Environment as Cultural Heritage : The Armenian Diaspora's Willingness to Pay to Protect Armenia's Lake Sevan

• Tác giả: Benoit Laplante
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 939.55 +Armenia to 640
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2012
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 306111
• Chủ đề: 1. ACID DEPOSITION; 2. AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; 3. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; 4. AGRICULTURE; 5. ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES

Tóm tắt

This paper presents a study of willingness-to-pay of the Armenian Diaspora in the United States to protect Armenia's Lake Sevan, a unique and precious symbol of the Armenian cultural heritage. Dichotomous choice contingent valuation questions were asked by mail surveys to elicit respondents' willingness to pay for the protection of Lake Sevan. The results show that on average, each household of the Armenian Diaspora in the United States would be willing to provide a one-time donation of approximately US0 to prevent a further degradation of Lake Sevan, and approximately US80 to restore the quality of the lake by increasing its water level by 3 meters.