Valoración económica de los servicios ecosistémicos de la cascada charco azul ubicada en el municipio de mesetas mediante el método de valoración contingente y costo de viaje

Abstract

The environmental economic valuation allows quantitative values to be assigned to the goods and services provided by nature, determined whether or not there are market prices that help to do so. The Charco Azul Waterfall has different characteristics of goods and services that can be used by the nearby population, where a benefit can be implemented taking into account the recreational value. Through this study, it is intended to carry out an environmental economic assessment of the ecosystem services provided by that place. The valuation will be developed in four phases consisting of the identification of the ecosystem services, economic valuation by the contingent valuation method and by the travel cost method; The information will be obtained through surveys for later analysis through software such as SPSS, in addition to this being as main actors the surrounding inhabitants in the place where they will be given workshops for the identification and preservation of ecosystem services. As a result, databases will be obtained that will serve as a tool for the preservation of protected areas for the planning and management of the territory of the municipality of Mesetas.