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Disposición a pagar por la conservación del bosque urbano en la finca Montaña, Aguadilla

dc.contributor.advisor González-Martínez, Gladys M.
dc.contributor.author Rivera-Acosta, Kenneth A.
dc.contributor.college College of Agricultural Sciences en_US
dc.contributor.committee Gregory Crespo, Alexandra
dc.contributor.committee González Miranda, Sally
dc.contributor.department Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology en_US
dc.contributor.representative González Cruz, Michael
dc.date.accessioned 2019-03-29T12:58:15Z
dc.date.available 2019-03-29T12:58:15Z
dc.date.issued 2018-12-04
dc.description.abstract This research used the contingent valuation method through personal interviews to estimate the willingness to pay for the conservation of the urban forest at Finca Montaña, Aguadilla. A total of 371 useful interviews were made to households located in the surrounding neighborhoods of the forest. The results of this research indicate that residents of the surrounding neighborhoods are willing to pay for access to the urban forest the amount of $9.99 per person per visit. This represents an average willingness to pay for the forest conservation of $376,752.87 per year by residents of the surrounding neighborhoods. The variables age and income influence the willingness to pay of the users of the forest. en_US
dc.description.abstract Esta investigación utilizó el método de valoración contingente a través de entrevistas personales para estimar la disposición a pagar por la conservación del bosque urbano en la finca Montaña, Aguadilla. Se realizaron un total de 371 entrevistas útiles a hogares localizados en los barrios circundantes al bosque. Los resultados de esta investigación indican que los residentes de los barrios circundantes están dispuestos a pagar por acceder al bosque urbano la cantidad de $9.99 por persona por visita. Esto representa una disposición a pagar promedio por la conservación del bosque de $376,752.87 anuales por parte de los residentes de los barrios circundantes. Las variables edad e ingreso influyen en la disposición a pagar de los usuarios del bosque. en_US
dc.description.graduationSemester Fall en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2018 en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Investigation subsidized with funds from USDA-NIFA, Resident Instruction in Insular Areas program #11906988 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/1884
dc.language.iso es en_US
dc.rights.holder 2018 Kenneth A. Rivera Acosta en_US
dc.rights.license All rights reserved en_US
dc.subject Willingness to pay en_US
dc.subject Contingent valuation en_US
dc.subject Conservation en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Forest conservation -- Citizen participation en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Forest conservation -- Puerto Rico -- Aguadilla en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Agriculture --Economic aspects -- Puerto Rico en_US
dc.title Disposición a pagar por la conservación del bosque urbano en la finca Montaña, Aguadilla en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline Agricultural Economics en_US
thesis.degree.level M.S. en_US
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