Open Space and Public Access: A Contingent Choice Application to Coastal Preservation
通过选择实验调查，研究公共通道在海岸土地保护中如何影响人们的支付意愿，发现不同态度和通道水平下的复杂支付模式，有助于优化面向不同人群的保护项目。
<i>States and municipalities have committed over $24 billion in bond issues for land conservation in recent years, yet the structure of the land conservation industry and markets is poorly understood. Using a stated choice experiment survey, we examine the role of public access in willingness to pay (WTP) for coastal land conservation. We identify complex patterns in WTP, as related to level of access and to attitudes toward access and environmental protection. Our findings contribute to understanding market segments that may motivate heterogeneity in land conservation agents and that reveal opportunities to optimize conservation programs that serve heterogeneous populations.</i>