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Economic valuation of ecotourism resources in yankari game reserve, Bauchi Nigeria


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Adamu, Abdullahi and Yacob, Mohd Rusli and Radam, Alias and Hashim, Rohasliney and Usman, Adam Shehu (2015) Economic valuation of ecotourism resources in yankari game reserve, Bauchi Nigeria. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 30. pp. 139-144. ISSN 1878-0296

Abstract

Ecotourism is regarded as an ideal mechanism for achieving both economic and ecological sustainability. The objective of this study is to determine the tourists’ willingness to pay for conservation in Yankari game reserve using a dichotomous choice contingent valuation method (DC-CVM) on 335 local tourists. The result of the study showed that the mean willingness to pay as entrance fee by a tourist is 508 Naira (USD 3.4). The findings of this study would provide a guide to the management of the game reserve to take into account the benefits associated with resources conservation and the need to review their pricing policy.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Economics and Management
Faculty of Environmental Studies
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proenv.2015.10.025
Publisher: Elsevier
Keywords: Contingent valuation; Ecotourism; Conservation; Protected areas; Tourist
Depositing User: Mas Norain Hashim
Date Deposited: 03 May 2016 04:04
Last Modified: 11 Jul 2017 03:35
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43192
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