Valoración económica del recurso hídrico de la microcuenca Jipiro del cantón Loja, por medio del método de valoración contingente

Abstract

Abstract:The economic valuation of water resources are of great importance since they allow better manage financial resources to dedicate them to conservation and ecosystem maintenance; The present study was carried out in the Loja canton with the objective of establishing the economic-environmental value of the water resource of the micro-basin Jipiro, through the contingent valuation method, in addition to carrying out an inventory and hierarchy of goods and services in the micro-basin and determine some policies that allow to improve the management in the implementation of plans of protection, management and conservation. To determine the economic value, the valuation method was used contingent, implementing a survey of the population of the city of Loja with a sample of 383 people, the survey was carried out and applied virtually. Through the Logit-type parametric model, significant variables were determined using models of logistic regression and explained by the marginal effect, obtaining as a result values &#8203;&#8203;of (p< .05); the value of the DAP was $1.80 US dollars/year and a VET of 236,866.29 $ dollars /year.