Socioeconomic Value(s) of Restoring Environmental Flows: Systematic Review and Guidance for Assessment

Jordà-Capdevila, Dídac; Rodríguez‐Labajos, Beatriz

doi:10.1002/rra.3074

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“…Holistic approaches also emphasize the socio‐economic aspects of resource protection for environmental flow assessment. Developed to incorporate socio‐economic knowledge into environmental management, the ecosystem services concept may account for the value that a designed environmental flow regime provides to human well‐being (Jorda‐Capdevila & Rodríguez‐Labajos, ). The unpredictable character of temporary waterways and the distinction among phases provide additional values not accounted for in permanent rivers (Steward et al, ), such as the use of the dry river bed for cultural activities or the corridor for mammals appreciated by hunters (Sánchez‐Montoya, Moleón, Sánchez‐Zapata, & Tockner, ), but also interrupts the service provision—temporally and spatially—and complicates its evaluation (Koundouri, Boulton, Datry, & Souliotis, ).…”

Section: Methodological Approaches To Design Eflows In Temporary Watementioning

confidence: 99%

“…We believe that although social perception of flow intermittency can be negative (Armstrong, Stedman, Bishop, & Sullivan, ; Leigh, Boersma, Galatowitsch, Milner, & Stubbington, ), from an ecological perspective, artificial permanency should generally be avoided, in particular where a natural flow regime is a feasible management goal (Acreman et al, ). The changes in biodiversity and ecosystem function caused by the alteration of the temporal components of flow intermittency can change delivery of ecosystem services (Jorda‐Capdevila & Rodríguez‐Labajos, ). Although most studies have considered the influence of a minimum flow on human well‐being, from the local climate moderation to the generation of a pleasant waterscape (Gopal, ), recent work has also recognized the importance of dry river beds, for example as walking trails, migration corridors for shepherds, as a source of medicinal plants and for capturing aestivating catfish (Steward, Schiller, Tockner, Marshall, & Bunn, ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Accounting for flow intermittency in environmental flows design

Acuña

Jordà-Capdevila

Vezza

et al. 2020

Journal of Applied Ecology

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River ecosystems world‐wide are affected by altered flow regimes, and advanced science and practice of environmental flows have been developed to understand and reduce these impacts. But most environmental flows approaches ignore flow intermittency, which is a natural feature of 30% of the global river network length. Ignoring flow intermittency when setting environmental flows in naturally intermittent rivers might lead to deleterious ecological effects. We review evidence of the ecological effects of flow intermittency and provide guidance to incorporate intermittency (non‐flow events) into existing methods judged as suitable for application in temporary waterways. To better integrate non‐flow events into hydrological methods, we propose a suite of new indicators to be used in the range of variability approach. These indicators reflect dry periods and the unpredictable nature of temporary waterways. We develop a predictability index for protecting those species adapted to temporary conditions. For hydraulic‐habitat models, we find that mesohabitat methods are particularly effective for describing complex habitat dynamics during dry phases. We present an example of the European eel to show the relationship between discharge and non‐flow days and wet area, habitat suitability and connectivity. We find that existing holistic approaches may be applied to temporary waterways without significant structural alteration to their stepwise frameworks, but new component methods are needed to address flow‐related aspects across both flow and non‐flow periods of the flow regime. Synthesis and applications. Setting environmental flow requirements for temporary waterways requires modification and enhancement of existing approaches and methodologies, most notably the explicit consideration of non‐flow events and greater integration of specific geomorphic, hydrogeologic and hydraulic elements. Temporary waterways are among the freshwater ecosystems most vulnerable to alterations in flow regimes, and they are also under great pressure. The methodological modifications recommended in this paper will aid water managers in protecting key components of temporary flow regimes, thereby preserving their unique ecology and associated services.

