Value the irrigation water: a case study in northwest China

摘要：

As a non-market good,the value of irrigation water can be approximated by empirical investigations of fanners willingness to pay (WTP) for irrigation water.In this paper,a contingent valuation study on fanner WTP for irrigation water was conducted.With double-bounded bidding,an average WTP of 1021 RMB/ha/yr was found.The perceived value of water is falls short of the costs of irrigation water provisioning.This suggests that the use of irrigation water in Zhangye is not sustainable,and the price policy alone may not serve the purpose of efficient irrigation water management.

关键词： value of irrigation water willingness to pay contingent valuation method northwest China

作者: Tang Zeng

作者单位: Key Laboratory of Ecohydrology of Inland River Basin,Chinese Academy of Sciences,West Donggang Road,NO.320,Lanzhou,73000,PR China

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2010 International Conference of Environment Materials and Environment Management(2010年环境材料与环境管理国际学术会议 EMEM 2010)

会议地点: 哈尔滨

会议语种:英文

页码: 2385-2388

在线出版日期: 2010-07-24（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）