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Valuation Of Recreational Beach Quality And Water Quality Management Strategies In Oahu, Jerrod M. Penn
Valuation Of Recreational Beach Quality And Water Quality Management Strategies In Oahu, Jerrod M. Penn
Theses and Dissertations--Agricultural Economics
Hawaii’s pristine ocean and tropical environment is a keystone of Hawaii tourism and the state economy. Water pollution from stormwater and development threatens the beach quality to both residents and tourists. In order to understand the lost nonmarket value, we assess changes in quality of beach characteristics including water and sand quality, swimming safety conditions, and congestion using a Discrete Choice Experiment of recreational beach users. Further, we study willingness to pay (WTP) for water management strategies in Hawaii using another discrete choice experiment, including structural and nonstructural Best Management Practices, testing, monitoring, and educational efforts.
Using a mixed logit …