Valuating intangible benefits from afforested areas: A case study in India
Environmental compensation measures usually accompany energy projects. Willingness-To-Pay (WTP) for five intangible benefits derived from afforested areas of a compensatory afforestation programme of National Thermal Power Corporation Dadri are estimated. Conventional Contingent Valuation shows the...
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| description | Environmental compensation measures usually accompany energy projects. Willingness-To-Pay (WTP) for five intangible benefits derived from afforested areas of a compensatory afforestation programme of National Thermal Power Corporation Dadri are estimated. Conventional Contingent Valuation shows the average WTP € 2.1 per respondent per month with more than 43 % of total WTP for ‘soil conservation and remediation’ and ‘improvement in underground water level’. Logit model method depicts the same order of magnitude but differs significantly at 5 % level for all the benefits. More informed decisions upon energy projects and afforestation programs shall help in conserving forests and their ecosystem services. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8dea6ea0decd49498351e1e1ef4e74c62025-08-20T02:38:56ZengUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaEconomía Agraria y Recursos Naturales1578-07322174-73502017-06-011718910010.7201/earn.2017.01.044417Valuating intangible benefits from afforested areas: A case study in IndiaAvinash Jain0Girish Chandra1Raman Nautiyal2Tropical Forest Research InstituteIndian Council of Forestry Research and EducationIndian Council of Forestry Research and EducationEnvironmental compensation measures usually accompany energy projects. Willingness-To-Pay (WTP) for five intangible benefits derived from afforested areas of a compensatory afforestation programme of National Thermal Power Corporation Dadri are estimated. Conventional Contingent Valuation shows the average WTP € 2.1 per respondent per month with more than 43 % of total WTP for ‘soil conservation and remediation’ and ‘improvement in underground water level’. Logit model method depicts the same order of magnitude but differs significantly at 5 % level for all the benefits. More informed decisions upon energy projects and afforestation programs shall help in conserving forests and their ecosystem services.https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/EARN/article/view/6566contingent valuationindiaintangible benefitslogit modelwtp |
| spellingShingle | Avinash Jain Girish Chandra Raman Nautiyal Valuating intangible benefits from afforested areas: A case study in India Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales contingent valuation india intangible benefits logit model wtp |
| title | Valuating intangible benefits from afforested areas: A case study in India |
| title_full | Valuating intangible benefits from afforested areas: A case study in India |
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| title_short | Valuating intangible benefits from afforested areas: A case study in India |
| title_sort | valuating intangible benefits from afforested areas a case study in india |
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