The value of blue-space recreation and perceived water quality across Europe: A contingent behaviour study
The value of blue-space recreation and perceived water quality across Europe: A contingent behaviour study
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DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145597
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发表时间:
2021-03-11
影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
Taylor, Tim
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作者:
Boerger, Tobias;Campbell, Danny;Taylor, Tim
This study estimates the value of recreational visits to blue-space sites across 14 EU Member States, representing 78% of the Union's population. Across all countries surveyed, respondents made an average of 47 blue-space visits per person per year. Employing travel cost and contingent behaviour methods, the value of a visit is estimated at (sic)41.32 which adds up to a recreational value of (sic)631bn per year for the total adult population surveyed. Using the Bathing Water Directive's water quality designation, the analysis shows that a one-level improvement in water quality leads to 3.13 more visits (+6.67%), whereas a one-level deterioration leads to 9.77 fewer annual visits (-20.83%). This study provides valuations of benefits of recreation and changes of recreational values due to changes in surface water quality, which can be compared to the implementation and monitoring costs of efforts under the EU's Bathing Water, Water Framework and Marine Strategy Framework Directives. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.