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dc.contributor.author | Popoola, L. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ajewole, O. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-19T12:21:05Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-10-19T12:21:05Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2002 | - |
dc.identifier.other | International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology 9, pp. 256-268 | - |
dc.identifier.other | ui_art_popoola_willngness_2002 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/3384 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study was carried out to determine the estimated value of the environmental service functions of the forests of the Ibadan metropolis. It employed the payment card format -Contingent Valuation approach - to elicit willingness to pay (WTP) for environmental rehabilitation of the Ibadan metropolis through reforestation projects, and to investigate the extent to which socio-economic factors influence the WTP. Data were obtained from a multi-stage randomly sampled 370 residents within the five local government areas of the metropolis. The results show that 77% of the respondents were willing to pay various amounts ranging from N50-N500 monthly, NlOO being the modal value, having recorded a 52% response. The mean monthly WP value is N161, resulting in an aggregate estimated value of Ibadan urban forests’ environmental service functions, ranging between N185 468 586 and N240 868 294 (US$1 = NlOO). The reduced model of the double log regression equation revealed the respondents’ employment status and proximity to the urban forest reserves as the only socio-economic variables that significantly influenced WTP. The differences in the mean WTP values within each independent socio-economic variable were not significant (p > 0.05). The results of this study show that there is a need for social valuation of forestry and non-forestry projects that have to do with conversion of forest lands, as a panacea for uncontrolled deforestation. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Department of Forest Resources Management , University of Ibadan | en_US |
dc.subject | Willingness to pay | en_US |
dc.subject | environmental rehabilitation | en_US |
dc.subject | urban environment | en_US |
dc.subject | reforestation | en_US |
dc.subject | socio-economic factors | en_US |
dc.subject | Ibadan | en_US |
dc.title | Willingness to pay for rehabilitation of Ibadan urban environment through reforestation projects | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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