Testing the single opt-out reminder in choice experiments: An application to fuel break management in Spain

Varela, Elsa; Mahieu, Pierre-Alexandre; Giergiczny, Marek; Riera, Pere; Soliño, Mario

doi:10.1016/j.jfe.2014.05.001

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“…For example, participants in online surveys usually have different characteristics from the average population, such as a higher level of education and underrepresentation of higher age groups, but it is not clear if these differences constitute a selection bias (Lindhjem and Navrud, 2011). Some other biases can arise when applying discrete choice experiments, such as cheap talk, hypothetical bias and non-attendance (Ladenburg and Olsen, 2014;Varela et al, 2014;Loomis, 2011;Hensher and Rose, 2009;Scarpa et al, 2009). Controlling for all of these biases is complex, and every application focuses on the more possible biases affecting their results.…”

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Untangling perceptions around indicators for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services

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Biodiversity indicators are commonly monitored to ensure the sustainable management of ecosystems and the conservation of multiple ecosystem goods and services. Indicators are important for tracking the ecological outcomes of conservation programmes, but they are also important in a wider context such as monitoring progress towards broader sustainability goals and serving to generate public support and funding for these programmes. Little attention is usually given to the social and cultural dimensions of biodiversity indicators. In this paper, using a discrete choice experiment, we compare the impact of within-species, between-species and within-ecosystem level biodiversity indicators on public preferences for conservation programmes in Spanish pine forests. Specifically we show that preferences towards conservation programmes are significantly affected by the interaction between indicators and their perceived role in delivering ecosystem services. Genetic variation, the number of invasive species and keystone elements were associated equally frequently with provisioning, regulating and cultural ecosystem services, whereas population structure, the number of native species and the area of land conserved were more variable in how they were associated with different ecosystem services. Our results highlight the importance of considering the perceived social relevance of indicators alongside their ecological suitability in the design of conservation programmes and monitoring. HIGHLIGHTS: ¥ PeopleÕs preferences for conservation are affected by how they view the functional role of biodiversity. ¥ Regulation is the ecosystem service most frequently associated with biodiversity, followed by cultural services. ¥ Provisioning services are least frequently associated with biodiversity. ¥ The choice of indicators for conservation programmes should take account of social and cultural considerations.

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“…The drawback of this approach is that the scientific link between action and end effects is many times uncertain and difficult to prove. The study by Varela et al (2014aVarela et al ( , 2014b was developed in a Mediterranean context and conveys simultaneously information on fire prevention and outcomes related to the expected burnt area. Thus, respondents expressed their preferences both for causal attributes (design of fuel breaks and cleaning techniques) and for effect attributes (density of fuel breaks and expected burnt area).…”

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“…They compare WTP estimates between wildland urban interface (WUI) and urban residents and found similar results for both subsamples with mean WTP for thinning higher than for prescribed burning in all samples. Varela et al (2014aVarela et al ( , 2014b conducted a CM survey in the province of Malaga (southern Spain) where respondents were asked to make trade-offs among fuel break management scenarios, each of them showing different combinations of fuel break cleaning technique, design of fuel breaks and density of the fuel break network (coupled with an expected decrease in burnt area). The density of the fuel break network is the attribute that determined preferences to a greater extent.…”

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“…Despite some common design features that can be learnt from these studies with specific consideration of causality aspects some Mediterranean specificities should be considered when designing fire prevention policies such as the broader context of the forest fires issues, the effects of climate change (Riera et al, 2007), the active management of these forest and biomass use possibilities to reduce the incidence of fire (Soliño, 2010;Soliño et al, 2010; or the social perception of forest fire causes and prevention structures (Varela et al 2014a(Varela et al , 2014b.…”

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Incorporating economic valuation into fire prevention planning and management in southern European countries

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Aim of study: This article describes and analyzes the links between the fire-based scientific knowledge, the social perception of fire prevention and forest fires and the economic valuation requirements to assess social preferences for fire prevention measures.Area of study: Southern European countries.Material and Methods: For that purpose, we develop a critical revision of the existing literature on economic valuation of social preferences for fire risk reduction and fire prevention in terms of its links with fire science and social perceptions and the applicability of these results in fire management policies.Research highlights: The assessment of social preferences for fire related issues is challenging due to the difficulty of setting sound valuation scenarios that can simultaneously be relevant for the respondents and derive conclusions useful for fire management. Most of the revised studies set up valuation scenarios focused on the final management outcome e.g. number of burnt hectares, what is easier for the respondents to evaluate but weakens the scientific relationship with fire management, making difficult reaching conclusions for sound management advice. A more recent set of valuation studies have been developed where risk perception of homeowners is further assessed as a key variable determining their preferences in valuation scenarios. These studies are relevant for mangers setting fire prevention programs in wildland urban interface areas as understanding the factors that may promote or hinder the enrolment of these homeowners in fire prevention activities may have direct implication in addressing communication programs to promote fire prevention management.Keywords: fire prevention; fire risk reduction; economic valuation.Abbreviations used: WTP- willingness to pay; CV- contingent valuation; CM- choice modelling.

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“…Ladenburg and Olsen (2014) found that adding the Opt-Out Reminder to a survey design which included Cheap Talk leads to significant reductions in WTP estimates. Varela et al (2014) also tested the impact of presenting an Opt-Out Reminder together with Cheap Talk. Contrary to Ladenburg and Olsen (2014), the Opt-Out Reminder was not found to influence WTP.…”

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Developing the Questionnaire

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This chapter outlines the essential topics for developing and testing a questionnaire for a discrete choice experiment survey. It addresses issues such as the description of the environmental good, pretesting of the survey, incentive compatibility, consequentiality or mitigation of hypothetical bias. For the latter, cheap talk scripts, opt-out reminders or an oath script are discussed. Moreover, the use of instructional choice sets, the identification of protest responses and strategic bidders are considered. Finally, issues related to the payment vehicle and the cost vector design are the subject of this section.

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Testing the single opt-out reminder in choice experiments: An application to fuel break management in Spain

Cited by 18 publications

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Untangling perceptions around indicators for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services

Untangling perceptions around indicators for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services

Incorporating economic valuation into fire prevention planning and management in southern European countries

Developing the Questionnaire

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