Abdurhman Wariwo Erar

Local Household¿s WTP for Hydrological Services in Ethoipia

Case of Yadot Watershed, Bale Mountains National Park
Herausgegeben:Seyoum, Assefa

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Produktbeschreibung

Developing countries including Ethiopia are strongly depend on the existence of ecosystem services. Hydrological services is one component of the ecosystem services that play vital role for life on earth. However, in third world countries, proper management of the watershed and provision of improved water supply presents formidable challenges. Therefore, the aim of this paper was to elicit local household willingness to pay for hydrological services in Mena town and Shawe village, Ethiopia. The study used CVM. Accordingly, a total of 193 sample household's head was randomly selected and interviewed. For data analysis: descriptive statistics, probit model and bivariate probit model were used. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the socio-economic status of the households. Probit model was used to identify the determinant explanatory variables of household WTP. Bivariate probit model was alsoused for eliciting mean WTP. The empirical finding of the study revealed that household WTP for hydrological services are significantly related with income, TLU, age, education, house estimate and initial bid in rural residents.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 256g
• ISBN-13: 9786200259189
• ISBN-10: 6200259186
• Artikelnr.: 57525651

Autorenporträt

Abdurhman Wariwo est responsable de l'agriculture et de l'agroforesterie à la NABU en Éthiopie. Il a obtenu une licence en foresterie de l'université de Hawassa et une maîtrise en économie et politique des ressources naturelles de la même université. Il travaille sur la gestion des ressources naturelles dans un parc national en Éthiopie et sur un projet bilatéral de conservation des plantes médicinales.