Capturing and explaining preference heterogeneity for wetland management options in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania

Speelman, S.; Mombo, F.; Vandermeulen, V.; Phillip, D.; Van Huylenbroeck, G.

dc.creator	Speelman, S.
dc.creator	Mombo, F.
dc.creator	Vandermeulen, V.
dc.creator	Phillip, D.
dc.creator	Van Huylenbroeck, G.
dc.date	2018-07-09T05:48:02Z
dc.date	2018-07-09T05:48:02Z
dc.date	2014
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-25T08:51:52Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-25T08:51:52Z
dc.identifier	100–112
dc.identifier	https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2497
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/91859
dc.description	Journal of Environmental Management, 2015; 55:100–112
dc.description	Wetland degradation has recently received considerable research attention. Although wetlands are valuable ecosystems, their actual value is difﬁcult to measure because the services they provide often do not have market values. The current study seeks to investigate the preferences for wetland management options in the Kilombero Valley, central Tanzania using choice modeling. The results show that both respondents from the Kilombero Valley and Morogoro Municipality desire improvements in the condition of the wetlands. This indicates that the ongoing degradation is not socially optimal. A second ﬁnding is that the preferences for wetland conservation are heterogeneous and can be linked to livelihood characteristics. Communities living in the area, for example, are highly dependent on the wetland for their livelihood and would be impacted by conservation measures. Therefore, in order to reduce the pressure on wetlands, it is necessary and imperative to explore the options for alternative income-generating activities or to focus, for example, on technologies to improve efﬁciency and effectiveness in crop production.
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Springer Science+Business Media
dc.subject	Wetlands
dc.subject	Choice modeling
dc.subject	Preference heterogeneity
dc.subject	Valuation-willingness-pay
dc.subject	Kilombero Valley
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.title	Capturing and explaining preference heterogeneity for wetland management options in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania
dc.type	Article