Stated benefits from urban afforestation in an arid city: A contingent valuation in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico

Dalia M. Muñoz-Pizza (), Mariana Villada-Canela (), Patricia Rivera-Castañeda (), Marco A. Reyna-Carranza (), Alvaro Osornio-Vargas () and Adan Martinez-Cruz
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Dalia M. Muñoz-Pizza: Oceanographic Research Institute. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Baja California, México
Mariana Villada-Canela: Oceanographic Research Institute. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Baja California, México
Patricia Rivera-Castañeda: Department of Urban and Environmental Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Baja California, México
Marco A. Reyna-Carranza: Oceanographic Research Institute. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Baja California, México
Alvaro Osornio-Vargas: Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

No 2020:7, CERE Working Papers from CERE - the Center for Environmental and Resource Economics

Abstract: The pervasiveness of particulate matter in arid cities has yet to be discussed and tackled. Given that urban trees have been documented to provide air-filtering and dry deposition services, this study documents the stated benefits from an urban afforestation scenario in Mexicali –an arid city located northwest Mexico at the US-Mexico border. Our double-bounded dichotomous contingent valuation protocol yields an estimated average annual willingness to pay (WTP) of USD 88 per household. Variations in the WTP are associated with perception of air quality and presence of respiratory symptoms in the respondent’s household. The smallest WTP (USD 75) is reported by respondents perceiving poor air quality in their neighborhood and with no household members affected by respiratory symptoms. In contrast, respondents perceiving good air quality and with at least one household member facing respiratory symptoms reported a WTP of USD 99. The average stated benefits represent around 0.8% of the annual household income.

Keywords: Air quality; PM10; urban afforestation; contingent valuation; arid cities; Mexicali. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q51 Q53 Q58 Q59 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 47 pages
Date: 2020-04-16
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-agr, nep-dcm, nep-ene, nep-env, nep-ore, nep-res and nep-ure
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