Valoración económica de los bienes y servicios ambientales del Centro de Interpretación Ricpamba de la ciudad de Riobamba, en el año 2017.

Abstract

The economic value of the environmental goods and services of the Ricpamba Environmental Interpretation Center was determined in the city of Riobamba in 2017, the environmental evaluation and contingent method was applied, establishing the approximate cost of investment and availability to pay DAP for users and conserve the natural resources offered; as a result of inventory of natural capital consisting of 12 life zones that house forest species, ornamentals, and a range of tourist attractions, which are numerically coded, are part of an economic process, valued at $ 375,286.78 for the year 2017, reflecting a performance environmental intangible that increases every year. Applying the quota method to a sample of 383 respondents, it was obtained that 95% of visitors recognize the environmental benefits; 85% of users have DPA a monetary value for its conservation. For this reason, the Riobamba GAD will invest $ 481,018.29 for the period of 2018 - 2022, considering the DAP and the production of environmental goods and services as a source of economic income, obtaining a value Net present (NPV) of $ 234,055.08; an internal rate of return (IRR) of 15%; a profit value B / C cost of 1.08; a profitability of $ 19,995.49 / hectare, which will be reinvested in the maintenance and conservation of CIAR. The best option to sustain the costs of maintenance and conservation is through the ordinance of collection of taxes by special contribution of improvements for the population of Riobamba, since the CIAR is part of the development of the city and it is the responsibility of all involved through the process of citizen participation.