Environmental preservation demand: Altruistic, request, and intrinsic motives

The contingent valuation method is used to measure the preservation demand for wetlands. Indexes are developed to represent attitudes toward the environment. These attitudes are used as independent variables in an equation that predicts the probability of demand for wetlands preservation. The main f...

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Published in:The American journal of economics and sociology 1993-01, Vol.52 (1), p.19
Main Authors: Whitehead, John C, Thompson, Carol Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Demand
Economic models
Environmental protection
Preservation
Regression analysis
Socioeconomic factors
Valuation
Wetlands
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Summary:The contingent valuation method is used to measure the preservation demand for wetlands. Indexes are developed to represent attitudes toward the environment. These attitudes are used as independent variables in an equation that predicts the probability of demand for wetlands preservation. The main finding is that demand for wetlands preservation increases with greater preservation motives even in the absence of on-site use of the wetland area. In the absence of observable behavior associated with preservation demand, the role of motivating attitudes becomes crucial. Motives for environmental preservation indicate an unrevealed preservation demand. Two recommendations flow from the findings. The first is that contingent valuation research measuring the magnitude of preservation demand should elicit attitudinal statements as well as statements of behavioral intentions. Secondly, observation of motivating attitudes is a signal that preservation demand exists.
ISSN:0002-9246
1536-7150