00000caa a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862408732 Buklod 20210408204434.0 m | | ta 210408s2020 xx r |||| u|eng d (iLib)UPBAG-00039679894 STII-DOST BAG rda eng ARTICLE-3057 Palanca-Tan, Rosalina author. Willingness to pay of urban households for the conservation of natural resources and cultural heritage in a neighboring rural area a cvm study by Rosalina Palanca-Tan. 2020. pages 389-399 color illustrations 26 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 398-399) Koronadal households benefit from Lake Sebu?s natural resources (lakes, waterfalls, rivers and springs, forest land, agricultural land) and cultural heritage (arts and handicrafts such as T?nalak weaving, brass casting, beadwork, and wood carving; music and dances; festivals; and beliefs and traditions of the T?boli indigenous tribe) in terms of recreation, good image and sense of pride, tourism income generation, the supply of high-quality tilapia, agricultural products supply, potential hydroelectric power source, biodiversity, and climate change mitigation. These benefits are integrated into a single estimate using the contingent valuation method. In the study, a sample of 524 Koronadal households was asked for their willingness to pay (WTP) or contribute to natural resources and cultural heritage conservation efforts in Lake Sebu in the form of a lump-sum monthly amount collected together with their electricity bill payment. The mean WTP per month is estimated to be Php 52.42 (USD 1.04) using the probit regression estimates (parametric mean) and Php 64.39 (USD 1.27) using the Turnbull formula (non-parametric mean), both less than 1% (0.26?0.33%) of average monthly household income. Multiplying the annualized WTP by the number of households in Koronadal, total potential annual contributions from Koronadal City would range from Php 29.2?35.7M, about 3% of the City Government?s 2019 total revenues of Php 932.6M (Koronadal City Government Budget Office). Even just a fraction of this potential collection can support essential conservation efforts in Lake Sebu, which ? up to the present ? have been inadequate due to financial constraints. Moreover, the results of the regression analysis reveal that households are more likely to support the conservation program if the amount of required contribution is smaller and household income is higher. Older and more educated respondents are, likewise, more likely to support the program. (Author's abstract) Social sciences. Benefit valuation. Contingent valuation method. Cultural heritage. Natural resources. Willingness to pay. The Philippine Journal of Science Vol. 149, no. 2, June 2020. Request full-text access via UPB University Library through https://forms.gle/KZjBv7aRtY6jiL5E9 (viewed 08 April 2021) FI UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN ARTICLE-3057 Analytics