RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Exploring Spatial Sources of Preference Heterogeneity for Landslide Protection
JF Land Economics
JO Land Econ
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 333
OP 352
DO 10.3368/le.95.3.333
VO 95
IS 3
A1 Stefania Mattea
YR 2019
UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/95/3/333.abstract
AB This paper explores the sources of preference heterogeneity for landslide protection, with a special focus on spatial determinants. The data were collected using a stated preference survey of landslide hazards in an Italian mountain valley, using a best-worst ranking approach, in-person interviews, and site-specific choice sets. Preference heterogeneity is analyzed using individual and spatial variables with a focus on the importance of geographical characteristics, spatial error components, and landslide locational effects. Results from spatial choice models reveal the importance of accounting for spatial heterogeneity at different levels, given that taste variations were present at both individual and municipality levels. (JEL C35, Q54)