Valuing Protected Areas: Socioeconomic Determinants of the Willingness to Pay for the National Park

Adam Zydroń, Krzysztof Szoszkiewicz and Cyprian Chwiałkowski
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Adam Zydroń: Department of Land Improvement, Environmental Development and Geodesy, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 60-649 Poznań, Poland
Krzysztof Szoszkiewicz: Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 60-649 Poznań, Poland
Cyprian Chwiałkowski: Department of Land Improvement, Environmental Development and Geodesy, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 60-649 Poznań, Poland

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-11

Abstract: The study aimed at estimating the variability of perception of the Wielkopolski National Park (WNP) value among different groups of society. The study was based on questionnaires conducted in 2018. Analyses were carried out on the basis of 1350 records. The results of the survey were subjected to statistical analysis using the canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) and the analysis of variance. The study revealed that the relation with the natural environment significantly differs among various groups of society. The application of diverse analytical tools in relation to the survey data allowed for the quantification of that diversity. The relationship between the economic situation of respondents and their willingness to pay for nature conservation is non-linear.

Keywords: value of the environment; national park; tourism development; nature protection; forest (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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