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Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | Agriculture, Environmental Services and Agro-Tourism in the Dominican Republic
Autores: | Catalino,   Alejandro Herrera; Lizardo,   Magdalena.
Data: | 2005-03-17
Ano: | 2004
Palavras-chave: | Agriculture; Dominican Republic; Contingent valuation; Environment; Tourism; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
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.
Tipo: | Journal Article
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

15929

http://purl.umn.edu/12008

Editor: | AgEcon Search
Relação: | eJADE: electronic Journal of Agricultural and Development Economics&gt;Volume 1, Issue 1, 2004

Formato:

30

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