Is willingness to contribute for environmental protection in Sweden affected by social capital?

Marbuah, George

doi:10.1007/s10018-019-00238-6

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“…Here, using WTP as a metric, we show citizens' willingness to increase urban park trees in Multan. Female respondents are more willing to pay than males, aligning with other literature suggesting that women are often more sensitive to environmental causes (Marbuah 2019). A greater female‐WTP can also be attributed to differences in social roles of women and men (Franzen and Vogl 2013).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 83%

“…The more affluent individuals are often more willing to spend for environmental causes, relative to the poor. Our income finding is consistent with the affluence hypothesis: "given a constrained budget and same preferences, more wealthy individuals will be able to expend more for environmental goods than less wealthy individuals" (Marbuah 2019).…”

Section: Willingness To Pay For Increasing Urban Park Treessupporting

confidence: 84%

“…Several studies pointed out that WTP for environmental causes is positively correlated with education (Marbuah 2019). Better education often results in more information on environmental issues which, in turn, increases an individual's WTP for environmental protection (Torgler and Garcia‐Valiñas 2007, Franzen and Vogl 2013, Marbuah 2019). The more affluent individuals are often more willing to spend for environmental causes, relative to the poor.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The university graduates show greater WTP for urban park trees. Several studies pointed out that WTP for environmental causes is positively correlated with education (Marbuah 2019). Better education often results in more information on environmental issues which, in turn, increases an individual's WTP for environmental protection (Torgler and Garcia-Valiñas 2007, Franzen and Vogl 2013, Marbuah 2019.…”

Section: Willingness To Pay For Increasing Urban Park Treesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Valuing the invaluable: park visitors' perceived importance and willingness to pay for urban park trees in Pakistan

2021

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In complex urban systems, urban parks are rare hot spots of nature, responsible for delivering a range of ecosystem services. Trees are critically important components of urban parks that provide many benefits, and, at the same time, face challenges such as lack of funds, mismanagement, climate change, pests, and diseases. There is a growing need to increase the urban tree cover to sustain urban ecosystems. Successful policymaking requires engagement with all stakeholders, especially park users. An understanding of how people's perceptions of the benefits and challenges faced by urban park trees is pivotal to making decisions that have long-standing support. We surveyed 521 park visitors in Multan, Pakistan, to assess their valuation of urban park trees, their understanding of the challenges faced by trees, and their willingness to pay (WTP) for increasing tree cover in urban parks. We found that people widely appreciated the ecosystem services provided by park trees. Provision of oxygen, shade, and clean air was considered the greatest benefits while cutting down, lack of space, and urbanization were perceived as the biggest challenges to trees. Respondents showed a WTP and believed in government-public cooperation for increasing tree cover. Income, age, and education were significant predictors of WTP. The study reflects findings in other development and geography contexts and highlights the need for broader dissemination of information on critical threats to park trees and underlines the potential for engaging locally to maximize effectively in the management of park trees.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 83%

Section: Willingness To Pay For Increasing Urban Park Treessupporting

confidence: 84%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Willingness To Pay For Increasing Urban Park Treesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Valuing the invaluable: park visitors' perceived importance and willingness to pay for urban park trees in Pakistan

2021

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“…The research also aimed to explain how different social and economic factors influenced readiness to finance pro-ecological actions. For example, the literature provides numerous pieces of evidence indicating a positive relationship between social capital and readiness to finance environmental protection actions or strengthening regulations and creating a strong environmental policy [38][39][40][41][42].…”

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Valuation of the Environmental Effects of Socially Responsible Investments in Europe

Janik

Maruszewska

2020

Sustainability

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This paper evaluated the environmental effects of socially responsible investments (SRIs) in European countries and analyzed the differentiation between them in terms of SRIs and selected features in the environmental dimension. The first section of the paper discusses contemporary trends in Europe and in certain European countries, whilst the second compares SR environmental investments and environmental factors in selected European countries from a multidimensional perspective. The aim of the study was to identify and evaluate these trends as well as to find similarities and differences between European countries, and subsequently to indicate groups of countries with similar approaches to pro-ecological investments. In order to solve the problem, descriptive and multidimensional statistical methods were used, namely correspondence analysis (CA). Although the research results clearly revealed upward tendencies in the volume of SR environmental investments in the analyzed period, they nonetheless represent a relatively low share in the total number of socially responsible investments. The overall growth in SRIs in Europe may have resulted from the more intense activities of policymakers in some countries as a consequence of concluding agreements reached during the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) in 2015. The results of the study also revealed no significant correlations between SR environmental investments and environmental variables among the European countries analyzed; hence, there is no substantial evidence that investors’ assets contribute to the improvement of the environment.

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Responses to Climate Change

Brennan

Mavisakalyan

Tarverdi

2020

Environmental Policy

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Is willingness to contribute for environmental protection in Sweden affected by social capital?

Cited by 19 publications

References 46 publications

Valuing the invaluable: park visitors' perceived importance and willingness to pay for urban park trees in Pakistan

Valuing the invaluable: park visitors' perceived importance and willingness to pay for urban park trees in Pakistan

Valuation of the Environmental Effects of Socially Responsible Investments in Europe

Responses to Climate Change

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