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Public Environmental Amenity Benefits of Private Land: The Case of Prime Agricultural Land

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

John C. Bergstrom ,
B. L. Dillman  and
John R. Stoll
John C. Bergstrom
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A & M University
B. L. Dillman
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Clemson Univesity
John R. Stoll
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A & M University
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Abstract

Failure of land markets to account for environmental amenity benefits may lend support to public policies to protect agricultural land. The contingent valuation method is employed to estimate willingness to pay for such amenities in Greenville County, South Carolina. Marginal household amenity benefits were estimated at $.06 per thousand acres using a payment card in a mail survey with 53 percent response. Bid payment vehicle was found not to significantly influence bids received. The informational structure of the contingent market was found to influence valuation responses, reinforcing the hypothesis that respondents react to alternative contingent market structures. The relationship between contingent market structure and directional effects upon responses is an important area for future research.

Keywords

prime landpublic policyenvironmental amenitiescontingent valuation
Type
Submitted Articles
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , July 1985 , pp. 139 - 149
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1985

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