Valuing Nonuse Value of a National Forest Park with Consideration of the Local Residents’ Environmental Attitudes

Valuing the nonuse value of a national forest park (NFP) is critically important to obtain a better understanding of its total economic value, beyond focusing solely on the recreation value. This paper estimates the nonuse value of an NFP based on the relationship between the local public’s environm...

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Published in:Forests 2023-07, Vol.14 (7), p.1487
Main Authors: Yu, Yang, Wang, Erda, Wang, Ziang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Bivariate analysis
Community
contingent valuation (CV)
Credibility
Data collection
Design
Economists
Endangered & extinct species
Environmental aspects
Environmental attitudes
Environmental protection
Forest protection
Forests
Land area
national forest park
National parks
National parks and reserves
nonuse recreational value
Parks & recreation areas
Polls & surveys
Research methodology
Social aspects
the bivariate dichotomous choice model
Tourism
Valuation methods
Willingness to pay
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Summary:Valuing the nonuse value of a national forest park (NFP) is critically important to obtain a better understanding of its total economic value, beyond focusing solely on the recreation value. This paper estimates the nonuse value of an NFP based on the relationship between the local public’s environmental attitudes and their willingness to pay (WTP). The data collected on the local residents’ environmental attitudes relied on the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP). Residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) for the national forest parkland protection was collected using the contingent valuation method (CVM). The nonuse value WTP was estimated using a bivariate dichotomous choice model. This model analyzed the relationship between the environmental attitude scores and WTP in order to estimate the nonuse value of the NFP of our case study site, Dalian Xijiao National Forest Park (DXNFP) in northeastern China. The results showed that DXNFP provides 20.26 CNY (3.02 USD) in nonuse value per household per year in Dalian city, which can then be translated into 140 CNY (21 USD) million annually in total.
ISSN:1999-4907
1999-4907
DOI:10.3390/f14071487