A Valuation Proposal for the Historic Center of Pirenópolis using the Travel Cost Method DOI Open Access

Ronaldo do Nascimento Carvalho,

Joana D’arc Bardella Castro, Jean Carlos Vieira Santos

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International Journal of Advanced Engineering Research and Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 9(10), P. 385 - 393

Published: Jan. 1, 2022

The city of Pirenópolis offers tourism, allowing access to several attractions, such as the Historical Center and its natural landscapes. Therefore, this article presents a proposal for environmental valuation called Travel Cost Method. tourist activity in stands out an essential source income revenue municipality. Commercial establishments linked tourism represented 42.3% Ouro e Cristais region until 2018. With this, methodology used work is quantitative-qualitative, where researchers were based both on doctrine, through bibliographic research, self-designed questionnaires determine studied place. Taking these results reference, it considered that Survey's evaluation showed significant satisfaction sense largest number questions raised, with only Transit option being one did not reach maximum score reference. concluded appropriation landscapes can present future risks environment because enough preserve but constantly be renewed matter public policies, which should contemplated conservation actions.

Language: Английский

Necessity to Assess the Sustainability of Sensitive Ecosystems: A Comprehensive Review of Tourism Pressures and the Travel Cost Method DOI Open Access
Nikolaos Skarakis, Georgia Skiniti, Stavroula Tournaki

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(15), P. 12064 - 12064

Published: Aug. 7, 2023

Sensitive ecosystems play a major role in the future of environment, economy, and society, as they affect mitigate natural hazards, provide food, energy, medicinal resources, job opportunities, well cultural recreational services. Meanwhile, rapidly growing nature-based tourism sector is applying unsustainable pressures on such ecosystems, prioritizing assessment their sustainability, i.e., environmental, economic, social functionality. To ensure long-term development conservation, benefits from capital must be valued included its management plan. The travel cost method (TCM), although heavily exploited research, exhibits application challenges methodological weaknesses. This paper seeks to comprehensively present most recent applications TCM, focusing aquatic that serve tourist destinations, whereupon research gaps are identified, ultimately providing insights for directions field. Quantifying economic worth sensitive prerequisite address issues, overexploitation, pollution, climate change, so these problems can alleviated long-run. In parallel, critical double effect fair entrance fees recognized, which not only motivate visitation by securing accessibility but also guarantee adequate financial resources protect maintain ecosystems’ integrity.

Language: Английский

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Land-use change in a Nordic future towards bioeconomy: A methodological framework to compare and merge stakeholder and expert opinions on qualitative scenarios DOI Creative Commons
Anne Lyche Solheim, Anne Tolvanen, Eva Skarbøvik

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CATENA, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 228, P. 107100 - 107100

Published: April 23, 2023

Future development of bioeconomy is expected to change land use in the Nordic countries agriculture and forestry. The changes are likely affect water quality due nutrient run-off. To explore possible future land-use their environmental impact, stakeholders experts from four (Denmark, Finland, Norway Sweden) were consulted. methodological framework for consultation was identify a set relevant attributes forestry, e.g. tillage conservation effort, fertiliser use, animal husbandry, biogas production manure, forestry management options, implementation mitigation measures, including protection sensitive areas. provided opinions on how these might terms impacts given five bioeconomic scenarios (sustainability, business as usual, self-sufficiency, cities first maximizing economic growth). A compilation methodology developed allow comparing merging stakeholder expert each attribute scenario. compiled suggest that business-as-usual scenario may slightly decrease current impact most new technologies, but sustainability would be only option achieve clear improvement. In contrast, self-sufficiency scenario, well maximum growth deterioration environment attributes. results consultations used inputs models estimating run-off catchments (as reported other papers this special issue). Furthermore, will facilitate policy level discussions concerning shift with increasing biomass exploitation without deteriorating ecological status rivers lakes.

Language: Английский

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Mass development of aquatic plants: Effects of contrasting management scenarios on a suite of ecosystem services DOI Creative Commons
Jan E. Vermaat, Kirstine Thiemer, Bart Immerzeel

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Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 61(1), P. 76 - 89

Published: Nov. 13, 2023

Abstract Dense beds of aquatic plants are often perceived as nuisance and therefore mechanically removed, at substantial cost. Such removal, however, may affect a range ecosystem functions consequently also the services that benefit society. We studied five cases: River Otra (Norway), Spree (Germany), Lake Kemnade Grand‐Lieu (France) Hartbeespoort Dam (South Africa). In all, plant growth is managed, but dominant species, geographic setting major societal uses different. quantified 12 final flows per area year in biophysical monetary terms. Quantified were food fodder production, commercial fisheries, hunting gathering wild products, hydropower drinking irrigation water flood prevention, carbon sequestration, active passive recreation biodiversity conservation (nonuse). These related to cover via functions, effects estimated three removal regimes on relative importance total sum estimates (total economic value, TEV). The ‘maximum removal’, ‘current practice’ ‘do nothing’. all cases, TEV was dominated by different forms recreation. highest for Kemnade, where visitor densities highest. most sensitive management because threshold aesthetic appreciation passed ‘do‐nothing’ regime, Dam, effect boating angling. other had little TEV. Synthesis applications . Since benefits ecosystems, provision hydropower, or relevant, should be core consideration plants. Furthermore, strategies will from taking into account differences among categories recreative users before engaging costly removal.

