Valuing the health benefits of physical activities in the marine environment and their importance for marine spatial planning

Papathanasopoulou, Eleni; White, Mathew P.; Lannin, Aisling; Harvey, Andrea; Spencer, Anne

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2015.10.009

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“…Following this evaluation approach and assuming a value of £20,000 per QALY, White et al (2016) evaluate that the QALYs gained through physical exercise carried out in natural environments in England may be worth over £2bn a year. Along the same lines, Papathanasopoulou et al (2016) suggest that increasing marine physical activity in the UK is worth between £176m and £746m a year.…”

Section: Increased Exercisementioning

confidence: 89%

Wellbeing and Society: Towards Quantification of the Co-benefits of Wellbeing

Maccagnan

Wren-Lewis²,

Brown³

et al. 2018

Soc Indic Res

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The objectives of this paper are twofold. First, it reviews the empirical evidence showing the existence of linkage between wellbeing and possible co-benefits, investigating in particular the positive effect that happiness and life satisfaction can have on health, social outcomes, employment, education and environmental behaviours. Second, it presents the valuation methods that have been proposed in the literature to place a monetary value on these outcomes. With wellbeing having become more and more relevant for individuals and policy makers, the full understanding of the co-benefits of wellbeing is central for the design and development of wellbeing interventions. As a consequence, the evaluation of the co-benefits of wellbeing is of crucial importance for the appropriate allocation of resources towards such strategies.

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Section: Increased Exercisementioning

confidence: 89%

Wellbeing and Society: Towards Quantification of the Co-benefits of Wellbeing

Maccagnan

Wren-Lewis²,

Brown³

et al. 2018

Soc Indic Res

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“…For example, including the healthcare savings and societal benefits of physical activities in impact assessments alongside the need for local economic growth in the marine environment, could influence marine spatial planning in terms of improving coastal access and water quality. A recent study, (Papathanasopoulou et al, 2016) estimated the monetary and non-monetary contribution of physical activities to quality adjusted life years (QALYs) in the UK. They found that physical activities undertaken in aquatic environments provide a total gain of 24,853 QALYs nationally, worth ca.…”

Section: Marine Activity Time Period Doi(€)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Valuing Marine Ecosystems - Taking into account the value of ecosystem benefits in the Blue Economy

Austen¹,

Andersen²,

Armstrong³

et al. 2019

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The main aim of this publication is to highlight the current thinking in ecosystem service valuation for the marine environment. Valuation of the benefits stemming from marine ecosystem services, including often unnoticed benefits to society, can help to assess the long-term sustainability of blue growth, support policy development and marine management decisions, and raise awareness of the importance of the marine environment to society and in the economy. Recommendations are made on how to incorporate outputs from valuation studies into the traditional analyses used in resource and environmental economics and into the European marine policy landscape and related management and decision making choices. The publication is primarily aimed at stakeholders interested in valuation of marine ecosystem services and natural capital accounting, spanning diverse roles from commissioning, managing, funding and coordinating, to developing, implementing, or advising on, marine ecosystem service and natural capital programmes. Such programmes will have strategic and policy drivers but their main purpose may vary from predominantly research driven science to provision of valuation data and reporting to legally-binding regulations or directives. The main focus is on European capabilities but set in a global context with the various actors spanning a variety of geographical scales from national to regional and European. Key stakeholder organizations include environmental or other agencies; marine research institutions, their researchers and operators; international and regional initiatives and programmes; national, regional and European policy makers and their advisors. It will also be of interest to the wider marine and maritime research and policy community. The publication recommends:1.Marine ecosystem valuation should be used to support policy making, regulation and management and decision making;2.The quality and availability of monetary and non-monetary valuation data should be improved and increased through research, development and implementation actions;3.The spatial and temporal dimensions of ecosystem valuation need to be mapped and their implications for policy and management decisions assessed;4.In order to strengthen the use and derivation of ecosystem service values to support policy, regulation and management, underpinning research and development actions should be undertaken:a.To improve understanding of the role of marine biodiversity and ecosystem processes in providing services and benefits;b.To improve modelling approaches to support ecosystem valuation and decision making;5.Systems to enable and use marine natural capital accounting and enhance the experimental ecosystem accounts should be further developed and implemented including:a. A natural capital portfolio approach utilising existing marine data sets and assessment results and addressing scale and aggregation as well as ecosystem degradation;b.Valuation methods for both ecosystem services and assets that can be standardised and are compatible with National Accounting;c.Payment for marine ecosystem services and other financing mechanisms to restore marine natural capital and improve its sustainable use.

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“…On the one hand, these places are seen as particularly relaxing and good for reducing stress and inducing positive emotions (Cocker, 2012;MacKerron & Mourato, 2013;White, Pahl, Ashbullby, Herbert, & Depledge, 2013). On the other hand, for many they also offer the opportunity to engage in, potentially strenuous, physical activities such as kayaking, sailing, open water swimming and, of particular interest for the current research, stand up board-riding or 'surfing' (Papathanasopoulou et al, 2016;White, Pahl, Wheeler, Fleming, & Depledge, 2016;White, Wheeler, Herbert, Alcock, & Depledge, 2014).…”

Section: Engaging With the Marine Environment And Surfingmentioning

confidence: 99%