Valuing Protected Areas: Socioeconomic Determinants of the Willingness to Pay for the National Park

The study aimed at estimating the variability of perception of the Wielkopolski National Park (WNP) value among different groups of society. The study was based on questionnaires conducted in 2018. Analyses were carried out on the basis of 1350 records. The results of the survey were subjected to statistical analysis using the canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) and the analysis of variance. The study revealed that the relation with the natural environment significantly differs among various groups of society. The application of diverse analytical tools in relation to the survey data allowed for the quantification of that diversity. The relationship between the economic situation of respondents and their willingness to pay for nature conservation is non-linear.

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The study aimed to estimate the variability of perception of the Wielkopolski National Park value among different groups of society and found that the relationship between economic situation and willingness to pay for nature conservation is non-linear. Different analytical tools were applied to survey data to quantify the diversity in perception of the natural environment among various groups of society.