Public attitudes and values for wetland conservation in New South Wales, Australia
β Scribed by W.J Streever; M Callaghan-Perry; A Searles; T Stevens; P Svoboda
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 387 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-4797
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β¦ Synopsis
In absolute terms, willingness-to-pay in New South Wales was somewhat lower than that of New England, but when compared as a fraction of the gross domestic product for Australia and the United States, willingness-to-pay was slightly higher in New South Wales. Over 90% of respondents considered the intrinsic value of wetlands and the importance of conserving wetlands for future generations when answering questions about willingness-to-pay.
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