Economic valuation of ecotourism resources in yankari game reserve, Bauchi Nigeria

Ecotourism is regarded as an ideal mechanism for achieving both economic and ecological sustainability. The objective of this study is to determine the tourists’ willingness to pay for conservation in Yankari game reserve using a dichotomous choice contingent valuation method (DC-CVM) on 335 local t...

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Main Authors: Adamu, Abdullahi, Yacob, Mohd Rusli, Radam, Alias, Hashim, Rohasliney, Usman, Adam Shehu
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43192/
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author Adamu, Abdullahi
Yacob, Mohd Rusli
Radam, Alias
Hashim, Rohasliney
Usman, Adam Shehu
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Yacob, Mohd Rusli
Radam, Alias
Hashim, Rohasliney
Usman, Adam Shehu
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description Ecotourism is regarded as an ideal mechanism for achieving both economic and ecological sustainability. The objective of this study is to determine the tourists’ willingness to pay for conservation in Yankari game reserve using a dichotomous choice contingent valuation method (DC-CVM) on 335 local tourists. The result of the study showed that the mean willingness to pay as entrance fee by a tourist is 508 Naira (USD 3.4). The findings of this study would provide a guide to the management of the game reserve to take into account the benefits associated with resources conservation and the need to review their pricing policy.
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spelling upm-431922017-07-11T03:35:16Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43192/ Economic valuation of ecotourism resources in yankari game reserve, Bauchi Nigeria Adamu, Abdullahi Yacob, Mohd Rusli Radam, Alias Hashim, Rohasliney Usman, Adam Shehu Ecotourism is regarded as an ideal mechanism for achieving both economic and ecological sustainability. The objective of this study is to determine the tourists’ willingness to pay for conservation in Yankari game reserve using a dichotomous choice contingent valuation method (DC-CVM) on 335 local tourists. The result of the study showed that the mean willingness to pay as entrance fee by a tourist is 508 Naira (USD 3.4). The findings of this study would provide a guide to the management of the game reserve to take into account the benefits associated with resources conservation and the need to review their pricing policy. Elsevier 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43192/1/1-s2.0-S1878029615006192-main.pdf Adamu, Abdullahi and Yacob, Mohd Rusli and Radam, Alias and Hashim, Rohasliney and Usman, Adam Shehu (2015) Economic valuation of ecotourism resources in yankari game reserve, Bauchi Nigeria. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 30. pp. 139-144. ISSN 1878-0296 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878029615006192 10.1016/j.proenv.2015.10.025
spellingShingle Adamu, Abdullahi
Yacob, Mohd Rusli
Radam, Alias
Hashim, Rohasliney
Usman, Adam Shehu
Economic valuation of ecotourism resources in yankari game reserve, Bauchi Nigeria
title Economic valuation of ecotourism resources in yankari game reserve, Bauchi Nigeria
title_full Economic valuation of ecotourism resources in yankari game reserve, Bauchi Nigeria
title_fullStr Economic valuation of ecotourism resources in yankari game reserve, Bauchi Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Economic valuation of ecotourism resources in yankari game reserve, Bauchi Nigeria
title_short Economic valuation of ecotourism resources in yankari game reserve, Bauchi Nigeria
title_sort economic valuation of ecotourism resources in yankari game reserve, bauchi nigeria
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