Social cost benefit analysis of Sultanpur National park, Haryana
This paper deals with the estimation of the social benefits accuring from the Sultanpur National Park, Haryana. Sultanpur National Park is an important wetland located about 50 km away from Delhi. Both foreign and domestic visitors arrive at the Park for bird watching and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Action for Sustainable Efficacious Development and Awareness
2006-12-01
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| Series: | Environment Conservation Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://journal.environcj.in/index.php/ecj/article/view/2137 |
| Summary: | This paper deals with the estimation of the social benefits accuring from the Sultanpur National Park, Haryana. Sultanpur National Park is an important wetland located about 50 km away from Delhi. Both foreign and domestic visitors arrive at the Park for bird watching and recreational purpose. Economic valuation of the Park was done by ascertaining the Willingness to Pay of the visitors by asking questions to them. The results obtained indicated that the social benefits accuring from the Park are far in excess of the maintenance cost of the Park even though the direct benefits to the Park are quite less. It can be said that the society values the Park highly as a place for recreation and as environmental resource.
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| ISSN: | 0972-3099 2278-5124 |