Willingness to pay function for two fuel treatments to reduce wildfire acreage burned: A scope test and comparison of White and Hispanic households

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 155-160

  Loomis, John B ^a   Le Trong Hung, ^b   González Cabán, Armando ^c  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b University of Vietnam   (Viet Nam)

^c PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingent Valuation Method; Mechanical fuel reduction; Prescribed burning; Scope test; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION METHOD; MECHANICAL FUEL REDUCTION; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SCOPE TEST; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

DEFORESTATION; FIRES; FUELS; TESTING;

ECONOMICS;

DEFORESTATION; ECONOMICS; FOREST FIRES; FUELS; PRESCRIBED BURNING; TESTING;

EID: 64449088934     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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