Social preferences regarding the delivery of ecosystem services in a semiarid Mediterranean region
Social preferences regarding the delivery of ecosystem services in a semiarid Mediterranean region
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.05.013
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发表时间：
2011-11-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Cabello, J.
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作者：
Castro, A. J.;Martin-Lopez, B.;Cabello, J.
生态系统服务的估值主要是在这些服务对社会的经济价值的背景下进行的。此后，生态系统服务研究不断发展，以识别社会不同部门之间的利益冲突，同时优先考虑保护行动。这种方法在半干旱生态系统中非常重要，因为缺乏社区意识可能会阻碍生物多样性保护。在伊比利亚半岛东南部，社会将保护视为农业或旅游业活动经济发展的障碍。我们使用条件评估方法来确定伊比利亚半岛东南部半干旱生态系统提供的不同生态系统服务的社区认知和经济价值。该方法确定了个体对从生态系统服务中受益的看法，并考察了他们为维护这些生态系统服务付费的意愿。结果显示，大多数受访者认识到服务对人类福祉的重要性，并愿意保留这些服务。对维持水和空气质量的偏好表明，受访者了解生态系统服务保护与当地福祉之间的关系。然而，不同类别受益人的反应差异很大：这一发现凸显了任何决策过程中都应考虑的潜在利益冲突。 (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. 保留所有权利。
The valuation of ecosystem services has primarily been conducted within the context of the economic value of these services to society. Ecosystem services research has since advanced to identify conflicts of interest between different sectors of society while prioritizing conservation actions. This approach can be important in semiarid ecosystems, where biodiversity conservation can be hindered by a lack of community awareness. In the south-eastern Iberian Peninsula, conservation is perceived by society as a barrier to the economic development provided by agricultural or tourism activities. We use the contingent valuation method to identify community perception and economic values of different ecosystem services provided by semiarid ecosystems in the south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. This method identifies the perceptions of individuals benefiting from ecosystem services and examines their willingness to pay for the maintaining of these ecosystem services. Results showed that most respondents recognized the importance of services to human well-being and were willing to conserve these services. Preferences for maintaining water and air quality showed that respondents understood the relationship between the conservation of ecosystem services and local well-being. However, responses varied greatly across categories of beneficiaries: this finding highlights a potential conflict of interest that should be considered in any decision-making processes. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.