Contingent Valuation of Yangtze Finless Porpoises in Poyang Lake, China [Hardcover]

This book presents the findings of the study, and offers analysis of both its methodological and policy-related implications. On the methodology side, it assesses and validates the valuation workshop approach; appraises the effect of distance on willingness to pay and the influence of the respondents ability to pay. From a policy perspective, the book examines the attitudes and preference of respondents on trade-offs between economic growth and ecological use.

Yangtze finless porpoises are the only fresh-water porpoises in the world, their habitat confined to the Yangtze River system, including Poyang Lake. This is the only publication to assess their threatened economic value using the contingent valuation method.

1. Introduction

??????? 1.1 Problem Statement

??????? 1.2 Goal of the Study

??????? 1.3 Structure of the Thesis

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2. Background Information of Poyang Lake and Yangtze Finless Porpoises

??????????? 2.1 Introduction to Poyang Lake

??????????????????????? 2.1.1 Geographical Situation

??????? 2.1.2 The Largest Freshwater Lake in China

??????? 2.1.3 Landscape - A Line at Low Water, An Ocean at Flood

??????? 2.1.4 Evolutional History

??????? 2.1.5 An Important International Wetland

??????????? 2.2 Uses of Poyang Lake

??????????????????? 2.2.1 Industrial Water Use

??????????????????? 2.2.2 Agricultural Water Use

??????????????????? 2.2.3 Fisheries?????????

??????????????????? 2.2.4 Ecotourism

??????????????????? 2.2.5 The World of White Cranes and The Kingdom of Rare Birds

??????????????????? 2.2.6 Fish Source

??????????????????? 2.2.7 The Best Habitat of Yangtze Finless Porl3