@article{Concu:149864,
      recid = {149864},
      author = {Concu, Giovanni B},
      title = {Conservation policies, environmental valuation and the  optimal size of jurisdictions},
      address = {2006},
      number = {1744-2016-140971},
      series = {Murray Darling Program},
      pages = {30},
      year = {2006},
      abstract = {The size of a jurisdiction is crucial in determining the  efficiency, equity or efficacy of environmental  regulations. However, jurisdictions are usually taken to  coincide with political boundaries even if environmental  externalities may transcend them. This paper illustrates  the design and implementation of a Choice Modelling  experiment to determine the spatial distribution of  environmental benefits of Kings Park (Western Australia).  The objective is to understand if federal, state or local  resources are the appropriate form of funding a  conservation policy. Results indicate that there   are    interstate   spillovers   of   benefits,   hence    justifying   federal
 



contributions to Kings Park. They  also show that some benefits are homogeneously spread  within Western Australia, and this is an indication that  state funding is also appropriate. Other benefits are  distance-dependent; some level of local/council funding is  warranted.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/149864},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.149864},
}