Economic valuation of water resources of the watershed Quillusara, canton Celica- Ecuador
The objective of this study is to evaluate economically the water resource provided by the Quillusara Microbasin in Celica-Ecuador and identify the determinants of willingness to pay (WTP) for the conservation of the resource. For this, the contingent valuation method and a LOGIT econometric model w...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | Ecuador |
| Institución: | Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo |
| Repositorio: | Revista Ciencia y Tecnología |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.uteq.edu.ec:article/314 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.uteq.edu.ec/index.php/cyt/article/view/314 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Valoración contingente disposición de pago agua modelo Logit. Contingent valuation willingness to pay water Logit model |
| Sumario: | The objective of this study is to evaluate economically the water resource provided by the Quillusara Microbasin in Celica-Ecuador and identify the determinants of willingness to pay (WTP) for the conservation of the resource. For this, the contingent valuation method and a LOGIT econometric model were used. The information was obtained through a survey applied to 374 users of the city’s water service. We found that 78.6% of the surveyed population is willing to pay for the conservation of water sources. In addition, the study revealed that the WTP is 0.92 USD/month, this value represents an important input to guide the public policy decisions on the care and protection of water sources in the canton. |
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