Assessment and valuation of recreational ecosystem services of landscapes

Hermes, Johannes; Berkel, Derek Van; Burkhard, Benjamin; Plieninger, Tobias; Fagerholm, Nora; Haaren, Christina von; Albert, Christian

doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.04.011

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“…Research into the assessment of recreational ES should be aimed at improving comparability, whilst still maintaining context-specificity (Hermes et al, 2018). Here, we demonstrate a novel method combining social media, machine learning and natural language processing, using a case study in the Camargue, France, which can be applied to other PAs.…”

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Using social media, machine learning and natural language processing to map multiple recreational beneficiaries

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Information and numbers on the use and appreciation of nature are valuable information for protected area (PA) managers. A promising direction is the utilisation of social media, such as the photosharing website Flickr. Here we demonstrate a novel approach, borrowing techniques from machine learning (image analysis), natural language processing (Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA)) and self-organising maps (SOM), to collect and interpret> 20,000 photos from the Camargue region in Southern France. From the perspective of Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES), we assessed the relationship between the use of the Camargue delta and the presence of natural elements by consulting local managers. Clustering algorithms applied to results of the LSA data revealed six distinct user groups, which included those interested in nature, ornithology, religious pilgrimage, general tourists and aviation enthusiasts. For each group, we produced high-resolution spatial and seasonal maps, which matched known recreational attractions and annual festivals in the Camargue. The accuracy of the group identification, and the spatial and temporal patterns of photo activity, in the Camargue delta were evaluated by local managers of the Camargue regional park. This study demonstrates how PA managers can harness socialmedia to monitor recreation and improve their management decision making

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“…In order to inform financial decisions on the maintenance and development of recreational infrastructure, there is a growing need to valuate cultural ecosystem services from recreation at individual sites, such as protected areas [17]. First, land use decisions are typically made at this scale and need to be informed [18,19].…”

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Economic Value of Cultural Ecosystem Services from Recreation in Popa Mountain National Park, Myanmar: A Comparison of Two Rapid Valuation Techniques

Zin

Suzuki

Peh

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Protected areas offer diverse ecosystem services, including cultural services related to recreation, which contribute manifold to human wellbeing and the economy. However, multiple pressures from other human activities often compromise ecosystem service delivery from protected areas. It is thus fundamental for effective management to understand the recreational values and visitor behaviors in such areas. This paper undertakes a rapid assessment of the economic value of cultural ecosystem services related to recreation in a national park in Myanmar using two valuation techniques, the individual travel cost method (TCM) and the Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site-based Assessment (TESSA v.1.2). We focus on the Popa Mountain National Park, a protected area visited by approximately 800,000 domestic and 25,000 international tourists annually. Individual TCM estimates that each domestic visitor spent USD 20–24 per trip, and the total annual recreational value contributed by these visitors was estimated at USD 16.1–19.6 million (USD 916–1111 ha−1). TESSA estimated the annual recreational expenditure from domestic and international visitors at USD 15.1 million (USD 858 ha−1) and USD 5.04 million (USD 286 ha−1), respectively. Both methods may be employed as practical approaches to assess the recreational values of protected areas (and other land uses with recreational value), and they have rather complementary approaches. We recommend that both techniques be combined into a single survey protocol.

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“…Aesthetic value studies similarly assess the perceived beauty or aesthetic appeal of particular landscapes or landscape components (Frank et al 2013;Schirpke et al 2016;Figueroa-Alfaro and Tang 2017). This work continues to develop; for example, a 2018 Special Issue of the journal Ecosystem Services focused on recreation and aesthetic values (Hermes et al 2018). Other CES research with a present-day focus includes mapping studies that connect landscape features to CES.…”

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Looking into the dragons of cultural ecosystem services

Gould

Adams

Vivanco

2020

Ecosystems and People

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Cultural ecosystem services research is in a somewhat tumultuous state. The cultural ecosystem services (CES) idea is seen simultaneously as a welcoming, expansive addition to conservation policy-making and as a strange, square-peg-in-around hole concept that should be replaced by a more appropriate metaphor or conceptual structure. This confluence of interest and skepticism suggests an opportune moment to take stock of CES, both as a concept and growing scholarly field. Here, we focus on dilemmas that characterize and constitute CES as a field of empirical inquiry and practice. We describe five tensions that characterize the field (and mirror tensions in interdisciplinary work more broadly): universalism and antiuniversalism; reductionism and non-reductionism; historical and ahistorical approaches; politicized and depoliticized approaches; and objectivity and situated knowledges. We then suggest five non-mutually-exclusive roles that CES research can (and does) play: The Convener/Illuminator; the Process Police Officer; the Translator; the Revolutionary; and the Policy In-fighter. We provide examples of each tension and role, and posit that clarity and reflexivity may help to make sense of a fertile, if sometimes confusing, interdisciplinary field. Making more sense of, and being more explicit about, the contradictions and contributions of the CES field, can, we suggest, aid decision-makers, CES researchers, and others to better include these values in environmental management.

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Assessment and valuation of recreational ecosystem services of landscapes

Cited by 120 publications

References 19 publications

Using social media, machine learning and natural language processing to map multiple recreational beneficiaries

Using social media, machine learning and natural language processing to map multiple recreational beneficiaries

Economic Value of Cultural Ecosystem Services from Recreation in Popa Mountain National Park, Myanmar: A Comparison of Two Rapid Valuation Techniques

Looking into the dragons of cultural ecosystem services

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