IUCN: Washington, D.C. Pages 191-202.