Designing a forest-energy policy to reduce forest fires in Galicia (Spain) A contingent valuation application

Recent issues of this journal have presented an interesting debate regarding forest fires in Galicia, Spain. This article proposes a forest-energy programme that will contribute to reducing the risk of forest fires in this Atlantic Region of Southern Europe. We apply the contingent valuation method to assess a programme whereby 10% of the electricity produced from coal, fuel oil and gas would be replaced by electricity generated in biomass power plants. The programme would begin implementation in 2005 and it would take 6 years (up to 2010) before we reach the 10% goal. The results show that Galician households are willing to pay a mean of 38 Euros per year. In addition, we have introduced an innovative procedure to detect protest responses related to the payment vehicle in a contingent valuation. Heckman's sample-selection procedure is used to analyse the WTP function. © 2009 Elsevier GmbH.

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Main Authors: Soliño, M., Prada, A., Vázquez, M. X.
Format: artículo biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010
Subjects:Biomass, Contingent valuation, Open-ended, Heckman sample selection, Protest responses,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12792/4376
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/290528
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