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Section: Methodological Approaches To Design Eflows In Temporary Watementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Accounting for flow intermittency in environmental flows design

Acuña

Jordà-Capdevila

Vezza

et al. 2020

Journal of Applied Ecology

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“…As stated by Jorda et al [59], there is a need for a proposal that combines increased stakeholder engagement, better understanding of ecosystem functioning, Jiménez-Inchima et al Energ Sustain Soc (2021) 11:9 awareness of plurality of values and an accurate choice of valuation methods.…”

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Good living of communities and sustainability of the hydropower business: mapping an operational framework for benefit sharing

2021

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The negative impact of hydropower companies is cushioned frequently through compensation that is proportional neither to the needs of communities nor to the energy business. Considering the dependence of hydropower on the environment, it is unclear how the good living of communities can be combined with the long-term sustainability of power companies. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to establish a benefit sharing scheme between hydropower companies and local communities. We conducted a systematic literature review using a sequential mixed-method approach. In the first stage, we performed a quantitative bibliometric analysis, and its results, described in Model 1.0, were the basis of the second stage. Consequently, in the second stage, we conducted a content analysis of 40 documents to enrich the previous version of the model in Framework 2.0. After completing both the methodological stages, we prepared a theoretical operational framework for benefit sharing based on collaborative governance that assigned different specific weights for companies and local communities. Equal benefit sharing is the result of an adaptive process that depends on (1) the performance of companies, (2) the level of empowerment of communities and (3) the state’s capacity to intervene in setting rules of engagement that help reduce power asymmetries between companies and the society.

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“…The HPM is widely recognized as the most appropriate approach via which to estimate the value of the amenity, safety, and health benefits embedded in the market prices of housing and land (Hearne, ). The review presented here therefore builds upon Jorda‐Capdevila and Rodríguez‐Labajos (), in which the authors summarize 34 publications in the period 1987–2015 that calculated the socio‐economic values of restoring environmental flows using one of six broad categories of valuation method: production based, for example, market price and net factor income; cost based, for example, avoided cost and replacement cost; revealed preference, for example, travel cost and hedonic pricing; stated preference, for example, contingent valuation and choice experiment; benefit transfer; and non‐monetary.…”

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“…In making these choices, the economic values of the ecosystem goods and services must be known so that they can be compared with the economic values of activities that may compromise them and so that improvements to one ecosystem can be compared to those in another” (Committee on Assessing and Valuing the Services of Aquatic and Related Terrestrial Ecosystems, , p. 2). With specific reference to rivers, Lansing, Lansing, and Erazo (, p. 1) succinctly note that “If we allow our notion of value to be defined exclusively by market value, we must always prefer to put rivers in pipes,” a conclusion they characterize as an “absurdity.” However, as noted by Jorda‐Capdevila and Rodríguez‐Labajos (, p. 1), although the “benefits of marketed goods and services provided by water withdrawals such as irrigation, water supply and hydropower production are well‐known”, others including rivers' recreational, aesthetic, cultural, and existence values “are less studied.”…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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The effect of rivers, streams, and canals on property values

Nicholls

Crompton

2017

River Research & Apps

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Rivers, streams, and canals support a variety of critical agricultural, industrial, transportation, ecological, and household uses. They also provide important aesthetic, recreational, and sociocultural benefits. This review paper synthesizes the evidence to date regarding the value of these linear water features as aesthetic and recreational resources to adjacent and nearby residents.Specifically, it summarizes 25 studies that have used the hedonic pricing method to calculate the effects of views of and proximity to rivers, streams, and canals on surrounding residential property values. The majority of studies indicated that significant positive property price effects are associated with river, stream, and canal view and proximity, though these effects appear less definitive in rural than urban settings. Implications of the body of evidence for planning, management, and development are discussed, and potential effects of climate change and diversion policies are highlighted. Improvements in measurement facilitated by advanced geographic information systems and rigorous spatially explicit regression techniques are noted.

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Socioeconomic Value(s) of Restoring Environmental Flows: Systematic Review and Guidance for Assessment

Cited by 18 publications

References 94 publications

Accounting for flow intermittency in environmental flows design

Accounting for flow intermittency in environmental flows design

Good living of communities and sustainability of the hydropower business: mapping an operational framework for benefit sharing

The effect of rivers, streams, and canals on property values

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