Better than their reputation: Enhancing the validity of contingent valuation mail survey results through citizen expert groups

• Main Authors: Michael Ahlheim, Benchaphun Ekasingh, Oliver Frör, Jirawan Kitchaicharoen, Andreas Neef, Chapika Sangkapitux, Nopasom Sinphurmsukskul
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Chemical Engineering; Environmental Science; Social Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=77349108169&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/50647
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Although contingent valuation is the dominant technique for the valuation of public projects, especially in the environmental sector, the high costs of contingent valuation surveys prevent the use of this method for the assessment of relatively small projects. The reason for this cost problem is tha...