Factors Influencing the Willingness to Pay for Entrance Permit: The Evidence from Taman Negara National Park

Samdin, Zaiton; Aziz, Yuhanis Abdul; Radam, Alias; Yacob, Mohd Rusli

doi:10.5539/jsd.v3n3p212

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“…Other studies have found that nationality and degree of attachment to locations affect preferences (e.g., Brouwer et al, 2010;Carlsson et al, 2012;Dallimer et al, 2014;Davis and Tisdell, 1998;Hanley et al, 2003;Ressurreição et al, 2012;Samdin et al, 2010;Yau et al, 2014;Valasiuk et al, 2017). Conversly Dumalisile et al (2005), Horton et al (2003), and Jin et al…”

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confidence: 98%

Disentangling Distance and Country Effects on the Value of Conservation across National Borders

Bakhtiari

Jacobsen

Thorsen

et al. 2018

Ecological Economics

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Coordination of conservation policies and conservation actions between countries is expected to reduce overall costs and increase effectiveness. It rests on the assumption that, as a global public good, the provision of biodiversity conservation is independent of geographical and political jurisdictions. However, from a welfare economic perspective this assumption requires testing and justification. Indeed, distance may matter, as may the country of provision. This study applies a choice experiment to estimate individuals' marginal willingness to pay for comparable biodiversity conservation measures and outcomes across country borders, and with different distances from their place of residence to conservation locations in Denmark and in Southern Sweden. The case is designed to distinguish the effect of distance from the effect of country of residence versus country of provision. We find a clear and distinguishable effect of both location and country of provision. We find distance-related attributes to reflect bridge tolls and per-kilometre transport costs, and Swedes and Danes to prefer provision in their own country, over provision in the neighbouring country. The results of this study may be useful in discussing cooperation on regional and even global biodiversity conservation efforts.

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Section: Possible Reasons and Consequencesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Disentangling Distance and Country Effects on the Value of Conservation across National Borders

Bakhtiari

Jacobsen

Thorsen

et al. 2018

Ecological Economics

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“…The perceived benefits of information gained by long-term monitoring must justify its costs (Caughlan and Oakley 2001). In previous studies, researchers have estimated WTP for experiencing high-quality natural environments (Samdin et al 2010, Sekar et al 2014) and viewing charismatic animals (Loomis et al 2000, Rogers 2013), but we know of only one other previous study that has estimated WTP for the scientific monitoring of natural areas and their ecosystem components (Swallow and Liu 2017). We found that the average respondent had a positive WTP for longterm monitoring programs.…”

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“…In previous studies, researchers have estimated WTP for experiencing high‐quality natural environments (Samdin et al. , Sekar et al. ) and viewing charismatic animals (Loomis et al.…”

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Public perception and valuation of long‐term ecological monitoring

2019

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Organizations tasked with implementing long‐term ecological monitoring programs often struggle to stay funded. Government agencies are typically the only entities with sufficient capacity and motivation to support long‐term scientific programs that generate data for environmental management and conservation. Taxpayers bear this funding burden, yet we know of no studies assessing public perception of government‐led long‐term monitoring. We present the results of a survey designed to assess willingness to pay (WTP) for the benefits resulting from long‐term ecological monitoring in Southeast Alaska for residents and visitors. We hypothesized that four factors have the potential to influence preferences for long‐term ecological monitoring: (1) type of ecosystem service monitored (intermediate vs. final); (2) place of residence; (3) prior knowledge of monitoring; and (4) sociodemographic characteristics. We defined final ecosystem services as ecosystem attributes that have clear relevance to human well‐being and intermediate ecosystem services as those required to produce final services. We found a greater WTP for programs monitoring intermediate ecosystem services, longer‐running programs, and programs covering a larger spatial extent. Respondents with higher income and conservative political preferences were more likely to choose no monitoring program at all (status quo), whereas respondents with previous knowledge of monitoring were generally more supportive of long‐term monitoring programs.

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“…But very few researches have been employed in Malaysia to evaluate the economic value of the cultural goods for the social benefits across the whole nation. Most of the local researches were focused on environmental and ecological economics studies and yet no researches have been initiated on evaluation of the cultural sites for their heritage conservation (Bann, 1999;Mulok, 2008;Radam & Mansor, 2005;Samdin, 2010). The individual preferences, as measured by their WTP value for the cultural heritage conservation, should be given due consideration in decision-making process in order to promote sustainability of a heritage site.…”

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Stakeholders’ Attitude on the Willingness-To-Pay Value for the Conservation of the George Town, Penang World Heritage Site

Ariffin

Yaraghi

Alias³

2015

JSCP

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The objective of this research is to test the significant relationship between the attitudes and responses of the stakeholders, and the willingness-to-pay (WTP) for the conservation of the George Town Penang World Heritage Site (GTWHS). This research applied a contingent valuation survey questionnaire in collecting the data. A total of 300 local residents and 150 tourists were randomly interviewed in the George Town Conservation Zone area. From the study, there was a positive relationship between the principal stakeholders' attitude towards the UNESCO WHS status, the importance of preserving the non-use value and the conservation management of the GTWHS. It was proves that there was an awareness among the stakeholders towards conserving their cultural heritage. This research study has found that the stakeholders' attitude towards the WHS status, cultural tourism and the important of preserving the non-use value as a local resource is vital in establishing a sustainable conservation management of the GTWHS. This could give a fair view of the attitude of the interest groups with a stake towards the cultural heritage and development, common level of cultural understanding and consciousness of the community. Analyzing values through a participatory process which have involved the various interest groups with a stake in a place or object could help promote the sustainability of the conservation efforts of the GTWHS.

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Factors Influencing the Willingness to Pay for Entrance Permit: The Evidence from Taman Negara National Park

Cited by 35 publications

References 10 publications

Disentangling Distance and Country Effects on the Value of Conservation across National Borders

Disentangling Distance and Country Effects on the Value of Conservation across National Borders

Public perception and valuation of long‐term ecological monitoring

Stakeholders’ Attitude on the Willingness-To-Pay Value for the Conservation of the George Town, Penang World Heritage Site

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