Economic and social demands for coastal protection

Polomé, Philippe; Marzetti, Silva; Veen, A. van der

doi:10.1016/j.coastaleng.2005.09.009

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“…CVM is well known, and was officially recommended as a technique for estimating non-marketable benefits of public goods conservation at the end of the 1970s in the USA, and in the 1990s in the UK (Polomé et al 2005). When the quantity of a resource is fixed, the CVM in the WTP version is the most suitable method for estimating conservation benefits by creating a hypothetical market by means of a questionnaire.…”

Section: The Contingent Valuation Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One method is the procedure of the benefit transfer (BT), according to which time and money are saved by transferring the value of conservation benefits estimated through CVM for other sites (study sites) to another site (policy site). Its application requires site and population characteristics to be similar for both policy and study sites (Polomé et al 2005). If this is not the case, or data from study sites are not available, the transfer is not possible, and the method to be used is the CVM.…”

Section: Methods For Estimating Beach Conservation Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Since, as regards visitors, data about DUV of a beach very similar to that of Riccione and Misano Adriatico were available at the time of the survey (Polomé et al, 2005;Marzetti, 2009), the Regional Council was interested in the estimate of their WTP in monetary terms for non-DUV. As regards sunbathing establishment managers, the Council was interested in knowing their WTP for beach conservation in monetary terms or beach works.…”

Section: The Design Of the Two Cvm Surveysmentioning

confidence: 99%

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ICZM and WTP of Stakeholders for Beach Conservation: Policymaking Suggestions from an Italian Case Study

Marzetti

Disegna

2015

Tourism Economics

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In accordance with integrated coastal zone management (ICZM), private stakeholders could be asked to pay for the benefits from beach conservation projects. Since a private contribution is measured by the amount of other goods a person is willing to give up for beach quality, it can be solicited in monetary terms or, when possible, in other forms, such as specific works. In this paper, by analysing the results of two surveys in Italy concerning stakeholders' perceptions of ICZM and their willingness to pay for these benefits, suggestions for beach management are provided to policymakers. One survey focuses on beach visitors who are asked to pay in monetary terms, while the other focuses on sunbathing establishment managers, who are asked to pay not only in monetary terms but also through beach works. The results show that the majority of these stakeholders are fully or partially aware of what ICZM is, and are unwilling to pay. However, regression analysis of those willing to pay suggests that promoting an information and education campaign about ICZM may be important if stakeholders' probability of paying is to be increased.Keywords: integrated coastal zone management; contingent valuation method; visitors; sunbathing establishment managers; beach conservationThe authors are most grateful to the referees for their helpful comments and suggestions. EU support through research project INTERREG IIIC, BEACHMED-e, 2006BEACHMED-e, -2008, sub-project ICZM-MED, is gratefully acknowledged. We thank Ing. Carlo Albertazzi and Dott. Roberto Montanari of the Assessorato Sicurezza Territoriale, Difesa del Suolo e della Costa, Protezione Civile of the EmiliaRomagna Regional Council for the materials provided about the regional ICZM and, in particular, for Figures 1 and 2 (by Ing. Mentino Preti). We are indebted to Barbara Zanuttigh for her collaboration in creating Figure 3. The survey instruments and further data description are available on request.

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Section: The Contingent Valuation Methodsmentioning

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Section: Methods For Estimating Beach Conservation Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Design Of the Two Cvm Surveysmentioning

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ICZM and WTP of Stakeholders for Beach Conservation: Policymaking Suggestions from an Italian Case Study

Marzetti

Disegna

2015

Tourism Economics

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“…In the study the 'after' photograph was taken shortly following completion of the defences, with rock armouring at the base of the sea wall concealed by beach material, giving the defences a new and 'tidy' appearance ( Figure 1). This picture also displayed a greater area of sand on the beach, which is likely to have improved the scores for the after photograph [23]. Results may indicate a higher preference for the pre-defence situation if the study is repeated using photographs taken a year or longer after construction, when the wall will have sustained inevitable wear and tear, and the rock armouring may be exposed.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…The increased area of sand after construction, due to natural wave action, may also have influenced the responses. Studies on Italian beaches have found higher valuations for increasing beach area [23].…”

Section: Methods Utilised In the Perceptual Surveymentioning

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Beach users’ aesthetic and economic evaluation of a “minor change” to the hard engineering coastal defences at Wiseman’s Bridge, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Blakemore

Burrell

Jones

2008

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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This study evaluated the visual impact of the new hard engineering coastal defences at Wiseman's Bridge, Pembrokeshire, Wales. This beach had existing hard coastal defences, road, car park and dwellings, which may have lead planners' to believe that the change would not impact upon beach users' enjoyment.However, a change in coastal scenery was expressed by 79% of those surveyed, using the perceptual approach, whilst the beach classification was unaffected using two checklist models. The beach is primarily utilised by families for children's play and to enjoy the surroundings. Nearly half of the beach users had concerns with regard to the new coastal defences and were willing to pay (£1.62 per visit) to fund alternative defence methods for the remaining shoreline. A fifth of respondents were willing to pay (£1.91 per visit) for the new defences to be removed and replaced with a more natural method of sea defence. The preferred payment mode in both cases was a car parking fee. Thus, this study has found that even apparently minor changes in scenery impact markedly upon the recreational enjoyment and valuation of the beach experience.

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“Protecting coastal zones in the Mediterranean: an economic and regulatory analysis”

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Economic and social demands for coastal protection

Cited by 49 publications

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ICZM and WTP of Stakeholders for Beach Conservation: Policymaking Suggestions from an Italian Case Study

ICZM and WTP of Stakeholders for Beach Conservation: Policymaking Suggestions from an Italian Case Study

Beach users’ aesthetic and economic evaluation of a “minor change” to the hard engineering coastal defences at Wiseman’s Bridge, Pembrokeshire, Wales

“Protecting coastal zones in the Mediterranean: an economic and regulatory analysis”

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