Determining the willingness to pay for ecosystem service restoration in a degraded coastal watershed: A ninth grade investigation

Nicosia, Kristina; Daaram, Suhrudh; Edelman, Ben; Gedrich, Lev; He, Eric; McNeilly, Sarah; Shenoy, Vishnu Prasad; Velagapudi, Akhil; Wu, Walter; Zhang, Luna; Barvalia, Aneri; Bokka, Veena; Chan, Benny K. K.; Chiu, Jennifer L.; Dhulipalla, Sai; Hernandez, V.; Jeon, Jenny; Kanukollu, Pranav; Kravets, Pearl; Mantha, Amrita; Miranda, Colin; Nigam, Vishan; Patel, Meghnee; Praveen, Sam; Sang, Thomas; Upadhyay, Shruti; Varma, Tanvee; Xu, Camilla; Yalamanchi, Bhavish; Zharova, Masha; Zheng, Allen; Verma, Rashika; Vasslides, James M.; Manderson, John P.; Jordan, Rebecca; Gray, Steven

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“…Several methods can be used to conduct monetary assessments of ecosystem services and to elicit the public’s WTP for ecosystem restoration [4,48,49]. WTP is a common concept employed in numerous approaches for determining the amount of money that individuals have spent or are hypothetically willing to pay to use, improve or restore ecosystem services or natural resources [33,50]. According to previous studies by Khan, et al [4] and Nicosia, et al [50], the WTP may be calculated by considering the revealed preferences or stated preferences approach, where the former evaluates the amount of money paid by societies for using a specific resource [51], whereas the latter elicits the WTP directly or indirectly by using surveys [48].…”

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“…WTP is a common concept employed in numerous approaches for determining the amount of money that individuals have spent or are hypothetically willing to pay to use, improve or restore ecosystem services or natural resources [33,50]. According to previous studies by Khan, et al [4] and Nicosia, et al [50], the WTP may be calculated by considering the revealed preferences or stated preferences approach, where the former evaluates the amount of money paid by societies for using a specific resource [51], whereas the latter elicits the WTP directly or indirectly by using surveys [48]. The contingent valuation and choice experiment approaches both consider hypothetical market scenarios and they employ surveys to determine user preferences [4,52].…”

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Public Attitudes, Preferences and Willingness to Pay for River Ecosystem Services

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Lei

Ali

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River basins are key sources of ecosystem services, with a wide range of social and economic benefits and many effects on human well-being. However, intensified land use and other dramatic variations in river ecosystems can alter ecosystem functions and services. In this study, we explored the public awareness, attitude and perception regarding environmental and water resource issues and assessed the willingness to pay (WTP) for improving selected attributes of the Wei River basin. Various rankings, Likert scales and random parameter logit (RPL) models were used to analyze data obtained from 900 surveyed respondents. Most respondents were more concerned about environmental and water resource management issues rather than socioeconomic attributes. From a policy perspective, 83.32% and 50.50% of the residents ranked “improvement in water quality” and “improving irrigation conditions,” respectively, as their main priorities regarding ecological restoration. Moreover, the results obtained using RPL models showed that the coefficients were significant for all ecological attributes and monetary attributes, as expected. The positive and significant coefficient for the alternative specific constant demonstrated that the respondents preferred restoration alternatives to the status quo. Furthermore, the highest WTP was found for water quality (91.99 RMB), followed by erosion intensity (23.59 RMB) and water quantity (11.79 RMB). Our results are relevant to policy development and they indicate that ecological restoration is the favored option.

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Public Attitudes, Preferences and Willingness to Pay for River Ecosystem Services

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“…Many watershed groups turn to citizen science to both engage the public and collect large amounts of data that they need to address their concerns. For example, a 9 th grade class in New Jersey worked with their local watershed partnership to determine their community's willingness to pay for the restoration of ecosystem services in the watershed (Nicosia et al 2014).…”

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The Wabash Sampling Blitz: A Study on the Effectiveness of Citizen Science

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Peel²,

Bowling

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||The increasing number of citizen science projects around the world brings the need to evaluate the effectiveness of these projects and to show the applicability of the data they collect. This research describes the Wabash River Sampling Blitz, a volunteer water-quality monitoring program in Central Indiana developed by the Wabash River Enhancement Corporation (WREC). Results indicate that field test strips for nitrate+nitrite-N read by volunteers generally agree with lab-determined values. Orthophosphate results are less transferable owing to low observed concentrations, although the field test strip values from unfiltered samples consistently over-predicted the lab values. Hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) applied to volunteer-collected data groups sampling sites into meaningful management clusters that can help to identify water-quality priorities across the watershed as a proof of concept for watershed managers. Results of the HCA provide an opportunity for WREC to target future programs, education, and activities by analyzing the data collected by citizen scientists. Overall this study demonstrates how citizen science water quality data can be validated and applied in subsequent watershed management strategies.

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“…Rooted as it is in both science and environmental education, ocean science education can serve as an important bridge between these two fields (Gough 2002;Wals et al 2014). Two examples of ocean-related education projects being included in school curricula outside Europe are provided by Nicosia et al (2014) and Eastman et al (2014). However, in Europe to date, environmental and science education focus strongly on the terrestrial environment, while ocean topics are less well regarded (Gotensparre et al 2017).…”

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Advancing Citizen Science for Coastal and Ocean Research

García-Soto¹,

Meeren²,

Busch³

et al. 2019

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n Citizen Science, members of the general public collaborate with scientists to generate and use data relating to the natural world. For the many fields of marine research, this is a particularly powerful approach which should not be overlooked. The sheer scale of coastal and ocean environments mean that it would take several lifetimes for scientists to study them alone. By collaborating with citizens, a much greater number of people can be mobilized to gather a wealth of data and develop new scientific knowledge and understanding. The variety of data types which are amenable to Citizen Science, as outlined in the position paper, are great, meaning that there could be a project to suit everyone. Citizen Science can also enable participants to improve their Ocean Literacy, gain new skills and experiences, and can also empower them to participate in the process of delivering future marine policy.Now, more than ever, marine science research is needed to understand the impacts of a world undergoing change. The rise of Marine Citizen Science to help address this need is therefore timely. This paper highlights opportunities, challenges and best practice in Marine Citizen Science, and sets out a list of high-level strategic recommendations for the future development of Marine Citizen Science in Europe. It presents examples of existing Marine Citizen Science initiatives in Europe to illustrate good practice. Common concerns such as data quality and maintaining engagement are discussed, as are future opportunities such as increased use of technology and potential role of Marine Citizen Science in informing marine policy and conservation. The paper closes with a list of high-level strategic recommendations for the future development of Marine Citizen Science in Europe.

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Determining the willingness to pay for ecosystem service restoration in a degraded coastal watershed: A ninth grade investigation

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Public Attitudes, Preferences and Willingness to Pay for River Ecosystem Services

Public Attitudes, Preferences and Willingness to Pay for River Ecosystem Services

The Wabash Sampling Blitz: A Study on the Effectiveness of Citizen Science

Advancing Citizen Science for Coastal and Ocean Research

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