A Contingent Valuation Study of the Value of Reducing Fire Hazards to Old-growth Forests in the Pacific NorthwestUnited States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, 1996 - Forest fires - 24 pages |
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acres of old-growth Appendix bequest values bid amount chi-square coefficients contingent valuation control program Critical Habitat Units Decision Research demographic Department of Agriculture dichotomous choice WTP dollar amount ecosystems effects of fire environmental Environmental Economics estimates of WTP Federal fire control fire is harmful focus groups forest recreation forests and spotted forests in CHU's forests in Oregon González-Cabán growth forests half the number households would pay Land Economics likelihood function likelihood ratio test logistic regression Northern Spotted Owl number of acres open-ended WTP questions Oregon residents OREGON'S OLD GROWTH Owl in Oregon Pacific Southwest Research percent population prevention and control protect old-growth forests protest responses provides Pseudo R squared question format questionnaire Resource Economics response rate sample average simulated market Southwest Research Station square miles statistically significant Survey Sampling survey versions surveys mailed Table U.S. Department U.S. Forest Service USDA Forest Service USDI Fish Vaux Version 1 Version willingness-to-pay WTP