Analyzing the Economic Benefit of Woodland Caribou Conservation in Alberta

• Author / Creator

  Harper, Dana L

• This thesis seeks to measure the economic benefits of Woodland Caribou conservation
  in Alberta, Canada. Woodland Caribou are listed as threatened (Environment Canada
  2008) both federally and provincially.
  Stated preference techniques were used to elicit the public’s willingness to pay for
  caribou conservation using the contingent valuation technique and a form of attribute
  based choice. Data were collected using a central facility method, audience response
  systems and the ballot box technique in various locations across Alberta. Conditional
  logit and random parameters logit models were estimated for both valuation formats
  individually as well as jointly. A range of benefit estimates were developed.
  These benefit data were then compared with cost data (Schneider et al. 2010) to
  examine the economically efficient level of caribou conservation. This study develops
  economic value measures in the context of both legislation and the comparison of
  valuation approaches.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Attribute Based Choice
  • Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Stated Preference
  • Species at Risk
  • Contingent Valuation
  • Random Parameters Logit
  • Conditional Logit
  • Woodland Caribou

• Graduation date

  Spring 2012

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Science

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R30S5P

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.