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Determinants of economic performance for coastal managed areas in central-southern Chile

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2009

CATTERINA SOBENES  and
CARLOS CHÁVEZ
CATTERINA SOBENES
Affiliation:
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering and Natural Resources, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Alonso de Ribera 2850, Concepción, Chile. Telephone: 56-41-2735316, Fax: 56-41-2735300. Email: [email protected]
CARLOS CHÁVEZ
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Universidad de Concepción, P.O. Box 1987, Concepción, Chile. Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

We study the economic performance of Benthic Resource Management Areas (BRMAs) in central-southern Chile. The analysis considers 26 managed areas with Agreements of Use declaring Chilean abalone (Concholepas concholepas) to be the main exploited benthic resource from 2001 to 2003. Our analysis explores the role played by several characteristics thought to be potential BRMA performance determinants. These variables were defined and grouped into four types: economic, environmental–biological, institutional–organizational, and organizational leader. Our results indicate that the price of Chilean abalone, the size of the habitable area, the target resource density, the density of other resources, and leader experience are determinant factors for the economic performance of the BRMAs under study.

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Environment and Development Economics , Volume 14 , Issue 6 , December 2009 , pp. 717 - 738
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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