Perceptions and preferences of the local population in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace National Park in Greece

Pavlikakis, Georgios E.; Tsihrintzis, Vassiliοs A.

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2004.12.008

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“…Therefore, hypothetical CVM data can result in economic values that are biased upwards, affecting the validity and credibility of stated preference estimates (Ajzen et al 2004;Collins and Vossler 2009;Poe and Vossler 2011). To date, economists make efforts to eliminate hypothetical bias in eliciting accurate economic values through a well-designed questionnaire (Pavlikakis and Tsihrintzis 2006), that such bias and inconsistency has been successfully minimized. As a result, despite the limitations of the CVM, today a considerable body of evidence supports the view that contingent valuation done appropriately can provide valid and reliable responses for valuing well-defined public goods (Carson 2012).…”

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Quantifying the Costs and Benefits of Coastal Water Quality Improvements in the Ko Chang Marine National Park, Thailand

Piriyapada

Wang

2014

Environ. Process.

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The water quality in Ko Chang Marine National Park coast has been problematic for many years. Recently, a conservation plan has been made by the local government for protecting the ocean beaches by constructing a sewage treatment plant in the region. This study uses the contingent valuation method (CVM) to measure the benefits associated with the proposal of the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), followed by conducting cost-benefit analysis (CBA) in order to justify the feasibility of the public fund appropriation by the government fiscal policy, such as taxes. A completed questionnaire survey of 300 randomly clustered households was analyzed. Household willingness to pay (WTP) was estimated using Tobit models. The results indicate that the mean WTP for the proposed wastewater treatment project is $73.36 per household per year, translating into an aggregate monetary benefit of $298,774 per year for the local community. Additionally, the CBA result shows that the net present value (NPV) of the project attains $465,162.48 per year, internal rate of return (IRR) reaches 9.14 %, and benefit-cost ratio (B/C) ends up with 2.21 with all those intangible benefits excluded from the calculation. Therefore, the proposed wastewater treatment plant project is economically profitable.

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Quantifying the Costs and Benefits of Coastal Water Quality Improvements in the Ko Chang Marine National Park, Thailand

Piriyapada

Wang

2014

Environ. Process.

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“…gr). The three larger wetland ecosystems included in its boundaries are the Delta of the River Nestos, Lake Vistonida and Lake Ismarida (Pavlikakis and Tsihrintzis, 2006). Over 60% of the local population is employed in agriculture with tourist activities underdeveloped (Hellenic Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works, 1999;Pavlikakis and Tsihrintzis, 2003).…”

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Local attitudes on protected areas: Evidence from three Natura 2000 wetland sites in Greece

Dimitrakopoulos

Jones

Iosifides

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Journal of Environmental Management

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“…There are found in the area 307 species of birds, among which 34 are endangered and strictly protected, many species of mammals (20 species), reptiles (31 species), insects (110 species), and rare vegetation. The later includes riparian forests, such as the riparian forest along the Delta of River Nestos, and freshwater and coastal wetland species, among which eight are rare and/or endangered [13], [14].…”

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Use of GIS and Multi-Criteria Evaluation Techniques in Environmental Problems

Gemitzi

Tsihrintzis

Petalas

2010

Multimedia Services in Intelligent Environments

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The aim of the study was to propose and verify a model which, based on multi-criteria evaluation of selected input data, determines the category in terms of the environmentally friendly use of individual skidding technologies for each stand. A farm tractor, skidder, cable system, forwarders, and forwarders in combination with harvesters were selected as model skidding technologies. The selected input parameters included: slope inclination, ground bearing capacity, risk of logging-transportation erosion development, presence and size of obstacles, skidding distance, terrain shape and age of stands. Weights of input parameters for multi-criteria evaluation were defined by means of Saaty's matrix and geometric mean of rows. Stocking and areal representation of spruce and fir were added to the evaluation of forwarder-harvester combination. Different equipment (standard tires, low-pressure tires, wheel tracks) and climatic conditions (dry, wet) were also taken into account in the evaluation of the model. The model was applied to the selected experimental territory in the upper part of the basin of the Oskava River. Utilization of GIS application and method of remote sensing in forestry has a long tradition in the Czech Republic. Forestry has been one of the first pioneers in putting GIS applications and methods of remote sensing into practice. These technologies have become a standard tool for acquiring, updating , analyzing, and presenting spatial data. Both in the world and in the Czech Republic several technical papers and studies focused on the utilization of GIS technologies for the evaluation of forestry transportation network or for the selection of a suitable skidding technology. Two main approaches used to be applied in modelling the process of making forests accessible. The first approach is based on solutions for model conditions which are generally applicable to all situations. These procedures are based on theoretical models. The aim of these models is the creation of a generally applicable model that should be independent of real conditions of the territory which are usually simplified in these models. In the Czech Republic, this approach was primarily promoted by Beneš (1991). The second approach represents solutions which take into account real conditions of the territory, mainly the terrain characteristics. These solutions have gradually prevailed thanks to quick developments in the field of hardware, software, databases, and commercial geographic information systems. The use of digital terrain model (DTM) has enabled modelling real terrain conditions in these models. This category includes for example the models of TERDAS (Shiba 1996), PLANEX (Epstein et al. 2001) or models for the evaluation of skidding and forwarding distance created using the AML programming language (Pacola et al. 1999; Tuček et al. 2003). GIS are also an integral part of models for automatic localization of new forest roads in forests not yet accessible. These solutions are usually based on economic assessment of their design. ...

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Perceptions and preferences of the local population in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace National Park in Greece

Cited by 49 publications

References 35 publications

Quantifying the Costs and Benefits of Coastal Water Quality Improvements in the Ko Chang Marine National Park, Thailand

Quantifying the Costs and Benefits of Coastal Water Quality Improvements in the Ko Chang Marine National Park, Thailand

Local attitudes on protected areas: Evidence from three Natura 2000 wetland sites in Greece

Use of GIS and Multi-Criteria Evaluation Techniques in Environmental Problems

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