Modelling resource management options: the case of Matang Mangroves Wetlands, Malaysia

The management of the Matang mangrove wetlands in Perak, Malaysia is currently under review. To assist decision-makers in determining the optimal management strategy, a Choice Modeling application was undertaken to estimate the non-use values provided under different management options. Implicit pri...

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Main Author: Jamal Othman
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Published: Environmental Management Society, Malaysia 2002
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spelling ukm-21782011-07-05T04:08:41Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2178/ Modelling resource management options: the case of Matang Mangroves Wetlands, Malaysia Jamal Othman, The management of the Matang mangrove wetlands in Perak, Malaysia is currently under review. To assist decision-makers in determining the optimal management strategy, a Choice Modeling application was undertaken to estimate the non-use values provided under different management options. Implicit prices for environmental attributes including the area of environmental forest protected, the number of bird species protected and the recreation use of the area were estimated. In addition, the implicit price of a social, non-marketed attributed, the employment of local people in wetland based extractive industries, was estimated. Compensating Surplus estimates for a number of alternative wetland management scenarios are also reported Environmental Management Society, Malaysia 2002 Article PeerReviewed Jamal Othman, (2002) Modelling resource management options: the case of Matang Mangroves Wetlands, Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Environmental Management, 3 . pp. 41-56. ISSN 1511-7855 http://www.ems-malaysia.org/mjem/index.html
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description The management of the Matang mangrove wetlands in Perak, Malaysia is currently under review. To assist decision-makers in determining the optimal management strategy, a Choice Modeling application was undertaken to estimate the non-use values provided under different management options. Implicit prices for environmental attributes including the area of environmental forest protected, the number of bird species protected and the recreation use of the area were estimated. In addition, the implicit price of a social, non-marketed attributed, the employment of local people in wetland based extractive industries, was estimated. Compensating Surplus estimates for a number of alternative wetland management scenarios are also reported
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Modelling resource management options: the case of Matang Mangroves Wetlands, Malaysia
author_facet Jamal Othman,
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title Modelling resource management options: the case of Matang Mangroves Wetlands, Malaysia
title_short Modelling resource management options: the case of Matang Mangroves Wetlands, Malaysia
title_full Modelling resource management options: the case of Matang Mangroves Wetlands, Malaysia
title_fullStr Modelling resource management options: the case of Matang Mangroves Wetlands, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Modelling resource management options: the case of Matang Mangroves Wetlands, Malaysia
title_sort modelling resource management options: the case of matang mangroves wetlands, malaysia
publisher Environmental Management Society, Malaysia
publishDate 2002
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2178/
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