Deliberative valuation without prices: A multiattribute prioritization for watershed ecosystem management
Publication Date
2009
Journal or Book Title
Ecological Economics
Abstract
Watershed ecosystems are characterized by multiple attributes which are difficult to collapse into single money-metric. Attribute ranking without prices and group deliberation can be used to process information about these complex systems. We develop this approach and use it with a stakeholder group to classify attributes in subwatersheds for restoration. We examine the relationship between individual valuation and valuation arrived from deliberation and information exchange by the group. While group consensus values tended toward an average of individual responses, significant differences existed between mean values and consensus values for some attributes, emphasizing the role of ecosystem attribute information and deliberation.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.07.008
Volume
68
Issue
12
Pages
3042-3051
Recommended Citation
Randhir, T and Shriver, DM, "Deliberative valuation without prices: A multiattribute prioritization for watershed ecosystem management" (2009). Ecological Economics. 338.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.07.008