Assessing the trade‐offs of increased mining activity in the <scp>S</scp>urat <scp>B</scp>asin, <scp>Q</scp>ueensland: preferences of <scp>B</scp>risbane residents using nonmarket valuation techniques

Windle, Jill; Rolfe, John

doi:10.1111/1467-8489.12025

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“…Prior to choice data analysis, protest respondents needed to be identified and removed from the analysis (e.g. Windle and Rolfe ). Protest respondents are respondents who had not engaged with the choice experiment, meaning their stated zero WTA was unlikely to be a reflection of their true WTA.…”

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Factors influencing farmers’ participation in contractual biodiversity conservation: a choice experiment with northern Australian pastoralists

Greiner

2015

Aus J Agri & Res Econ

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Private landholders’ contributions to biodiversity conservation are critical in landscapes with insufficient formal conservation reserves, as is the case in Australia's tropical savannas. This study reports results from a discrete choice experiment conducted with pastoralists and graziers across northern Australia. The experiment was designed to explore the willingness of pastoralists and graziers to sign up to voluntary biodiversity conservation contracts. Understanding preferences for contractual attributes and preference heterogeneity were additional objectives. Such knowledge can increase effectiveness and efficiency of conservation programs by informing contract design, negotiation and administration. Random parameter logit modelling showed that of contract attributes, conservation requirement, stewardship payment, contract duration and flexibility in contract conditions significantly influenced choices. Land productivity was a significant factor as were attitudes. There was significant heterogeneity of preferences for all contract attributes. Models were run for best–worst scaling responses and the first preferences subset, with the latter model deemed superior. Latent class modelling distinguished four classes of decision‐makers and illustrated different decision heuristics. Conservation investment strategies, which offer farmers contract options that meet biodiversity requirements while accommodating heterogeneous attribute preferences, are likely to lead to increased participation rates. Complementary suasion efforts are also required which espouse the benefits that pastoralists derive from biodiversity and participation in voluntary conservation contracts.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors influencing farmers’ participation in contractual biodiversity conservation: a choice experiment with northern Australian pastoralists

Greiner

2015

Aus J Agri & Res Econ

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“…They may also be economic, e.g. when higher resource prices and exports contribute to an appreciation of the exchange rates (Windle and Rolfe 2014 ); and social, e.g. when recycling targets in ‘developed’ countries may displace risks (via exports of waste, e.g.…”

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A systems thinking approach to understanding the challenges of achieving the circular economy

Iacovidou

Hahladakis

Purnell

2020

Environ Sci Pollut Res

117

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Circular economy (CE) is extensively discussed around the globe. Presently, discussions are mostly concerned with the importance of achieving CE and the benefits associated therewith, with the various barriers surrounding its implementation being less debated. Understanding the context in which circularity can flourish is a prerequisite in building the capabilities to deal with the multi-faceted challenges that currently hamper progress in closing the material, component and product loops. In this study, we discuss the importance of systems thinking in understanding the way resource recovery systems operate, and in promoting deep transformational change. We suggest that transformational change needs to go beyond closing materials, components and products (MCPs) loops, and promote sustainability in the way resources are exploited, used and managed throughout the system. By adopting a system of systems approach, we postulate that there are five interconnected sub-systems that need to be considered for supporting transitions to CE, namely, resource flows and provisioning service; governance, regulatory framework and political landscape; business activities and the marker; infrastructure and innovation; and user practices. This holistic approach provides a useful means to cutting through systemic complexity, and focuses on the dynamics between processes, values and actors in the value chain, and their dependence on cultural, spatial and temporal characteristics. We conclude that a systems-based approach can build up the capabilities required to identify and understand persistent linear trends and, in turn, support forward-thinking and time investment in enabling sustainable transitions. This, in turn, can help to align priorities and transform our current practices, speeding up the process of closing the MCP loops in a sustainable manner.

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“…By developing models that predict the effect of subsidence on agriculture, cooperation between mining and agricultural science can lead to the development of mine plans that minimise impacts on agriculture. Finally, the assessment of subsidence impacts from the perspective of policy makers need to not only account for agricultural productivity but the diverse positive impacts from employment to income and negative social, economic and environmental impacts (Windle & Rolfe, ).…”

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The Impact of Underground Longwall Mining on Prime Agricultural Land: A Review and Research Agenda

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Coal mining and agriculture have repeatedly come into conflict when they co-occur. Although seemingly benign when compared with surface mining, underground coal extraction techniques (including longwall mining) cause subsidence of agricultural land and loss of productivity. Despite growing concerns for global food security and increasing demand for coal resources, there is little peer-reviewed literature on the impacts of longwall mining in prime agricultural areas. In this paper, we examined the present knowledge of subsidence impacts of longwall mining on agriculture and how this may be interpreted for specific locations such as Australia. The review found that subsidence affects soil properties, hydrology and topography. The main impacts on agriculture are altered soil and groundwater hydrology, modified topography associated with increased erosion or waterlogging risk, and zones of compaction or cracking that cause soil physical and chemical changes. Agricultural productivity is also reduced through altering the types of farming practices that are suited to subsided non-uniform landscapes, decreasing farming efficiency through increasing paddock heterogeneity and decreasing ease of workability. There is a need to consider these multiple impacts under local conditions, with particular regard to the interaction of mine subsidence-associated disturbances with farming practices. We conclude by describing future research directions required for Australia and other countries outside of the USA-where most of the research has been conducted. Australia has unique soil and climatic conditions making extrapolation of studies from the USA on subsidence impacts and mitigation problematic. Figure 7. Australian wheat yield (with the trend over time removed) has fluctuated with variations in the southern oscillation index (Adapted from BOM, 2013a). This figure is available in colour online at wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ldr. 1661 LONGWALL MINING REVIEW

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Assessing the trade‐offs of increased mining activity in the Surat Basin, Queensland: preferences of Brisbane residents using nonmarket valuation techniques

Cited by 17 publications

References 21 publications

Factors influencing farmers’ participation in contractual biodiversity conservation: a choice experiment with northern Australian pastoralists

Factors influencing farmers’ participation in contractual biodiversity conservation: a choice experiment with northern Australian pastoralists

A systems thinking approach to understanding the challenges of achieving the circular economy

The Impact of Underground Longwall Mining on Prime Agricultural Land: A Review and Research Agenda

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