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Forests in a Market Economy pp 303–320Cite as

Contingent Valuation of Forest Ecosystem Protection

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Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences ((FOSC,volume 72))

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In recent decades, concerns have arisen about the proper valuation of the world’s forests. While some of these concerns have to do with market distortions for timber products or inadequate data on non-timber forest products, an additional challenge is to uncover the economic worth of nonmarket services provided by forest ecosystems (Kramer et al. 1997). This has led to a growing number of publications addressing the valuation of forest ecosystem services, on topics such as carbon sequestration and endangered species habitat. In this chapter, we focus on the contingent valuation method (CVM) to assess the structure, health, and extent of forest ecosystems.1

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  1. Duke University, USA

    Randall A. Kramer, Thomas P. Holmes & Michelle Haefele

  2. USDA Forest Service, USA

    Randall A. Kramer, Thomas P. Holmes & Michelle Haefele

  3. Colorado State University, USA

    Randall A. Kramer, Thomas P. Holmes & Michelle Haefele

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  1. Department of Forestry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

    Erin O. Sills (Assistant Professor) (Assistant Professor)

  2. Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA

    Karen Lee Abt (Research Economist) (Research Economist)

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Kramer, R.A., Holmes, T.P., Haefele, M. (2003). Contingent Valuation of Forest Ecosystem Protection. In: Sills, E.O., Abt, K.L. (eds) Forests in a Market Economy. Forestry Sciences, vol 72. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0219-5_17

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