The Importance of Water Clarity to Great Barrier Reef Tourists and Their Willingness to Pay to Improve it

Farr, Marina; Stoeckl, Natalie; Esparon, Michelle; Larson, Silva; Jarvis, Diane

doi:10.5367/te.2014.0426

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“…; Farr et al. ). Fourth, in MPAs close to human populations (as most are), people's behavior (e.g., compliance) is often the mediating factor between success and failure (Dalton et al.…”

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Social capital as a key determinant of perceived benefits of community‐based marine protected areas

Diedrich

Stoeckl

Gurney

et al. 2016

Conservation Biology

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Globally, marine protected areas (MPAs) have been relatively unsuccessful in meeting biodiversity objectives. To be effective, they require some alteration of people's use and access to marine resources, which they will resist if they do not perceive associated benefits. Stakeholders' support is crucial to ecological success of MPAs, and their support is likely to depend on their capacity to adapt to and benefit from MPAs. We examined the influence of social adaptive capacity (SAC) on perceived benefits of MPAs in Siquijor, Philippines, in the Coral Triangle. This region has substantial biodiversity and a population of over 120 million people, many of them dependent on marine resources for food and income. The region has many MPAs, most of which are managed under decentralized governance systems. We collected survey data from 540 households in 19 villages with associated MPAs. We evaluated the influence of multiple SAC variables (e.g., occupational multiplicity and social capital) on perceived benefits with decision trees (CHAID) and qualitatively analyzed this relationship with respect to types and recipients of benefits. Our models revealed the key role of social capital, particularly trust in leadership, in influencing perceptions of benefits (χ = 14.762, p = 0.000). A path analysis revealed that perceptions of distributional equity were a key mechanism through which social capital affected perceived MPA benefits (root mean-square error of approximation = 0.050). Building social capital and equity within communities could lead to more effective management of MPAs and thus to expenditure of fewer resources relative to, for example, regulation enforcement.

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“…; Farr et al. ). Fourth, in MPAs close to human populations (as most are), people's behavior (e.g., compliance) is often the mediating factor between success and failure (Dalton et al.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Social capital as a key determinant of perceived benefits of community‐based marine protected areas

Diedrich

Stoeckl

Gurney

et al. 2016

Conservation Biology

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“…In addition, for example, [113] discussed how the WTP in a tourism context might depend on several factors, including environmental quality and congestion factors, and it should be noted that these factors is likely to affect and distort the results. Marsiglio [113] and Farr et al [114] dealt with the issue from a theoretical point of view and from an empirical one, respectively. Finally, with an eye to future research directions, it would also be interesting to discover whether there is a significant difference between the attitudes (and motives) of each segment identified regarding the establishment of a tax for projects to improving the sustainability of the destination [115][116][117].…”

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Are Tourists Really Willing to Pay More for Sustainable Destinations?

Fernández

López-Sánchez

2016

Sustainability

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Abstract:The understanding of pro-sustainable behavior and its true economic implications is an important subject for tourism destination marketers and policymakers, especially given that limited research has focused on the economic implications of tourist preferences for more sustainable destinations. Following the identification of three different demand segments using the concept of "sustainable intelligence" (level of commitment, attitude, knowledge and/or behavior with regard to sustainability), this study hypothesizes that the tourist segment with high level of "sustainable intelligence" (called "pro-sustainable tourist") is willing to pay more to visit a more sustainable destination. The main aim of this paper is to use the logistic regression model to estimate the premium price that each segment is willing to pay to visit a sustainable destination. This paper reports the result of a willingness to pay study using data from 1118 respondents visiting the Western Costa del Sol (Andalusia, Spain), a mature sun-and-sand destination that is currently facing several developmental challenges supposedly associated with sustainability. The results obtained from this research study indicate that the tourist segment with high levels of "sustainable intelligence" is willing to pay more to visit a more sustainable tourism destination. However, there is little willingness to pay if the destination's commitment to sustainability increases the price of the tourism product (26.6% of respondents).

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“…The eventual direct or indirect costs associated with the transformation should be taken into account. Marsiglio [33] and Farr et al [34] dealt with the issue from a theoretical point of view and from an empirical one, respectively. Although our dataset cannot allow us to analyze the issue, it should be noted that these factors is likely to affect and distort the results.…”

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Public Willingness to Pay for Transforming Jogyesa Buddhist Temple in Seoul, Korea into a Cultural Tourism Resource

2016

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Abstract:The Jogyesa Buddhist Temple (JBT), located in Seoul, Korea, is the chief temple of the Jogye Order, which represents Korean Buddhism. The Seoul government plans to transform the JBT into a cultural tourism resource and a historical site. This study attempts to analyze the willingness to pay (WTP) for implementing the transformation, which includes building a new shopping arcade for Buddhist culture and tourism, constructing a museum for the teaching of history and an experience center for Korean traditional culture in the precincts of JBT, and making an open space for domestic and/or foreign visitors. To this end, the study looks into the WTP for the implementation, reporting on a contingent valuation (CV) survey that was conducted with 500 Seoul households. The single-bounded dichotomous choice CV model and a spike model were applied to derive the WTP responses and analyze the WTP data with zero observations, respectively. The mean yearly WTP was computed to be KRW 7129 (USD 6.30) per household for the next five years, with the estimate being statistically significant at the 1% level. Expanding the value to the Seoul population gives us KRW 25.4 billion (USD 22.5 million) per year. The present value of the total WTP amounts to KRW 114.6 billion (USD 101.3 million) using a social discount rate of 5.5%. We can conclude that Seoul households are ready to shoulder some of the financial burden of implementing the transformation.

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The Importance of Water Clarity to Great Barrier Reef Tourists and Their Willingness to Pay to Improve it

Cited by 22 publications

References 81 publications

Social capital as a key determinant of perceived benefits of community‐based marine protected areas

Social capital as a key determinant of perceived benefits of community‐based marine protected areas

Are Tourists Really Willing to Pay More for Sustainable Destinations?

Public Willingness to Pay for Transforming Jogyesa Buddhist Temple in Seoul, Korea into a Cultural Tourism Resource

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