Local resolution of watershed management trade-offs: The case of Cotacachi
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2006
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Wallingford, UK: CAB International
Abstract
Economists have developed various techniques for evaluating natural resources in the absence of price signals, including what is known as contingent valuation (CV). This methodology calls for respondents to participate in simulated transactions in a hypothetical market setting, designed to reveal what people are willing to pay for nonmarket goods and services provided by the
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Trade policy, Water quality, Watershed management, Marketing and trade, Watershed conservation, Economic valuation, Ecuador, Contingent valuation, Watershed