Assessing the Costs of Living with Wildlife in Developing Countries Using Willingness to Pay

Assessing the Costs of Living with Wildlife in Developing Countries Using Willingness to Pay

The costs of living with wildlife are assessed using Namibian subsistence farmers' willingness to pay (WTP) for deterrents to attacks on crops and livestock. A utility-theoretic approach jointly estimates household WTP for deterrent programs in two 'currencies': maize and cash. This h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sutton, William R., Larson, Douglas M., Jarvis, Lovell S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Economic Development: Agriculture
Natural Resources
Energy
Environment
Other Primary Products O130
Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120
Valuation of Environmental Effects Q510
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4971

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