Value of river restoration when living near and far. The Atoyac Basin in Puebla, Mexico / Valor de la restauración de ríos cuando se vive cerca y lejos. La Cuenca de Atoyac en Puebla, México

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24850/j-tyca-2019-01-07

Palabras clave:

Distance decay, willingness to pay, rivers, developing countries, river pollution, contingent valuation, water quality

Resumen

On analysing data from a Contingent Valuation (CV) survey to restore the Atoyac River Basin in Puebla, Mexico, we found that households obtain differentiated benefits due to their condition of closeness to or distance from the river, which are in turn often associated with conditions of vulnerability to water pollution and poverty. Our approach was to estimate Willingness to Pay (WTP) for restoration of the Atoyac River that crosses the Puebla State, using models for two population groups: those residing nearby and those living farther away. As expected, the bid offered and the household’s income are significant determinants of WTP; however, the remainder of the variables change, denoting that poor people are more concerned about river pollution.

Biografía del autor/a

Gloria Soto Montes de Oca, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa

Profesora-investigadora

Departamento de Ciencias Sociales

Alfredo Ramírez Fuentes, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas

Profesor-investigador

Departamento de Economía

 

Publicado

2019-01-17

Cómo citar

Soto Montes de Oca, G., & Ramírez Fuentes, A. (2019). Value of river restoration when living near and far. The Atoyac Basin in Puebla, Mexico / Valor de la restauración de ríos cuando se vive cerca y lejos. La Cuenca de Atoyac en Puebla, México. Tecnología Y Ciencias Del Agua, 10(1), 177–206. https://doi.org/10.24850/j-tyca-2019-01-07

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