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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Agriculture, Environmental Services and Agro-Tourism in the Dominican Republic
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| Autores: |
Catalino, Alejandro Herrera
Lizardo, Magdalena
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| Data: |
2005-03-17
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| Ano: |
2004
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| Palavras-chave: |
Agriculture
Dominican Republic
Contingent valuation
Environment
Tourism
Environmental Economics and Policy
Resource /Energy Economics and Policy
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| Resumo: |
This paper analyzes the links between agriculture and tourism. A contingent valuation study assesses tourist's willingness to pay (WTP) for agro-tourism and agriculture's positive environmental services and related positive externalities. The paper analyzes factors influencing tourist preferences in the Dominican Republic (DR) -- tourist income, the local tourist destination, sex, and nationality stand out among these factors. Estimates are given for different WTP scenarios according to farming systems. The study argues that a well developed agro-tourism industry would result in a market mechanism generating additional income of US $251 to US $364 million annually. Agro-tourist activities would have the added benefit of promoting sustainable agricultural practices.
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| Tipo: |
Journal Article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
15929
http://purl.umn.edu/12008
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
eJADE: electronic Journal of Agricultural and Development Economics>Volume 1, Issue 1, 2004
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| Formato: |
30
application/pdf
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