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@article{Hamed:2015:10.1007/s00267-015-0590-1,
author = {Hamed, A and Madani, K and Von, Holle B and Wright, J and Milon, JW and Bossick, M},
doi = {10.1007/s00267-015-0590-1},
journal = {Environmental Management},
pages = {176--188},
title = {How much are Floridians willing to pay for protecting sea turtles from sea level rise?},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-015-0590-1},
volume = {57},
year = {2015}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - Sea level rise (SLR) is posing a great inundationrisk to coastal areas. Some coastal nesting species, includingsea turtle species, have experienced diminished habitat fromSLR. Contingent valuation method (CVM) was used in aneffort to assess the economic loss impacts of SLR on sea turtlenesting habitats for Florida coasts; and to elicit values of willingnessto pay (WTP) of Central Florida residents to implementcertain mitigation strategies, which would protect Florida’s eastcoast sea turtle nesting areas. Using the open-ended anddichotomous choice CVM, we sampled residents of two Floridacommunities: Cocoa Beach and Oviedo. We estimated theWTP of households from these two cities to protect sea turtlehabitat to be between $42 and $57 per year for 5 years. Additionally,we attempted to assess the impact of the both therespondents’ demographics and their perception toward varioussituations on their WTP value. Findings include a negativecorrelation between the age of a respondent and the probabilityof an individual willing to pay the hypothetical WTP amount.We found that WTP of an individual was not dependent onprior knowledge of the effects of SLR on sea turtle habitat. Thegreatest indicators of whether or not an individual was willingto pay to protect sea turtle habitat were the respondents’ perceptionregarding the trustworthiness and efficiency of theparty which will implement the conservation measures andtheir confidence in the conservation methods used. Respondentswho perceive sea turtles having an effect on their life werealso more likely to pay.
AU - Hamed,A
AU - Madani,K
AU - Von,Holle B
AU - Wright,J
AU - Milon,JW
AU - Bossick,M
DO - 10.1007/s00267-015-0590-1
EP - 188
PY - 2015///
SN - 0364-152X
SP - 176
TI - How much are Floridians willing to pay for protecting sea turtles from sea level rise?
T2 - Environmental Management
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-015-0590-1
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/46065
VL - 57
ER -
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