Non-market values of algae beach-cast management – Study site Trelleborg, Sweden
| Autor: | Emma Risén, Maria Malmström, Fredrik Gröndahl, Jonas Nordström |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
biology Natural resource economics Ecology media_common.quotation_subject Nonmarket forces 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Aquatic Science Oceanography biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Study Site Willingness to pay Algae Bioenergy Eutrophication Welfare Tourism 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common |
| Zdroj: | Ocean & Coastal Management. 140:59-67 |
| ISSN: | 0964-5691 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.02.009 |
| Popis: | Eutrophication is one of the most serious global threats to coastal areas. One effect of eutrophication is seasonal macroalgal blooms. As a consequence, large amounts of beach-cast algae are today reported from coastal areas worldwide. In this study, we analyze nonmarket benefits by capturing local residents' Willingness To Pay (WTP) for an environmental program to regularly remove and utilize beach-cast algae to produce bioenergy and biofertilizer. Results indicate a considerable WTP among local residents in the Baltic Sea study site. This WTP estimate together with a potential increase in non-resident beach tourism amounts to potentially substantial welfare benefits from the environmental program. These benefits could encourage similar environmental programs in the future. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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