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Upcoming in Class. Group Quiz Thursday Homework #2 Due Next Thursday Exam #1 Next Thursday Writing Assignment Due Oct. 27th. Chapter 6 – (p. 106-114). Classify environmental values Discuss methods of valuation Stated vs. Revealed Preferences Using Cost/Benefit Analysis.
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Upcoming in Class Group Quiz Thursday Homework #2 Due Next Thursday Exam #1 Next Thursday Writing Assignment Due Oct. 27th
Chapter 6 – (p. 106-114) • Classify environmental values • Discuss methods of valuation • Stated vs. Revealed Preferences • Using Cost/Benefit Analysis
Environmental Values • Use value – the value that people place on the use of a good or service • Direct use value- the value one obtains by directly using a natural resource, such as visiting a national park • Indirect use value- ecosystem benefits not valued in markets, such as flood prevention or pollution absorption.
Environmental Values • Non-use value- values people obtain without actually using a resource • Existence value- the value people place on the continued existence of a resource, such as the benefit of knowing acres of the rainforest have been preserved • Option value- the value people place on maintaining future resource use options • Bequest value-value people place on the knowledge that a resource will be available for future generations
Methods to determine value • Revealed Preferences • Market price • Simulated market • Travel cost • Hedonic property values • Hedonic wage values • Avoidance expenditures • Stated Preferences • Contingent valuation • Attribute based models • Conjoint analysis • Choice experiments • Contingent ranking
Upcoming in Class Homework #2 Due Next Thursday Exam #1 Next Thursday Writing Assignment Due Oct. 27th