Valuing the Economic Benefits of Controlling Off-Site Effects of Soil Erosion: Empirical Evidence from the Eastern Highlands of Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Gelo, Dambala (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tilahun, Biniyam | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-29T12:32:54Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-19T08:37:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-06-29T12:32:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-19T08:37:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study seeks to estimate the economic benefits of controlling off-site effects of soil erosion and identify determinants of WTP in Kufanzik area of eastern highlands, Ethiopia. A DB CVM survey was conducted on 134 randomly selected rural households to elicit preferences for controlling the off-site effects. Using a Pooled Probit model we have estimated the mean WTP & identified the determinant factors. The result indicates that controlling the off-site effects of soil erosion offers a welfare gain of 84.41 ETB. Income, level of education and off-site damage experience are the significant factors affecting WTP. The estimated values are indicative of the WTP potentials of the local community and hence designing a bottom-up approach of intervention might work better. In line with this the study considers the possibilities of implementing a market based mechanism of payment for environmental services (PES) and recommend further studies on WTA. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/5077 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Natural Resource and Environmental Economics | en_US |
| dc.title | Valuing the Economic Benefits of Controlling Off-Site Effects of Soil Erosion: Empirical Evidence from the Eastern Highlands of Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |