Exploring visitors' willingness to pay to generate revenues for managing the National Elephant Conservation Center in Malaysia

Kaffashi, Sara; Yacob, Mohd Rusli; Clark, Maynard S.; Radam, Alias; Mamat, Mohd Farid

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2015.03.004

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“…The respondents were mainly aged younger than 40 years of age (60%) (See Table 4.2). This result is similar to other studies that reported that the highest visitation rates in wildlife sanctuaries were adults aged between 18-49 years (74%) (Ballantyne, Packer, & Sutherland, 2011;Falk & Adelman, 2003;Kaffashi, Yacob, Clark et al, 2015).…”

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Developing and evaluating the impact of an interpretive booklet on local and international visitors’ conservation learning at Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre

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This thesis would not have been possible without the guidance and support from my supervisory committee, Dr. Karen Hughes and Professor Roy Ballantyne. To my main supervisor, Karen, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for her time, advice, guidance and encouragement all the way through.-Power ON‖ and-Keep Going!‖ were your mantra that got me to the finish line. To Roy, thank you for your guidance and for always reminding that research is about making a real difference. Thank you for your famous-so what‖ question that inspired many of your students, including me. I am grateful for the opportunity to embark on this PhD journey. It would not be possible without the funding provided by University Putra Malaysia and the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia. I thank you also to the UQ Business School and the Graduate School for their support during my final year. Thank you to Tourism Cluster academics who have provided valuable feedbacks for my thesis. Assoc. Prof Dr. Jan Packer provided detailed feedbacks for my final thesis review document. Dr Gabby Walters and Dr Lisa Ruhanen reviewed and gave feedbacks for my confirmation document. I also thank EPU and Sabah Wildlife Department for approval to conduct my study, as well as to the Sepilok staff for sharing their experiences with the orangutans. Big thanks to the academics and individuals who responded to my emails, giving me valuable advice and materials for reference, and sharing images for me to use in my study. This PhD would not be completed without the enduring love and support of my family and friends. To my number one cheerleader, my mother, Glynis, who have stuck with me for 3 ½ years in Brisbane, you have willingly cared for your grandchildren with so much love while I was busy completing my studies. Thank you for instilling that strong will inside of me and for always believing in me. To my wonderful husband, Alsraf, who have made huge sacrifices for my PhD, I thank you for your patience and endless love. To my sisters, Farah and Effy, Thank you for always listening to my rants and my-out-of-the-blue‖ outbursts. To my dad and my in-laws, I thank you for your endless prayers from far. To my PhD colleagues and friends near and far, thank you for being good friends who is always ready to lend a hand and an ear. It is always nice to know that I am surrounded by wonderful and kind-hearted friends. Last but not least, to my children, Akeef and Hanna, Thank you for teaching me excellent time-management skills, multitasking skills, and to have faith and patience when everything seems to fall apart. Most of all, thank you for all the warm hugs and kisses that made all the sacrifices worthwhile. It's a wonder how little children can give so much joy and happiness. This has been a wonderful experience. I am one happy PhD hustle mama!

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Developing and evaluating the impact of an interpretive booklet on local and international visitors’ conservation learning at Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre

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“…The attributes and attribute levels were selected after an analysis of the literature on natural park valuation [4,9,[29][30][31][32]. In fact, we included the following attributes: biodiversity, expected number of visitors, price, size and number of resting places and information boards.…”

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“…The demand for the economic valuation of protected spaces, like natural parks, has been growing noticeably for several decades now [1][2][3]. These protected areas have a number of distinct characteristics, like the conservation and preservation of the cultural and biological diversity of the different species and the wildlife to which they are home [4,5]. Besides, they are also a resource for slowing down the decline and/or preventing the extinction of different types of endangered species by helping to maintain their natural habitat.…”

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Is Biodiversity a Relevant Attribute for Assessing Natural Parks? Evidence from Cornalvo Natural Park in Spain

Cebada

Díaz‐Caro

Ramírez

et al. 2020

Forests

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The economic valuation of goods that do not have a market, like services offered by natural parks, provide a lot of information for the purpose of policy making on the conservation and protection of the natural environment, as well as for establishing park use strategies for potential park visitors. In this respect, this paper aims to analyse visitor preferences for Cornalvo Natural Park, which has been classed, since 1992, as a Site of Community Importance. To do this, we conducted an analysis adopting the choice experiment methodology to determine visitor preferences for a set of attributes. Additionally, we included a visitor preference heterogeneity analysis based on a mixed logit model in order to calculate individual willingness to pay with respect to a set of previously specified attributes. Finally, we also implemented the latent class methodology to define groups of individuals with similar characteristics. The information was gathered from visitor surveys conducted during 2019. The main results show that tourists had a high preference and willingness to pay for higher biodiversity levels and lower numbers of visitors, whereas the other attributes were less relevant. Additionally, we detected some degree of heterogeneity in willingness to pay by sex, age and income. Finally, Latent class analysis identified two visitor classes, determined primarily by age and income.

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“…An individual's attitude, subject norm, and perceived behavioral control are significant factors that can influence a visitor's WTP when visiting public parks as shown by Huang et al [41]. About 86% of respondents were willing to pay to ensure better management noted by Kaffashi et al [42]. The higher the respondents' satisfaction from their visit experience, the higher their WTP.…”

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Factors Affecting Inn Operators’ Willingness to Pay Resource Protection Fees: A Case of Erhai Lake in China

Chen

Zou

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Willingness to pay (WTP) is a foundation of payment for environmental services (PES) and varies according to different stakeholders. Because of its high-quality environment, numerous inns have appeared around Erhai Lake, which has become the inn sector leader in China. Declining water quality of the lake contrasts sharply with the increasing number of inns, thus a policy that balances economic development and water protection is needed desperately. The Erhai Lake Resource Protection Fee (ELRPF) is a form of PES, constructed on the basis of the contingent value method (CVM) involving the relationship between perceived benefits, institutional trust, awareness, and supportive attitude. Using relevant data obtained from a survey questionnaire, SmartPls 3.0 software was used to analyze the factors influencing inn operators’ WTP. The results of the analysis of 307 questionnaires showed that institutional trust, PES cognition, and attitudes toward support significantly affected inn operators’ WTP, while perceived benefit did not. This result differs from results of research on other tourism stakeholders. The reasons for this difference might be the specific identity of operators, their cultural and place identity, ability and professional education, and complexities of the broker of ecosystem services.

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Exploring visitors' willingness to pay to generate revenues for managing the National Elephant Conservation Center in Malaysia

Cited by 37 publications

References 33 publications

Developing and evaluating the impact of an interpretive booklet on local and international visitors’ conservation learning at Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre

Developing and evaluating the impact of an interpretive booklet on local and international visitors’ conservation learning at Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre

Is Biodiversity a Relevant Attribute for Assessing Natural Parks? Evidence from Cornalvo Natural Park in Spain

Factors Affecting Inn Operators’ Willingness to Pay Resource Protection Fees: A Case of Erhai Lake in China

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