The Public Value of Reducing the Incidence of Oil Spill Accidents in Korean Rivers

Lee, Hye Jeong; Kim, Hyojin; Yoo, Seung‐Hoon

doi:10.3390/su10041172

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“…Previous studies on valuations of marine pollution have been dominated by valuations of oil spills (e.g. Alvarez et al, 2014;Bishop et al, 2017;Carson et al, 1992;Lee et al, 2018;Liu et al, 2016;Loureiro et al, 2009;Van Biervliet et al, 2005). Oil spill incidents usually attract wider media coverage and catch high government and public attention.…”

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Valuation of marine plastic pollution in the European Arctic: Applying an integrated choice and latent variable model to contingent valuation

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Ecological Economics

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Despite its remoteness, marine plastic pollution is a significant environmental problem in the Arctic. In Svalbard, for example, plastics are found on the shorelines, in the water column, on the ocean floor and in the ice. Organisms have been observed to be entangled in nets and ingestion of plastics has been documented in a range of organisms. Notably almost all Arctic bird species have been found to have ingested plastic, with Northern fulmars being particularly affected, with 89% of samples recorded as having ingested plastic. Identification and valuation of ecosystem services affected by marine plastic pollution can provide input for decision makers in evaluating and comparing management policies concerning this unique environment. This study employs the contingent valuation method (CVM) for eliciting the willingness to pay (WTP) of Norwegian households for reducing marine plastic pollution around the archipelago of Svalbard. An Integrated Choice and Latent Variable model (ICLV) is employed to explore attitudinal determinants of WTP. We find an average WTP for an initiative to reduce marine plastics of NOK 5,485 (US$642) per household per year. The ICLV results reveal that people who are relatively more concerned about marine plastic pollution and who deem the proposed initiative effective are willing to pay more (up to 85% and 50%, respectively). The use of ICLV models in CVM and recommendations for future research are discussed.

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Valuation of marine plastic pollution in the European Arctic: Applying an integrated choice and latent variable model to contingent valuation

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Bӧrger

Aanesen

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Ecological Economics

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“…Without tightening the regulations and making new ones applicable to the environment in maritime transport, it is impossible to maintain a minimum impact of maritime transport on the environment from a long-term perspective and under a constantly increasing consumption of the population. From the point of view of the future development of maritime transport, there is a minimum requirement to maintain the current state and to sustain the fact that maritime transport is one of the greenest ways of transport when recalculated per 1 tonne of cargo transported for a certain distance [25][26][27].…”

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The Impact of an Environmental Way of Customer’s Thinking on a Range of Choice from Transport Routes in Maritime Transport

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The paper deals with the impact that an environmental way of thinking has on shipping and transport company customers regarding their preferences in choosing a transport route. Nowadays, maritime transport plays a very important role mainly in transoceanic container transport. It also deals with the statistics focused on container shipping, especially between North America and Europe. These statistics contribute to a general description of the development of container shipping on the route that is applicated in this case study. The significant impact of this kind of transport also reflects the estimation of the future development of container transport on the selected transport route. In this view, the least square method is used in this paper. This method can present the trend of development according to statistics. Thanks to these materials, this paper estimates a slight increase of the number of containers transported between North America and Europe in the near future. This increase will have a certain effect on the environment. Thus, as part of their business policy of sustainability and environment protection, customers will prefer a mode of transport and transport routes featuring a smaller effect on the environment in the future. The relevance of such a change in preferences in planning transport routes for the customer is reflected in the case study presented in this paper. So, one part of this paper is also dedicated to information about the impact of maritime transport on the environment. This part also explains the impact according to different studies that have been published in the last few years. The main contribution of this paper is also to point out the importance of this factor for the preferences of customers via the multi-criteria decision method. Using a multi-criteria decision method, it outlines how the factor of the impact on the environment can significantly change the offer made by a transport or shipping company, and thus how it represents a key element of whether the customer would prefer the given offer or focus on a competitor’s offer.

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“…This study will employ the CV approach instead of the CE approach, as the first [21] is much simpler to apply than the second, and the attributes required in using the CE approach are not well-defined in this study. The CV approach is a standardized and widely used survey method used to estimate WTP [33].…”

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The Public Willingness to Pay for Reducing the Incidence of Hazardous Chemical Spill Accidents by Half in South Korea

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Abstract:Hazardous chemical spill (HCS) accidents, which occur due to careless workers, transport accidents, etc., can be harmful to humans. Recently, an average of 96 cases of HCS accidents have taken place in South Korea annually. As a result, the government is trying to reduce the incidence of HCS accidents by 50%. Government officials are seeking information about the value that the enforcement of the reduction plan will bring for the public. This knowledge will help government officials decide whether to implement the reduction plan. This article seeks to acquire information about the public willingness to pay (WTP) for the reduction plan, employing the contingent valuation (CV) technique. For this purpose, a total of 1000 households living in South Korea participated in the CV survey in 2017. The data on the WTP were gathered using a dichotomous choice question and analyzed using the spike model. Forty-five percent of the respondents were willing to accept an increase in income taxes to carry out the reduction plan. The mean household WTP estimate was obtained as KRW 3830 (USD 3.41) per annum. The national value expanded from the sample to the population is worth KRW 74.8 billion (USD 66.6 million) per year. This value implies the public value of the reduction plan and can be applied in policy analysis and decision-making concerning the reduction of the incidence of HCS accidents.

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The Public Value of Reducing the Incidence of Oil Spill Accidents in Korean Rivers

Cited by 6 publications

References 32 publications

Valuation of marine plastic pollution in the European Arctic: Applying an integrated choice and latent variable model to contingent valuation

Valuation of marine plastic pollution in the European Arctic: Applying an integrated choice and latent variable model to contingent valuation

The Impact of an Environmental Way of Customer’s Thinking on a Range of Choice from Transport Routes in Maritime Transport

The Public Willingness to Pay for Reducing the Incidence of Hazardous Chemical Spill Accidents by Half in South Korea

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