RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Spatial Factors and Stated Preference Values for Public Goods: Considerations for Rural Land Use JF Land Economics JO Land Econ FD University of Wisconsin Press SP 481 OP 500 DO 10.2307/3146848 VO 78 IS 4 A1 Johnston, Robert J. A1 Swallow, Stephen K. A1 Bauer, Dana Marie YR 2002 UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/78/4/481.abstract AB This paper examines whether and how survey respondents react to spatial factors in stated preference surveys, and the ways in which preferences for spatial factors may influence welfare estimation. Alternative proposals to develop rural lands for residential purposes in southern New England were studied. Results illustrate that spatial attributes can influence estimated willingness to pay for development plans, even in cases where spatial attributes are only presented as cartographic details of maps used to clarify survey scenarios. Moreover, we find that subtle, and potentially unintended, spatial features presented in choice questions may influence marginal valuation of non-spatial attributes. (R52)