Using contingent valuation with undergraduate students to elicit a community's preferences for wind farm development

This article presents the results of a survey that elicited the value of the perceived net benefits associated with the implementation of a wind farm in a rural community in upstate New York. The survey was designed and administered by upper level undergraduate students enrolled in an environmental...

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Published in:Applied economics letters 2010-09, Vol.17 (14), p.1361-1366
Main Authors: Boulatoff, Catherine, Boyer, Carol
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College students
Economic analysis
Environmental economics
New York
Perceptions
Preferences
Rural areas
Rural communities
Students
Studies
Surveys
University students
Valuation methods
Wind energy
Wind farms
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Summary:This article presents the results of a survey that elicited the value of the perceived net benefits associated with the implementation of a wind farm in a rural community in upstate New York. The survey was designed and administered by upper level undergraduate students enrolled in an environmental economics course at Saint Lawrence University. Results may give instructors interested in introducing more applied research in the classroom an idea of what to expect. The analysis of this project may also suggest policy implications for the implementation of wind farms.
ISSN:1350-4851
1466-4291
DOI:10.1080/13504850902967480