Factors affecting farmers' willingness to participate in eutrophication mitigation — A case study of preferences for wetland creation in Sweden

Franzén, Frida; Dinnétz, Patrik; Hammer, Monica

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.05.019

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“…Therefore, CEM can better solve the problem of comparing profit and loss between the multiple attributes of ecosystem services, and it can reveal public preferences for each eco-functional attribute of ecosystem services [34]. Thus, CEM has been widely used for non-market valuation, including species conservation [35][36][37][38][39], wetland recovery [40][41][42][43][44], ecotourism preferences [45][46][47][48][49][50], tourists' preferences for land, the environmental functions of national parks [21,[39][40][41]51,52], and the exploration of methods for altering specific ecosystem services to affect economic benefits [34,[53][54][55][56][57][58].…”

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Economic Valuation of Green Island, Taiwan: A Choice Experiment Method

Chen

2019

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The evaluation of ecological security and ecosystem services is now a core issue in the field of natural and environmental resources. Quantifying the economic value of island ecosystem services can inform policy decisions that affect the island and help justify expenditures on ecosystem service improvements. This study investigates the preferences of residents and tourists regarding Green Island and estimates willingness-to-pay (WTP) values for island ecosystem services using a choice experiment. The results indicate significant differences between the preferences of residents and tourists regarding island environmental resources. Therefore, based on the multiple attributes and ecosystem services, this study formulated three assessment schemes: “environmental protection”, “recreational development”, and “integrated operation and management”. Based on our analysis of the problems reflected in the aforementioned valuation models, we recommend that policy makers refer to environmental attribute preferences to create statements or advertisements targeting relevant audiences when planning island development. This paper contributes to the literature by demonstrating how the economic valuation of island ecosystem services can help design and target island conservation policies in order to maximize welfare.

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Economic Valuation of Green Island, Taiwan: A Choice Experiment Method

Chen

2019

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“…A meta-analysis of studies on the adoption of agricultural "best management practices" in the United States identified financial capacity as one of the key factors for program adoption [30]. This idea was further supported by a recent study in Sweden that showed that cost was the main factor preventing farmers in participating in a wetland creation program [31]. In view of this, it was expected that greater economic factors would lead to higher ICUA.…”

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Influences on the Implementation of Community Urban Agriculture: Insights from Agricultural Professionals

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Limited studies have investigated the relative influence of both external and internal factors in the implementation of community-based urban agriculture (UA) (ICUA). Furthermore, little research exists explaining how different mechanisms might influence urban residents’ decision to participate in UA. Our research tested the direct effect of several predictors on ICUA using structural equational modelling. In addition, we tested the mediation effect between the predictors and the ICUA that may exist as well. Results are based on data from 200 agricultural professionals in the Zanjan province in northwest Iran. We found that “personal characteristics”, “UA positive and negative consequences”, “sociocultural”, and “economic” factors affect ICUA. Among all factors, “personal characteristics” had the strongest direct effect on ICUA. The indirect model incorporating “attitude” provided support for the mediation model. We found “personal characteristics”, “UA positive and negative consequences”, and “sociocultural” influenced ICUA indirectly through “attitude.” Among all factors, “sociocultural” had the strongest indirect effect on ICUA. This information is of use to policy-makers and program planners in identifying points of policy interventions and mechanisms for promoting UA.

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“…As the participation in AEMs (and in other measures of the second pillar) is voluntary for farmers, it is crucial to understand what factors encourage their uptake. This aspect has been explored by Defrancesco et al [10], Bertoni et al [11], Burton [12], Franzén et al [13], and Pavlis et al [14], and compare farm, farmer, and territorial characteristics of all subjects that take part and do not take part toward AEMs. What commonly emerges from these studies is that younger farmers are more inclined towards sustainable farming practices.…”

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Recent Contributions of Agricultural Economics Research in the Field of Sustainable Development

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Sustainable development is more often considered by media, public opinion, and politicians to be the main goal our society should attempt to pursue in the coming years. To this aim, academic researchers have made sustainability one of the main objects of their studies. This work focuses on environmental sustainability and presents a brief overview of how it is taken into consideration in the agricultural economics field by considering this topic from different perspectives and thus highlighting how this field is gradually broadening its scope to include sustainable development objectives. Our analysis shows that the path towards sustainable development is strongly correlated to the protection of the environment. Therefore, agricultural policies aimed at protecting and preserving the environment, and, more in general, innovation along the agri-food chain, together with consumer attention towards environmental issues, can play an important role in achieving this objective.

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Factors affecting farmers' willingness to participate in eutrophication mitigation — A case study of preferences for wetland creation in Sweden

Cited by 50 publications

References 33 publications

Economic Valuation of Green Island, Taiwan: A Choice Experiment Method

Economic Valuation of Green Island, Taiwan: A Choice Experiment Method

Influences on the Implementation of Community Urban Agriculture: Insights from Agricultural Professionals

Recent Contributions of Agricultural Economics Research in the Field of Sustainable Development

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