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Beneficios económicos de una reducción de la contaminación atmosférica en Santiago de Chile
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Alvarez, Edgardo Figueroa, Eugenio De, Ferran |
| Copyright Year | 1999 |
| Abstract | espanolResumen En este articulo se estiman los beneficios de un programa de mejoramiento ambiental en la ciudad de Santiago de Chile. Utilizando la metodologia de valoracion contingente (VC), se estima la disposicion a pagar (DAP) de la poblacion de Santiago por un programa que reduzca 50% la contaminacion atmosferica que la afecta. Las estimaciones realizadas permiten inferir que la DAP promedio individual es de entre 10 y 17 dolares por ano. Con ello, los beneficios totales del programa fluctuan entre 280 y 470 millones de dolares. Conjuntamente, se determina la influencia que sobre la DAP tienen las caracteristicas personales de los individuos (edad, sexo, educacion), la percepcion de los mismos sobre la gravedad de la contaminacion (seriedad, prioridad), y su apreciacion o posicion respecto de otras variables de interes (efectividad del gobierno, interes en el medio ambiente, preocupacion por las generaciones futuras, etc.). Se discuten los resultados a la luz de las particularidades metodologicas de la VC y de las caracteristicas de la poblacion analizada. EnglishAbstract This article estimates the benefits of an environmental improvement programme implemented in Santiago de Chile. Using the methodology of contingent value (CV), an estimation was made of the Santiago population's readiness to pay (RTP) for a programme that would reduce the local atmospheric pollution by 50 percent. The estimations made allowed the inference to be drawn that average individual RTP was between USD IO and 17 per year. This would mean that the total benefits of the programme would fluctuate between USD 280 million and 470 million. At the same time, a determination was made of the influence on an individual's RTP of personal characteristics (age, gender and education). Also determined was the individual's perception of the gravity of the pollution problem (seriousness, priority); and the individual's appreciation of, or position in regard to, other variables of interest (the government's effectiveness, interest in the environment, concern for future generations, etc.). The results are discussed in the light of methodological peculiarities in the cv, and of the characteristics of the population studied. |
| Starting Page | 143 |
| Ending Page | 169 |
| Page Count | 27 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 59 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.scielo.org.mx/pdf/ineco/v59n227/0185-1667-ineco-59-227-143.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
