Ecology and Microeconomics as ‘Joint Products’: The Bonaire Marine Park in the Caribbean

Dixon, John; Scura, Louise Fallon; Hof, T.

doi:10.1007/978-94-011-0277-3_8

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“…These studies elicited WTP for improved quality in exchange for increased user fees to the park. The results found that users were WTP an average of $27 to $33.50 per visit or $61-$134 for an annual pass (Dixon and Hof, 1993;Thur, 2010;Uyarra et al, 2010). While some of the estimates found in these studies are much higher than those found in the present study (Table 2), each study demonstrates the importance of beach cleanliness and habitat quality as key drivers of WTP for visits to coastal protected areas.…”

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Whales vs. gulls: Assessing trade-offs in wildlife and waste management in Patagonia, Argentina

Stefanski

Villasante

2015

Ecosystem Services

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a b s t r a c tIn Península Valdés, (Patagonia) Argentina, the consequences of poor waste management and an overpopulation of kelp gulls has led to gulls feeding on living southern right whales, potentially causing losses to the tourism industry through loss in coastal quality and suboptimal right whale viewing experiences. Despite local progress in closing waste disposal sites and culling gulls, both waste and pest problems persist. While this problem could impact the long-term viability of the site as a whale watching destination and present conservation concerns, little research has been done concerning the socio-economic aspects of the problem. The present study interviewed 650 tourists about their willingness to pay to manage the gulls versus the waste in order to reduce the gull population and remove the risk to the whales. This research finds that tourists favor addressing the human-driven component of the problem, the waste, over culling the natural component of the problem, the kelp gulls. These findings present a remarkable insight to assessing trade-offs between two management strategies to a local problem associated with coastal development and tourism. The results could further be broadened to other destinations facing waste and pest management challenges in the face of growing tourism and urbanization.

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Whales vs. gulls: Assessing trade-offs in wildlife and waste management in Patagonia, Argentina

Stefanski

Villasante

2015

Ecosystem Services

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“…Hodgson and Dixon (1988) also compared these costs of degradation (due to logging) with the benefits of a more sustainable management regime (logging ban). The early 1990s witnessed a slow expansion of the valuation literature with De Groot (1992), Dixon et al (1993), Driml (1994), Leeworthy (1991), Pendleton (1995), Wright (1994) and a few others, as well as two more conceptual papers by Spurgeon (1992) and Barton (1994).…”

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The recreational value of coral reefs: A meta-analysis

Brander

Beukering

Cesar

2007

Ecological Economics

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Coral reefs are highly productive ecosystems that provide a variety of valuable goods and services, including recreational opportunities. The open-access nature and public good characteristics of coral reefs often result in them being undervalued in decision making related to their use and conservation. In response to this, there now exists a substantial economic valuation literature on coral reefs. For the purposes of conducting a meta-analysis of this literature, we collected 166 coral reef valuation studies, 52 of which provided sufficient information for a statistical meta-analysis, yielding 100 separate value observations in total. Focusing on recreational values, we use US$ per visit as the dependent variable in our meta-analysis. The meta-regression results reveal a number of important factors in explaining variation in coral reef recreational values, notably the area of dive sites and the number of visitors. Different valuation methods are shown to produce widely different values, with the contingent valuation method producing significantly lower value estimates. Using a multi-level modelling approach we also control for authorship effects, which proves to be highly significant in explaining variation in value estimates. We assess the prospects for using this analysis for out-of-sample value transfer, and find average transfer errors of 186%. We conclude that there is a need for further high-quality valuation research on coral reefs.

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“…The island experiences a Mediterranean-type climate that is characterized Fallon Scura, & Van't Hof, 1995), with tourism being one of the world's leading industries (Lundby wet winters and dry summers. Summer winds are predictable with easterlies in the morning folberg, Krishnamoorthy, & Stavenga, 1995).…”

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Benchmarking Recreational Boating Pressure in the Rottnest Island Reserve, Western Australia

Smallwood¹,

Beckley²

2008

Tourism in Marine Environments

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Rottnest Island, off Western Australia, is a popular holiday destination with 0.5 million visitors annually, of which 150,000 arrive by private vessel. Management of these vessels is difficult as few data are available on their visitation patterns and associated recreational activities. An observational survey was conducted to provide baseline data. It clearly indicated higher vessel numbers during summer and on public holidays with some mooring areas exceeding 100% occupancy during these periods. Scuba diving and surfing were recorded at numerous locations around the island in the summer and winter months, respectively. Recreational fishing generally occurred throughout the year. The spatial and temporal patterns of boating and associated recreational usage can be used to assess the impact of management decisions and provide a benchmark for long-term monitoring.

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Ecology and Microeconomics as ‘Joint Products’: The Bonaire Marine Park in the Caribbean

Cited by 26 publications

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Whales vs. gulls: Assessing trade-offs in wildlife and waste management in Patagonia, Argentina

Whales vs. gulls: Assessing trade-offs in wildlife and waste management in Patagonia, Argentina

The recreational value of coral reefs: A meta-analysis

Benchmarking Recreational Boating Pressure in the Rottnest Island Reserve, Western Australia

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