Does Perceived Nuisance Abundance of Water Plants Match with Willingness-to-Pay for Removal? Contrasts Among Different User Categories

IF 2.7 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Environmental Management Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI:10.1007/s00267-024-02046-5
Jan E. Vermaat, Kirstine Thiemer, Bart Immerzeel, Susanne C. Schneider, Keneilwe Sebola, Julie Coetzee, Antonella Petruzzella, Samuel N. Motitsoe, Mathieu Baldo, Benjamin Misteli, Gabrielle Thiébaut, Sabine Hilt, Jan Köhler, Sarah Faye Harpenslager
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Dense beds of water plants can be perceived as nuisance, but this perception, however, may not be similar for different user categories, and this may affect their willingness-to-pay (WTP) for plant removal. A questionnaire survey was used to test this for residents and visitors and find underlying socio-cultural or economic drivers. We studied five cases where nuisance water plant growth is managed: the rivers Otra (Norway) and Spree (Germany), and the lakes Kemnade (Germany), Grand-Lieu (France), and Hartbeespoort Dam (South Africa). We used a different payment vehicle for residents (annual household tax) and visitors (tourist tax). The survey included questions on days spent on specific types of activity per year, the importance attached to different functions and activities, overall environmental attitude, perception of the plants, socio-demographic respondent characteristics and WTP for increased plant removal. We observed no increase in WTP for increased removal in most sites. The two most important drivers of variation in current WTP were income, and whether respondents were engaged in boating and angling and thus perceived the plants negatively. Variation in WTP among sites was considerable, and mainly related to the mixture of activities among respondents. Differences between residents and visitors were less important than those among sites. Our observations bear importance for water management: information on differences in experienced nuisance among user categories and the frequency of use by these categories is useful as guidance for the design and implementation of any plant removal plan.

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水生植物的丰富程度与付费意愿是否匹配?不同用户类别之间的对比
密集的水草床可能会被认为是一种滋扰,但对于不同类别的用户来说,这种看法可能并不相同,这可能会影响他们对移除水草的支付意愿(WTP)。我们采用问卷调查的方式对居民和游客进行了测试,并找到了潜在的社会文化或经济驱动因素。我们研究了五个对有害水生植物生长进行管理的案例:奥特拉河(挪威)和施普雷河(德国),以及肯纳德湖(德国)、大里湖(法国)和哈特比斯波特大坝(南非)。我们对居民(家庭年税)和游客(旅游税)采用了不同的支付方式。调查内容包括每年用于特定类型活动的天数、对不同功能和活动的重视程度、整体环境态度、对植物的看法、受访者的社会人口特征以及对增加植物清除量的 WTP。我们观察到,在大多数地点,增加移除量的 WTP 没有增加。收入以及受访者是否从事划船和垂钓活动并因此对植物产生负面看法是导致当前 WTP 变化的两个最重要因素。不同地点之间的 WTP 差异很大,主要与受访者的混合活动有关。居民和游客之间的差异不如不同地点之间的差异重要。我们的观察结果对水体管理具有重要意义:关于不同用户类别所感受到的滋扰差异以及这些类别的使用频率的信息对设计和实施任何植物清除计划都具有指导意义。
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Environmental Management
Environmental Management 环境科学-环境科学
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期刊介绍: Environmental Management offers research and opinions on use and conservation of natural resources, protection of habitats and control of hazards, spanning the field of environmental management without regard to traditional disciplinary boundaries. The journal aims to improve communication, making ideas and results from any field available to practitioners from other backgrounds. Contributions are drawn from biology, botany, chemistry, climatology, ecology, ecological economics, environmental engineering, fisheries, environmental law, forest sciences, geosciences, information science, public affairs, public health, toxicology, zoology and more. As the principal user of nature, humanity is responsible for ensuring that its environmental impacts are benign rather than catastrophic. Environmental Management presents the work of academic researchers and professionals outside universities, including those in business, government, research establishments, and public interest groups, presenting a wide spectrum of viewpoints and approaches.
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