Valuing Environmental Conservation in the Asean Region: A Contingent Valuation Study of Ulu Temburong National Park

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 381-397
Author(s):  
Andi Tabrani ◽  
Roger Lawrey ◽  
J. Ram Pillarisetti
Keyword(s):  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
National Park ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Contingent Valuation Study ◽  
Valuation Study

Untapped demand for heritage: A contingent valuation study of Prinsep Ghat, Calcutta

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mousumi Dutta ◽  
Sarmila Banerjee ◽  
Zakir Husain
Keyword(s):  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Contingent Valuation Study ◽  
Valuation Study

Willingness to pay for more sustainable e-waste management: a contingent valuation study in greece

2012 ◽  
pp. 19-35
Author(s):  
Charisios Achillas ◽  
Christos Vlachokostas ◽  
Avraam Karagiannidis ◽  
Eftichios Sophocles Sartzetakis ◽  
Nicolas Moussiopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Industrial Ecology ◽  
Contingent Valuation Study ◽  
Adequate Funding ◽  
Weee Recycling ◽  
Valuation Study ◽  
Environmentally Sound

Management of Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE also called e-waste) has become an issue of critical importance recently also in the frame of industrial ecology besides waste management per se, mostly due to their content in hazardous materials and the extensive implications of any intervention in a broad industrial spectrum. The effectiveness of any landfill diversion scheme depends on its acceptance by the local community and the industry, as well as adequate funding. This paper presents a contingent valuation approach in order to examine public environmental awareness and to assess the willingness-to-pay (WTP) for the environmentally sound management of WEEE in Greece, based on a suitable, customized and easy-to-comprehend questionnaire. The survey revealed a still relative public ignorance on the subject and a reluctantly limited WTP. The latter is mostly triggered by the fact that respondents believed that associated expenses should be covered either by authorities or manufacturers (protest votes). However, based on the responses of those declaring a positive WTP, the average fee respondents are willing to pay exceeds the current recycling fee. Thus, existing recycling fees could be potentially increased in order to cover additional expenses for the development of infrastructure in areas not currently included in the national WEEE recycling program, as well as to provide the public with a dense network of disposal sites/bins in an effort to boost participation and WEEE recycling rates.

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