Browsing by Author "Mkwara, Lena"
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An assessment of the benefits of cleaner streams: A New Zealand case study
(Waikato Management School, 2010-10)Water pollution is now considered to be one of the most important environmental issues facing New Zealand. Water quality in rivers, lakes and streams is generally falling alongside the increase in farming intensity, ... -
Does respondent perception of the status quo matter in non-market valuation with choice experiments? An application to New Zealand freshwater streams
(2010-07)In environmental valuation studies with stated preference methods, researchers often provide descriptions of status quo conditions which may differ from those perceived by respondents. Ignoring this difference in utility ... -
Valuing trout angling benefits of water quality improvements while accounting for unobserved lake characteristics: An application to the Rotorua Lakes
(University of Minnesota Department of Applied Economics, 2011)Trout angling is one of the most popular water-based recreational activities in the Rotorua Lakes. Despite the high demand for trout angling and other recreational purposes, water quality in some of these lakes has been ...
