Cultural bequest values for ecosystem service flows among indigenous fishers: A discrete choice experiment validated with mixed methods

Ecological Economics

Volumn 114, Issue , 2015, Pages 104-116

  Oleson, Kirsten L L ^a,b   Barnes, Michele ^b,c   Brander, Luke M ^d   Oliver, Thomas A ^a,b,c   Van Beek, Ingrid ^e   Zafindrasilivonona, Bienvenue ^a   Van Beukering, Pieter ^d  

^a BLUE VENTURES CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bequest value; Cultural ecosystem services; Discount rate; Discrete choice experiment; Economic valuation; Madagascar

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GENERATION TIME; TRADE-OFF; VALUATION;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 84925946615     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.02.028     Document Type: Article

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