Language: Английский

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An economic valuation of the Bunso Eco-Park, Ghana: an application of travel cost method DOI Creative Commons
Kwaku Adu,

Eric Ankomah Damoah,

Kwame B. Bour

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Cogent Social Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(1)

Published: April 22, 2024

This research aims at [1] identifying the factors that influence visits to Bunso Eco-Park; [2] estimating recreational demand function for park; and [3] visitors' net benefit (consumer surplus) embarking on an eco-park trip using a sample size of 440. Estimates indicate annual person value site is Gh¢ 191.06 ($ 22.29) translating into economic 9,170,880 (US$ 1,070,114.35). There inverse relationship between rate travel cost. The positive intercept indicates normal curve Eco-Park. variables family size, marital status, years visitors have known were not significant. Educational level, age, gender, knowledge alternative sites found be influencing visitation Further valuation non-recreational Eco-Park would useful policymakers place suitable management plans in sustaining improving quality service.

Language: Английский

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Exploring the influence of activity participation on the economic value of nature-based recreation in the Sierra Nevada DOI Creative Commons
Anders Dugstad, Alemarie Ceria, Mia T. Comeros‐Raynal

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Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 360, P. 121081 - 121081

Published: May 11, 2024

A more comprehensive understanding of how recreational values and forest visitation rates vary across different activities enables managers to tailor conservation management strategies align with preferences among visitors, ensuring effective allocation budgetary resources. However, current research often focuses on only a few activities, resulting in limited insights for managers. This study aims expand the nature-based considered so that can better serve broader public. We conduct travel cost analysis using large survey-based dataset estimate value recreation national forests Sierra Nevada region assess these differ main activities. categorize into five broad groups (Passive, Active, Camping, Winter, Other) offer view preferences. truncated negative binomial regression accounting endogenous stratification is used analyze relationship between number trips forests, cost, activity categories, socio-demographic variables. Our results suggest mean consumer surplus (CS) $65 per visit person Nevada. Aggregated over annual visits, total CS approximately $313.3 million year. findings reveal variations groups, winter (e.g., skiing, snowboarding) active hiking, fishing) attracting highest CS. provide valuable managers, facilitating strategic resources maximize societal welfare.

Language: Английский

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Heterogeneity in trips to green natural spaces: A travel cost approach across UK sites DOI Creative Commons
Emmanouil Tyllianakis

Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 46, P. 100758 - 100758

Published: March 26, 2024

The Covid-19 pandemic and related lockdowns saw a subsequent sharp rise in demand for outdoor recreation. This has resulted congestion particular stress on managing authorities of green natural spaces. study examines drivers recreation, across UK sites, representative sample the English population during easing restrictions. Using travel cost approach, this focuses addressing heterogeneity through finite mixture model sensitivity finds that characteristics spaces respondents visit are not always affecting trip frequency. Additionally, social inequalities deprivation do influence or had an inverse effect visits to When accounting heterogeneity, large variability frequency is observed, with frequent visitors being less sensitive changes cost. Finally, we find residents responsive could be caused by increases petrol prices, their income. Future management decisions need account differences between casual recreationists.

Language: Английский

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Valuing the Recreational Services Provided by Hungary’s Forest Ecosystems DOI Open Access
Anna Széchy, Zsuzsanna Marjainé Szerényi

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(5), P. 3924 - 3924

Published: Feb. 21, 2023

The aim of this paper is to assess the economic value recreation as an ecosystem service enjoyed by hikers in Hungary’s forests. assessment carried out framework a national undertaking map and state ecosystems their services Hungary under EU’s biodiversity strategy. As common policymaking context, constraints project did not allow for primary study. We therefore rely on previous studies combine several approaches arrive at estimate two scales. First, we conduct local case study, calculating travel costs Pilis Biosphere Reserve, popular hiking area where visitor surveys are available. then unit (value per visit) total forest whole country different approach, based foreign via benefit transfer. find that results from consistent monetary (in form hiking/walking) approximately 10 million EUR/year Reserve 100 country.

Language: Английский

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Suspended sediment response to Nordic bioeconomy and climate change scenarios in a first-order agricultural catchment DOI
Csilla Farkas, Moritz Shore, Alexander Melvold Engebretsen

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CATENA, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 222, P. 106794 - 106794

Published: Dec. 14, 2022

Language: Английский

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A blueprint for addressing conflicts between ecotourism and farming from an economic perspective: The case of wintering crane conservation in the Hula Valley in Israel DOI
Nir Becker, Yanay Farja, Asael Greenfeld

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Ecological Economics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 209, P. 107824 - 107824

Published: March 28, 2023

Language: Английский

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Valoración de servicios ecosistémicos del Jardín Botánico de Bogotá DOI Creative Commons
Vandreé Julián Palacios Bucheli, Lizeth Daniela Cristancho-Gavilán, Julio César Gaitán-Silva

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Revista U D C A Actualidad & Divulgación Científica, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 27(2)

Published: Dec. 17, 2024

Los espacios verdes de la ciudad Bogotá son áreas que generan bienestar a los moradores y visitantes capital colombiana, en particular el Jardín Botánico (JBB) por su infraestructura ecológica permite disfrute servicios ecosistémicos sus visitantes. El presente estudio, tiene como propósito generar una aproximación del valor monetario presta JBB. estudio se llevó cabo JBB José Celestino Mutis. Para valoración biofísica realizó un inventario las especies maderables, incluyó altura total diámetro pecho. Se determinó volumen madera cada individuo especie, igualmente, carbono almacenado biomasa aérea. estimación utilizó ecuación alométrica. Con valores monetizó metros cúbicos con doméstico US$270,9 m3 para determinar servicio provisión madera. monetizaron créditos Unión Europea regulación atmosférica. costos viaje, aplicó encuesta cultural recreación. En este caso, costo ingreso al JBB, cual US$1,05 alimentación. Finalmente, calculó económico VET. proporcionados VET alcanza US$68.517.466,5 año.

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