Economic Valuation of the Coral Reefs of Hawai'i

dc.contributor.author Cesar, Herman S.J. en_US
dc.contributor.author van Beukering, Pieter J.H. en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2008-10-03T07:09:46Z
dc.date.available 2008-10-03T07:09:46Z
dc.date.issued 2004-04 en_US
dc.description.abstract Hawai'i's coral reef ecosystems provide many goods and services to coastal populations, such as fisheries and tourism. They also form a unique natural ecosystem, with an important biodiversity value as well as scientific and educational value. Also, coral reefs form a natural protection against wave erosion. Without even attempting to measure their intrinsic value, this paper shows that coral reefs, if properly managed, contribute enormously to the welfare of Hawai'i through a variety of quantifiable benefits. Net benefits are estimated at $360 million a year for Hawai'i's economy, and the overall asset value of the state of Hawai'i's 1660 km2 (410,000 acres) of potential reef area in the main Hawaiian Islands is estimated at nearly $10 billion. en_US
dc.identifier.citation Cesar HSJ, van Beukering PJH. 2004. Economic valuation of the coral reefs of Hawai'i. Pac Sci 58(2): 231-242. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0030-8870 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/2723
dc.language.iso en-US en_US
dc.publisher University of Hawai'i Press en_US
dc.title Economic Valuation of the Coral Reefs of Hawai'i en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.type.dcmi Text en_US
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