Restoration Ecology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: Sept. 6, 2024
Ecological restoration effectively improves the quality of marine ecological environment and subsequently enhances public's sense enjoyment well‐being. The main objective this paper is to assess preferences regarding attributes quantify extent which meets needs for coastal in Jiaozhou Bay, China. choice experiment (CE) method was used obtain public preferences. To correct potential bias caused by non‐compensatory behavior CE, study utilizes an independent availability logit (IAL) model. results indicate that bay restoration, including nearshore water quality, landscape, space, biodiversity, significantly positively influence residents' utility levels. willingness pay (WTP) improving restoring biological resources, increasing enhancing landscapes 92.02 Chinese Yuan (CNY), 51.80 CNY, 36.60 31.89 CNY per household, respectively. Based on these findings, total WTP Bay 1.54 billion annually. Through comparative analysis estimation between IAL model traditional models, it found helps CE. conclusions can provide data support formulation policies governance as well a reference accuracy validity CE valuation.
Language: Английский