| Titre | La méthode d'évaluation contingente : application à la qualité des eaux littorales | |
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| Auteur | Dominique Vermersch, Philippe Le Goffe, François Bonnieux | |
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Revue | Economie et prévision |
| Numéro | no 117-118, 1995/1-2 Agriculture et environnement | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Agriculture et environnement |
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| Page | 89-106 | |
| Résumé anglais |
The Contingent Evaluation Method Used to Assess the Quality of Coastal Waters,
by François Bonnieux, Philippe Le Goffe and Dominique Vermesch.
This article reviews the historical context surrounding the development of the contingent evaluation method by highlighting the driving force of central government demand and action taken against those responsible for environmental damage. The use of the method is discussed initially from a general standpoint, based on the hypothetical scenario notion with its consequent biases and on preference disclosing techniques. The method is then illustrated by a case study of coastal water quality improvement. This study uses the example of Brest harbour and the results of a summer 1993 survey of 607 people. Two scenarios are considered. The first concerns improving the purity of the water and the second the protection of the harbour's ecosystem against eutrophication. Of those surveyed, 75% said that they would be prepared to pay for purity and 49% for the ecosystem. A Tobit model of agreement to pay is drawn up for each item. The most significant explanatory variables are gender, income, educational level or profession, environmental awareness, the perception of water quality and the practice of leisure activities. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/ecop_0249-4744_1995_num_117_1_5716 |
