Environmental and Social Values from Plantation Forests: A Study in New Zealand with Focus on the Hawke’s Bay Region

Rosa Maria Rivas Palma, Bruce Manley and Geoffrey N. Kerr

No 136074, 2009 Conference, August 27-28, 2009, Nelson, New Zealand from New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society

Abstract: There is a need for better understanding and estimating forests non-market values. This study aimed to investigate the environmental and social values of plantation forests in New Zealand focusing in Hawke’s Bay. Identified stakeholder groups considered Erosion control, Water quality and quantity, Employment, Increased living standard, and Recreation as the most relevant values. These became the focus of the study. The environmental value of plantation forests was estimated through choice modelling. The results indicated that respondents with higher education levels and positive attitude towards community values were more willing to pay for improved levels of land stabilisation and water quality.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25
Date: 2012-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.136074

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