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Stated benefits from urban afforestation in an arid city: A contingent valuation in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico

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  • Muñoz-Pizza, Dalia M.

    (Oceanographic Research Institute. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Baja California, México)

  • Villada-Canela, Mariana

    (Oceanographic Research Institute. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Baja California, México)

  • Rivera-Castañeda, Patricia

    (Department of Urban and Environmental Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Baja California, México)

  • Reyna-Carranza, Marco A.

    (Oceanographic Research Institute. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Baja California, México)

  • Osornio-Vargas, Alvaro

    (Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada)

  • Martínez-Cruz, Adan L.

    (CERE - the Center for Environmental and Resource Economics)

Abstract

The pervasiveness of particulate matter in arid cities has yet to be discussed and tackled. Given that urban trees have been documented to provide air-filtering and dry deposition services, this study documents the stated benefits from an urban afforestation scenario in Mexicali –an arid city located northwest Mexico at the US-Mexico border. Our double-bounded dichotomous contingent valuation protocol yields an estimated average annual willingness to pay (WTP) of USD 88 per household. Variations in the WTP are associated with perception of air quality and presence of respiratory symptoms in the respondent’s household. The smallest WTP (USD 75) is reported by respondents perceiving poor air quality in their neighborhood and with no household members affected by respiratory symptoms. In contrast, respondents perceiving good air quality and with at least one household member facing respiratory symptoms reported a WTP of USD 99. The average stated benefits represent around 0.8% of the annual household income.

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  • Muñoz-Pizza, Dalia M. & Villada-Canela, Mariana & Rivera-Castañeda, Patricia & Reyna-Carranza, Marco A. & Osornio-Vargas, Alvaro & Martínez-Cruz, Adan L., 2020. "Stated benefits from urban afforestation in an arid city: A contingent valuation in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico," CERE Working Papers 2020:7, CERE - the Center for Environmental and Resource Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:hhs:slucer:2020_007
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    Keywords

    Air quality; PM10; urban afforestation; contingent valuation; arid cities; Mexicali.;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q51 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Valuation of Environmental Effects
    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy
    • Q59 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Other

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