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Personal versus societal preferences in contingent valuation assessments
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-12)
Contingent valuation has been used extensively in estimating the value of
environmental goods. One criticism of this approach, however, is that respondents in
referendum-style contingent valuation surveys may express ...
The spatial relationship between economic activity and river water quality
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-12)
This paper, using Ireland as a case study, examines the relationship between economic
activities and river water quality. The stipulation from the EU water framework
directive (WFD) that all surface waters in the EU must ...
A choice experiment versus a contingent valuation approach to agri-environmental policy valuation
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2011-07)
The non-market value accruing from an agri-environmental scheme can be examined by assessing the public's willingness to pay for the policy outputs as a whole or by modelling the preferences of society for the component ...
Measuring public preferences for the conservation of the traditional farm landscape
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2011-07)
This paper explores individuals' attitudes towards the traditional farm landscape. Results from a Generalised Tobit Interval model of willingness to pay for traditional farm landscape protection suggest that individuals ...