TY - JOUR
T1 - Mining conflict in the Dominican Republic
T2 - The case of Loma Miranda
AU - Gómez-Valenzuela, Víctor
AU - Alpízar, Francisco
AU - Bonilla, Solhanlle
AU - Franco-Billini, Carol
PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - This paper assesses the willingness to pay (WTP) of the Dominican Republican society for a restoration and conservation program in Loma Miranda, an area rich in natural resources that is also proposed as a mining exploitation site. Loma Miranda is located in the Quisqueya mining concession, approximately 100 km from the country's capital, Santo Domingo, making the decision to exploit or conserve a national dilemma. A national face-to-face survey was conducted during the first quarter of 2019, reaching a representative sample of 1200 individuals. The estimation of the WTP was performed using a non-parametric and a parametric, logistic estimation by way of robustness check. The average WTP estimated by the parametric method was $DOP 159.00 (≈US$3.15) per month per household. The aggregate WTP reached a total amount of US$87.2 million per year. The WTP in favor of the conservation of Loma Miranda is higher in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo but lower in the vicinity of Loma Miranda.
AB - This paper assesses the willingness to pay (WTP) of the Dominican Republican society for a restoration and conservation program in Loma Miranda, an area rich in natural resources that is also proposed as a mining exploitation site. Loma Miranda is located in the Quisqueya mining concession, approximately 100 km from the country's capital, Santo Domingo, making the decision to exploit or conserve a national dilemma. A national face-to-face survey was conducted during the first quarter of 2019, reaching a representative sample of 1200 individuals. The estimation of the WTP was performed using a non-parametric and a parametric, logistic estimation by way of robustness check. The average WTP estimated by the parametric method was $DOP 159.00 (≈US$3.15) per month per household. The aggregate WTP reached a total amount of US$87.2 million per year. The WTP in favor of the conservation of Loma Miranda is higher in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo but lower in the vicinity of Loma Miranda.
KW - Contingent valuation
KW - Dominican Republic
KW - Loma miranda
KW - Mining conflict
U2 - 10.1016/j.resourpol.2020.101614
DO - 10.1016/j.resourpol.2020.101614
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85079544947
SN - 0301-4207
VL - 66
JO - Resources Policy
JF - Resources Policy
M1 - 101614
ER -