Economic valuation of cultural services at the Todgha Oasis, Morocco

Ahrabous, M'hamed; ALLALI, Khalil; Fadlaoui, Aziz; Arib, Fatima; De-Miguel, María D.; Alcón, Francisco

doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2023.126371

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“…Li et al (2022) demonstrated a linear negative correlation between urbanization and the urban natural capital of oases. Ahrabous et al (2023) used the Todgha Oasis as an example to illustrate the decrease in ecosystem quality due to urbanization and explored pathways for sustainable development of natural capital. Ju et al (2023) used remote sensing ecological index to illustrate the Kashgar Oasis, revealing that with the increase in human activities, the ecological quality of the oasis decreases.…”

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New perspectives on the impact of human activities on natural resources in oasis areas

yang,

chen,

et al. 2024

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Rapid economic development, accompanied by various human activities, leads to a severe loss of natural capital. Human activities also have specific positive effects, such as technological progress of enterprises and ecological engineering construction. The mixed results are attributed to a nonlinear relationship between the variables (in contrast, most earlier studies assumed a linear relationship). Therefore, the present study was conducted to re-examine the effects of urbanization, population density, planted forests, and scientific research and development on the sustainability of natural capital. A nonlinear relationship among the variables was considered, and the causal relationships among the variables were explored to gain insights into the underlying mechanisms and effects. The results demonstrated that the human occupation of the natural capital in the study area showed a fluctuating upward trend during the study period and exceeded the local ecological carrying capacity long ago. In addition, although investments in scientific and technological development positively influenced the sustainability of the natural capital, this positive effect was lagging behind the actual human appropriation of natural resources. Notably, the degree of depletion of the natural capital due to ecological reconstruction (planted forests) was heterogeneous. In particular, artificial afforestation projects were found to be unsuitable for long-term urban development in water-scarce drylands.

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New perspectives on the impact of human activities on natural resources in oasis areas

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chen,

et al. 2024

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“…However, previous studies have usually used linear regression models or correlation analysis to clarify the relationship between the two [25][26][27][28][29][30]. This is at odds with the evolutionary model (inverted U-shape) of the 'people-land' relationship [31]. In addition, the impact of human activities on natural resources should not be defined in general terms as positive or negative.…”

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New Perspectives on the Impact of Human Activities on Natural Resources in Oasis Areas: A Case Study of Oasis in Wuwei, China

Yang,

Hu,

et al. 2024

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An accurate analysis of the relationship between humans and the land in oasis areas is essential for the formulation of policies for differentiated oasis urban development and resource management measures. Therefore, researchers have conducted numerous studies based on the linear relationship between “people and land” in oasis areas. To address this gap, this paper takes the Wuwei oasis as an example and re-examines the impact of human activities on the sustainability of natural capital from a new research perspective (nonlinear perspective). The study selected four variables, namely planted forests, scientific R&D investment, urbanization, and population density, as the main human activities affecting the Wuwei oasis area. The NARDL model, the nonlinear Granger causality test, is employed to investigate the interactions between the variables and the oasis natural capital in both the short and long term. The results indicate the following: (1) During the study period, the consumption of natural capital in the Wuwei oasis has been increasing annually and has long exceeded the local ecological carrying capacity. (2) In the short term, planting forests is the most beneficial human activity. The most beneficial human activity is the planting of trees, while in the long term, scientific R&D investment has the most positive effect on enhancing the oasis’ resource reserves. (3) Urbanization, population density, and planted forest land all have a direct effect on the sustainable development of natural resources in the oasis. The findings of the study indicate that the application of scientific and technological innovation to promote the sustainable development of resources and the environment is a more reliable approach for oasis cities with a high degree of industrialization.

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Creating a monetization-SolVES model to visualize the cultural ecosystem services for promoting landscape conservation

Shi,

Zhao,

et al. 2024

Journal for Nature Conservation

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Economic valuation of cultural services at the Todgha Oasis, Morocco

Cited by 8 publications

References 28 publications

New perspectives on the impact of human activities on natural resources in oasis areas

New perspectives on the impact of human activities on natural resources in oasis areas

New Perspectives on the Impact of Human Activities on Natural Resources in Oasis Areas: A Case Study of Oasis in Wuwei, China

Creating a monetization-SolVES model to visualize the cultural ecosystem services for promoting landscape conservation

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