Perceived Economic Value of Ecosystem Services in the US Rio Grande Basin

Wang, Weiwei; Mu, Jianhong E.; Ziolkowska, Jadwiga R.

doi:10.3390/su132413798

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“…In reference to the lower income respondents, moderate income group would have significantly greater perceptions of microclimate regulation, air filtration and aesthetic services. This supports the notion that the higher level of income group has been reportedly more aware of nature's benefits and willing to protect them than the lower income group (Wang et al, 2021).…”

Section: Factors Associated With the Urban Residents' Perceptionssupporting

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Residents’ Perceptions on Ecosystem Services Provided by the Urban Green Spaces in Malaysia

Ying¹,

Kibria²,

Nath³

2023

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Residents’ perceptions on ecosystem services (ESs) provided by urban green spaces (UGSs) are vital for developing sustainable cities. However, there has been limited research on this issue in Malaysia. The aim of this paper is to assess Malaysians’ perceptions on ESs provided UGSs and how their perceptions are influenced by different socio-demographic factors. We used a structured online questionnaire and obtained 645 responses on 16 ESs from regulatory, cultural, and supporting ES categories. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regressions were used for data analysis. In general, city dwellers have high positive perceptions on ESs provided by UGSs. Their perceptions for global climate regulation, noise buffering, pest regulation, spiritual, and research and education services would likely to significantly increase as they grow older. Households with moderate income have significantly greater perceptions of microclimate regulation, air filtration and aesthetic services. Having non-tertiary level education would significantly lower their perceptions of global climate and microclimate regulation, spiritual, aesthetics, and recreational services. Tertiary educated residents with non-environmental degrees also showed similar associations. Infrequent visits to UGSs would likely to significantly reduce the perception of global climate regulation, noise buffering, runoff reduction, erosion control, spiritual, and aesthetics services. People living far (>5km) from the UGSs also have significantly lower perceptions of microclimate regulation, air filtration services. Suggestions are made to incorporate ESs related content in pre-university curriculum and establishing small parks in neighborhoods to improve knowledge and uses of UGSs. These findings would assist urban planners designing environmentally sound urban policies and thereby improving human wellbeing in the cities.

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Section: Factors Associated With the Urban Residents' Perceptionssupporting

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Residents’ Perceptions on Ecosystem Services Provided by the Urban Green Spaces in Malaysia

Ying¹,

Kibria²,

Nath³

2023

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“…To estimate the ES of habitat provisioning, we used the willingness-to-pay (WTP) benefit-transfer method to conserve habitat 230 quality, obtained from Wang et al (2021) (Supplementary Material Table S1). The revenue was calculated by multiplying the WTP and the total number of households in Grand Bahama (Department of Statistics of The Bahamas, 2012).…”

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Technical assessment combined with extended cost-benefit analysis for groundwater ecosystem services restoration – An application for Grand Bahama

Imig,

Perosa,

Hotta

et al. 2023

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Abstract. A large storm surge caused by Hurricane Dorian in 2019 resulted in extensive flooding and saltwater intrusion into the aquifers of Grand Bahama Island. This caused 40 % of the island’s water supply to become brackish with no or slow recovery to date and damage of more than 70 % of mangroves and forests on Grand Bahama. Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) and reforestation were considered as nature-based solutions to mitigate the impacts of Hurricane Dorian. First, a technical assessment of MAR investigated (hydro-)geological aspects. As a result, potential locations for a MAR scheme are proposed. Further, a financial and an extended cost-benefit analysis (CBA) integrating ecosystem services (ES) assessments are conducted for proposed MAR and reforestation measures. Based on the current data availability, results indicate that the MAR scheme of rooftop rainwater harvesting is technically feasible. However, based on our first estimate with limited data, this measure will be able to provide only about 10 % of water demand in the study area and thus would not be favorable from a financial perspective. Since MAR has a range of positive aspects (including potential reduction of desalinization efforts and improvement freshwater-dependent ecosystems), we recommend reassessment with more detailed hydrogeological data. On the other hand, reforestation measures are assessed as financially profitable. The results of this study prove the technical feasibility and the added value of restoring the groundwater ecosystem on Grand Bahama, but also highlight the associated high costs.

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Ecosystem services of urban rivers: a systematic review

Sousa,

Martins,

Simões

et al. 2024

Aquat Sci

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The multifaceted threats to global freshwater ecosystems, especially in urban environments, impact hydrological cycles, flora and fauna, habitats and ecosystem processes. While these ecosystems can potentially offer important services to the urban populations by providing natural areas inside cities, the constraints imposed by urbanisation and a high population density may result in the loss of those benefits. Thus, it is important to adopt a quantitative approach to assess the value of urban freshwater ecosystem services in order to enable strategic urban planning that balances urban development with the protection of these ecosystems. We have therefore performed a systematic review of Scopus database publications from 2006 to 2022 that focused on provisioning, regulating and maintenance, as well as cultural services, provided by urban river ecosystems. The screening identified 118 papers, 43% of which focused on urban stream ecosystems (stream and/or riparian area). For provisioning services, indicators were related to water and food supply, while regulation indicators were linked to water quality and flood mitigation; cultural services were mainly related to physical interactions with the ecosystems, education and aesthetic experiences. The economic valuation of urban river ecosystem services is the subject of study in 19% of the identified articles, mainly in relation to potential river restoration. Finally, 18% of articles incorporated public opinions of stakeholders and citizens, underlining the significant role of their input in understanding and managing urban river ecosystems. More studies on urban streams are needed, and standardising indicators and promoting greater citizen involvement in the evaluation of ecosystem services are challenges that remain to be overcome.

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Perceived Economic Value of Ecosystem Services in the US Rio Grande Basin

Cited by 6 publications

References 43 publications

Residents’ Perceptions on Ecosystem Services Provided by the Urban Green Spaces in Malaysia

Residents’ Perceptions on Ecosystem Services Provided by the Urban Green Spaces in Malaysia

Technical assessment combined with extended cost-benefit analysis for groundwater ecosystem services restoration – An application for Grand Bahama

Ecosystem services of urban rivers: a systematic review

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