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Valuing the Protection of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Sites
Author(s) -
Rolfe John,
Windle Jill
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
economic record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1475-4932
pISSN - 0013-0249
DOI - 10.1111/1475-4932.00094
Subject(s) - indigenous , valuation (finance) , cultural heritage , geography , population , context (archaeology) , contingent valuation , value (mathematics) , socioeconomics , willingness to pay , sociology , economics , archaeology , ecology , demography , statistics , mathematics , finance , biology , microeconomics
In this paper, a stated value experiment is reported that assesses values held for protecting Aboriginal cultural heritage sites in central Queensland. Choice Modelling, a stated preference non‐market valuation technique, was used to estimate non‐use values for protecting cultural heritage sites in the context of further water resource allocation and irrigation development. Three population groups were sampled, being an indigenous population, and regional centre and capital city populations. Results show that there are significant differences in values between indigenous and general population groups. The general population groups had negative values for high levels of cultural heritage site protection, but did have positive values for small increases in protection above current levels.