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Longitudinal Study: | HILDA | Title: | Valuing ecosystem diversity in South East Queensland: A life satisfaction approach | Authors: | Ambrey, C Fleming, C. M. |
Institution: | Griffith University | Publication Date: | Oct-2012 | Publisher: | Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise | Pages: | 1-22 | Keywords: | Non-market valuation Biodiversity Life satisfaction Ecosystem diversity |
Abstract: | The purpose of this paper is to use the life satisfaction approach to value ecosystem diversity in the South East Queensland bioregion. A respondent’s self-reported life satisfaction is a function of a number of socio-economic and demographic characteristics (including income) and is hypothesised to be a product of the degree of ecosystem diversity in an individual's local area. Results indicate that high levels of ecosystem diversity, ceteris paribus, increase self-reported life satisfaction. Specifically, we find that a one-unit improvement in ecosystem diversity is equivalent (in life satisfaction terms) to an increase in household income per annum of approximately AUD $11,000. | URL: | https://research-repository.griffith.edu.au/bitstream/handle/10072/390357/2012-10-valuing-ecosystem-diversity-in-south-east-queensland-life-satisfaction-approach.pdf | ISBN: | ISSN 1839-6356 | Keywords: | Location -- QLD; Satisfaction -- Life | Research collection: | Reports and technical papers |
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