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| Author: | Zander, K. K. Garnett, S. T. Straton, A. |
| Title: | Trade-offs between development, culture and conservation Willingness to pay for tropical river management among urban Australians |
| Journal: | Journal of Environmental Management
2010 : DEC, VOL.91:12, p. 2519-2528 |
| Index terms: | choice theory experiment design development culture conservation management pay urban planning Australia |
| Freeterms: | compensating surplus ecosystem services recreational values tropical rivers trade-offs |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article reports the results of a choice experiment (CE) to assess the benefits of different management strategies for three tropical rivers in northern Australia: the Daly, Mitchell and Fitzroy Rivers. Based on a survey mailed to Australian urban populations. It is found that 90% of Australians were willing to pay a once-off payment for the management of tropical rivers. Respondents who had visited or lived near the rivers were willing to pay more for cultural, recreational and environmental services than those who had not. Respondents classed as developers, who made up only 4% of the 684 respondents, considered a substantial income from irrigated agriculture as important. Unlike environmentalists and neutrals, developers were unwilling to pay for high quality recreational fishing or for having floodplains in good environmental condition. All groups, however, were willing to pay for high cultural values. |
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