Exploring the public value of increased hydropower use: a choice experiment study for Austria

Klinglmair, Andrea; Bliem, Markus; Brouwer, Roy

doi:10.1080/21606544.2015.1018956

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“…Discrete choice experiments (DCE) are a commonly used research method for measuring stated preferences and have been applied in many fields (e.g. [17,48,36,24,14,25,65]). They have several advantages over traditional ranking or rating methods: respondents are facing a realistic decision situation, and indirect preference measurement allows the researcher to minimize biases that occur when respondents are directly asked to state their preferences [68].…”

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“…While some researchers critique the experimental methods used by environmental economists for employing decision situations that are remote from the real life experiences of respondents, there has arguably been some progress in increasing situational realism [5]. One particularly promising innovation is the introduction of choice experiments [11,17,23,25,59] which obtain a richer account of respondent preferences than more direct methods soliciting willingness-to-pay for environmental resources.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As for the distribution of economic and social gains, two obvious ways in which hydropower can benefit local populations are through job creation and tax revenue. Job creation is an important consideration in policy makers' decisions about whether to support renewable energy [29] and has been shown to be positively correlated to social acceptance of hydropower in former research [25]. We therefore included the attribute employment, using a variety of realistic estimates of the number of local (i.e.…”

Section: Survey Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Keep it local and fish-friendly: Social acceptance of hydropower projects in Switzerland

Tabi

Wüstenhagen

2017

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Hydropower is the largest source of renewable electricity in the world, but despite being a mature and clean energy technology it has also been the subject of ecological and social conflict. Literature suggests that the social acceptance of renewable energy can be increased by respecting procedural justice (fair, participatory planning processes) and distributional justice (fairly allocating costs and benefits). However, empirical evidence about how justice considerations are related to the expansion of hydropower is scarce, pre-existing studies being mostly qualitative in nature. We contribute to filling the gap in the current literature by describing in this paper how choice experiments with 1004 Swiss residents were undertaken to explore the influence of procedural and distributional justice on acceptance, relative to other attributes of hydropower projects. We find that while considerations about justice do play a role in decisions to accept, respondents in Switzerland care most about ecological impacts, and secondly about local ownership.

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Keep it local and fish-friendly: Social acceptance of hydropower projects in Switzerland

Tabi

Wüstenhagen

2017

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

113

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“…Similar to the results regarding social acceptance of other renewable energies, these studies demonstrate that a participatory approach positively correlates with social acceptance. Results from choice experiments in Switzerland [13], Sweden [37], and Austria [38] indicate that the ecological impacts of the hydropower plant are the most important determinants of social acceptance. Local ownership of the hydropower company is important to Swiss residents [13,39].…”

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Social Acceptance of a Multi-Purpose Reservoir in a Recently Deglaciated Landscape in the Swiss Alps

Kellner

2019

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Climate change impacts such as shrinking glaciers and decreasing snow cover are expected to cause changes in the water balance throughout the 21st century. New proglacial lakes in recently deglaciated areas could be used for mitigation measures such as hydropower production and adaptation measures to temporarily retain water and transfer it seasonally to compensate for seasonal water scarcity. Such multi-purpose reservoirs could counterbalance the water currently provided by glaciers and the seasonal snowpack. However, new dam projects often face various conflicts due to their impact on nature, biodiversity, and the landscape. This article presents the determinants for social acceptance of the first reservoir in a recently deglaciated landscape in the Swiss Alps. Three main determinants were identified: (1) the forthcoming popular vote on the national Swiss Energy Strategy 2050; (2) the participatory process, which contains a polycentric design; and (3) the project area, which does not yet have protected status. The three determinants facilitate social acceptance of the dam project, but lead to less attention on using the stored water for multiple services. These findings have implications on sustainable development, because dams in recently deglaciated areas support the transition to renewable energy sources, but transform a natural resource system into a hydroelectric landscape.

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“…There is no consensus about the need to include the ASC in either the model or the subsequent WTA estimates. Some authors state that it should be excluded so that only attributes are valued (Kataria, 2009), while others argue that it is necessary to include the constant as it contributes to the WTA (Klinglmair et al, 2015). In an effort to examine the unobserved sources of utility, we show the models both with and without the ASC in table 3.…”

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The effect of giving respondents time to think in a choice experiment: a conditional cash transfer programme in South Africa

Tilley

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Günther³

2016

Envir. Dev. Econ.

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We conducted a choice experiment (CE) to estimate willingness to accept (WTA) values for a planned conditional cash transfer (CCT) programme designed to increase toilet use in South Africa. The payment is made conditional on using a toilet and bringing urine to a central collection point. In a split-sample approach, a segment of respondents were given time to think (TTT) (24 hours) about their responses, while the remaining respondents had to answer immediately. We found significant differences in the choice behaviour between the subsamples. To validate the stated preferences with actual behaviour, a CCT programme was implemented afterwards. The stated WTA estimates were far below those revealed by actual behaviour for both subsamples. Contrary to our expectations, the TTT group had underestimated their actual WTA values by an even larger margin. The preferences for various attributes were nevertheless useful in informing the design of the real intervention.

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Exploring the public value of increased hydropower use: a choice experiment study for Austria

Cited by 21 publications

References 19 publications

Keep it local and fish-friendly: Social acceptance of hydropower projects in Switzerland

Keep it local and fish-friendly: Social acceptance of hydropower projects in Switzerland

Social Acceptance of a Multi-Purpose Reservoir in a Recently Deglaciated Landscape in the Swiss Alps

The effect of giving respondents time to think in a choice experiment: a conditional cash transfer programme in South Africa

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