Willingness to accept compensation for land fallowing: results from a survey of village representatives in Northern China

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 845-866 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alec Zuo ◽  
Jinxia Wang ◽  
Qiuqiong Huang
Keyword(s):  
Northern China ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Willingness To Accept Compensation

scholarly journals Rural Households’ Willingness to Accept Compensation Standards for Controlling Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution: A Case Study of the Qinba Water Source Area in Northwest China

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoping Li ◽  
Wenxin Liu ◽  
Yan Yan ◽  
Gongyuan Fan ◽  
Minjuan Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Rural Households ◽  
Source Area ◽  
Water Source ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Point Source Pollution ◽  
Ecological Benefits ◽  
Source Areas ◽  
Compensation Standard ◽  
Non Point Source Pollution ◽  
Willingness To Accept Compensation

Agricultural non-point source pollution (ANSP) has become one of the main sources of pollution in water source areas. An effective solution to this problem is the use of ecological compensation to encourage rural households to adopt agricultural pollution control measures. This study aims to answer two questions: How much compensation should be given to encourage rural households in water source areas to participate in ANSP control? What factors will influence their participation? In this study, paddy rice planting in water source area has been used as an example aiming to answer these questions. This study used the random parameter logit (RPL) model with survey data from 632 rural households in the Qinba water source area to empirically analyze rural households’ willingness to accept compensation for ANSP control and the influencing factors of this willingness. From this information, the compensation standards for ANSP control in a water source area were calculated. The results show that (1) compensation had a significant incentive effect on rural households’ willingness to control ANSP. The marginal compensation standard for reducing the use of fertilizer and pesticide was $3.40/ha and $2.00/ha, respectively. The compensation standard for not applying chemical fertilizer and pesticide at all was $540.23/ha. (2) There was heterogeneity in rural households’ preference for ANSP control compensation policies. Rural households characterized by younger residents, higher family income, higher perception of the ecological benefits, and higher perception of government policy were more willing to participate in the compensation policy. It is suggested that rural households showed a strong preference for ANSP control policies by considering both of their economic losses and ecological benefits. Our study contributes to the literature by enriching the evaluation method in providing references for the compensation of ANSP control policies

scholarly journals Extensions and alternatives to climate change impact valuation: on the critique of IPCC Working Group III's impact estimates

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
SAMUEL FANKHAUSER ◽  
RICHARD S.J. TOL ◽  
DAVID W. PEARCE
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Climate Change Impact ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Damage Cost ◽  
Damage Costs ◽  
Change Impact ◽  
Ipcc Working Group ◽  
Willingness To Accept Compensation

The paper discusses valuation issues in the context of climate change impact estimation. Issues addressed are aggregation of damage costs over diverse regions (particularly equity-weighting), differentiation of per-unit values, willingness to pay versus willingness to accept compensation as a basis for valuation, and accountability for impacts. Numerical illustrations show that the damage cost estimates are quite sensitive to the assumptions made on these issues.

scholarly journals Assessments of Landowners’ Willingness to Accept Compensation for Participating in Forest Certification in Shandong, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 903
Author(s):  
Nana Tian ◽  
Neelam Poudyal ◽  
Fadian Lu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Forest Certification ◽  
Forest Landowners ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Certification Programs ◽  
The Face ◽  
Voluntary Program ◽  
Willingness To Accept Compensation

Achieving sustainable management of forests in China is becoming increasingly important with more awareness and realization of the importance of forests in environmental protection. Forest certification, a market-based instrument to promote sustainable forest management, has been recognized by many countries including China. While landowners’ perception and perspective regarding this voluntary program have been well-documented in the literature, how to motivate and incentivize landowners to participate in forest certification remained understudied questions. With the face-to-face survey of landowners in Shandong, China, this study analyzed landowners’ willingness to accept compensation for participating in forest certification. Results indicated that the average accepted compensation in terms of increased timber price was about RMB 120 (~USD 17.6)/m3 to have their forests enrolled in certification programs. Results from multiple regression showed that the level of such compensation required for participation in certification was influenced by forestland size, owner demographics, certification-program requirements, and importance placed on timber production. These findings would inform policy-makers in designing compensation-related policies and establish incentive-based mechanisms to motivate forest landowners to participate in forest certification programs in China.

The Curiously Continuing Saga of Choosing the Measure of Welfare Changes

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 217-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack L. Knetsch
Keyword(s):  
Current Practice ◽  
Standard Theory ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Reference Dependence ◽  
Final States ◽  
Vast Array ◽  
Pigouvian Taxes ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Welfare Changes ◽  
Willingness To Accept Compensation

The results of the vast array of willingness to accept compensation/ willingness to pay (WTA/WTP) disparity studies provide strong evidence that people value many losses and reductions of losses, more, and often much more, than otherwise commensurate gains or foregoing of gains. These findings also make it clear that people commonly value many changes not as final states as standard theory assumes, but as positive or negative changes relative to a neutral reference state. Consequently, not only are losses to be most accurately assessed with the WTA measure, but most positive changes that reduce losses are as well. Current practice, which rarely takes such reference dependence into account, is therefore likely to substantially understate the value and importance of projects, policies, and programs that reduce losses. Failing to take the possibilities of valuation disparities into account also appears to undermine other kinds of analyses as well, including, for example, the estimation of elasticities and setting effective levels of Pigouvian taxes.

Socioeconomic and ecological indicators in willingness to accept compensation for the conservation of medicinal plants in a tropical dry forest

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelânio Laurentino ◽  
Elcida de Lima Araújo ◽  
Marcelo Alves Ramos ◽  
Maria Clara Bezerra Tenório Cavalcanti ◽  
Paulo Henrique Santos Gonçalves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Ecological Indicators ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Willingness To Accept Compensation
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