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Mangrove forests play a vital role in carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation, yet comprehensive data on their carbon storage capacity in Malaysia remain limited. This study investigated allometric relationships and carbon content in Malaysian mangrove forests, aiming to develop site species-specific allometric equations, determine carbo...
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When estimating economic and welfare effects from climate change, impact models must make broad assumptions because of a lack of data and the complexity of damage mechanisms. In this paper, we apply a novel approach to try and address this issue. We use an experienced utility approach to measure how extreme heat affects subjective wellbeing. The da...
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Florida’s fish and fisheries are vital to the state’s economy, but often people want or need to know just how economically important they are. However, “economic importance” means different things depending on what economic approaches are used. Understanding these differences is important for discussing the economic importance of fisheries and how...
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The livestock sector holds a prominent position among Brazilian economic sectors; however, beef production is linked to noteworthy environmental impacts, including deforestation and greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions. In alignment with the Paris Agreement, Brazil aims to reduce GHG emissions by 43% by 2030 as part of its NDC commitment. This study aim...
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This research was conducted for 2 months from June to July 2023 in Pulau Banyak village, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra Province. This research aims to analyze the economic valuation of mangrove ecosystems, which can later be used as the basis for the development of ecotourism areas. This research was conducted using a survey method and data collec...
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This study evaluates cultural ecosystem services (CESs) provided by coastal beaches in Korea using two valuation methods: choice experiments (CEs) and the energy method (EM). CESs, which include non-material benefits like recreation and esthetic enjoyment, are difficult to quantify through traditional market-based approaches. The CE method estimate...
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The study of the economic valuation of cultural heritage tourism has a long history and has gained renewed interest in recent years. This paper poses a methodological challenge in using alternative scales to monetary ranges for cultural heritage valuation. A famous Banyumas cultural tourism site is taken as a case study, and the site's utility is e...
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With the increasing adoption of the ecosystem approach as integral to sustainable development policies, the economic valuation of marine and coastal ecosystem services (ESs) has become relevant for informing decision-making processes. Through an integrated approach encompassing bibliometric, network, and content analyses, this review is aimed at an...
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Recent advances in environmental research have proved that wetlands are the most promising solution in controlling and managing environmental problems, with their unique property of enormous diversification in spatial, creation, water and sediment characteristics, and keystone species. While providing the natural habitat and breeding ground for abo...
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Indonesian peatlands play a critical role in global carbon storage and biodiversity conservation, but they face significant ongoing threat of degradation and loss due to human-induced pressures, including the development of industrial plantations, agricultural expansion, extractive forestry practices, and recurrent fires. The imperative to restore...
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The concept of ecosystem services (ES), which highlights the direct and indirect benefits ecosystems provide to human well-being, has gained prominence in science and policy over the last few decades. This opinion article emphasizes the importance of social valuation in ES assessment, particularly in developing countries where communities rely heav...
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Rice fields managed by farmers or agricultural business actors provide cultivation benefits and environmental services. Research in Japan shows that the environmental benefits of rice fields reach 90%, much higher than its role as a cultivation medium which is only 10%. This study aims to examine the economic value of rice fields as a whole in thre...
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The study was carried out to quantify the carbon stock and sequestration potential of the multifunctional agroforestry (MFA) system established for small and marginal farmers in Tamil Nadu, India. The MFA consists of 316 multi-utility trees and shrubs across four quadrats and border trees on a 0.75 acre land. The results showed significant variatio...
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Agricultural wetlands or wetland agroecosystems are crucial for sustainable farming practices, particularly in developing countries. These wetlands provide a range of economic and environmental benefits by enhancing the resilience of agricultural systems and conserving natural ecosystems. This study focuses on the economic valuation of ecosystem se...
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From an economic standpoint, green spaces often gain value when they are conserved or restored to serve specific economic and social functions. Financial issues such as consumption (use value) and government investments are considered in traditional economic valuations of green spaces. However, a broader perspective, aligned with sustainable develo...
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Urban Parks are recognized as major contributors to the physical and aesthetic quality of urban neighborhoods. Hence, there is an increasing demand for improved urban parks. The overall objective of the study is to value the preferences, attitudes and motives of Warda Park visitors for a policy that aims at endowing the park with more amenities. Th...
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This paper reports a study regarding households’ willingness to pay for private sector solid waste management services. The data originated from a contingent valuation survey conducted in 224 households in Ilorin in southwest Nigeria and was analysed using tobit and censored least absolute deviations models. The use of a robust and consistent estim...
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The purpose of this study is to measure the economic value in Rawapening. This study is expected to be able to see how far the role of nature tourism is seen as an environmentally sound tourist attractions. Because the benefits of natural attractions usually have a variety of natural resources such as biodiversity, benefit directly, and indirectly...
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En un contexto en el que las cooperativas de ahorro y crédito desempeñan un rol fundamental dentro del sistema financiero popular y solidario, resulta clave profundizar en el análisis de su valoración económica y financiera. Estas entidades no solo promueven el acceso a servicios financieros para sectores tradicionalmente excluidos, sino que tambié...
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The Yanomami Indigenous Territory (YIT) is renowned for its mineral wealth, including gold and cassiterite. The high value of these minerals in the international market has enabled the economic viability of illegal artisanal mining in remote areas of YIT. Consequently, an influx of miners has occurred, leading to a humanitarian crisis among the Yan...
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The changing climate affects agriculture sector severely especially in developing countries like India. To overcome such impacts, the Government of India has undertaken several adaptation programs, and integrated watershed management program (IWMP) is one of them. Currently, there is limited understanding about the impact of implementing soil and w...
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This paper estimates the economic valuation, discusses preferences for electronic waste (e-waste) recycling, and identifies the most preferred attributes in e-waste recycling. Stratified random sampling from the households in Putrajaya, Malaysia was utilised to obtain the primary data. It provides the readers with an intrinsic satisfaction when cho...
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Sustainable environment is a hope for the sustainability of a civilization, because environmental damage can destroy civilization. Mining commodities needed by humans to build civilization and the fulfillment of the necessities of life such as houses, high rise buildings, motor vehicles, mobile phones, electronic equipment, home appliances, office...
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The phenomenon of Albergo Diffuso (AD) represents an important development in the competitiveness between destinations and concerns the way in which historical and cultural heritage is used. The concept of AD is a new and innovative meaning of tourism which promotes the sustainable future through the recovery of ancient towns and, in the same time,...
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The economic valuation of sustainable policies is necessary for undertaking socially optimal decisions that reduce the adverse impacts of tourism across society and the environment. This paper focuses on the economic valuation of sustainable tourism policies based on the evidence found in the literature of discrete choice experiments (DCE). The met...
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Genetic diversity plays a pivotal role in fostering resilient crops amidst the escalating challenges posed by a changing climate. Within the broader context of agricultural adaptation to climatic shifts, the utilization and harnessing of genetic diversity is a significant means to bolster agricultural resilience. Due to the significance of genetic...
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Rivers are important ecological and recreational resources, but in China, they are facing increasingly severe environmental degradation due to industrialization and urbanization. River restoration enhances river health and functionality through ecological, hydrological, and recreational improvements. These restoration projects are fundamental for e...
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La presente investigación busca determinar la influencia de la contaminación acústica en la valoración económica de viviendas en el distrito de Arequipa generada por el flujo vehicular, el cual, El desarrollo de la investigación se realizó a través de un estudio empírico con 72 mediciones de ruido en diferentes puntos del distrito, mismas que fuero...
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Coastal wetlands are vital habitats for human well-being because their ecosystem services are affected by multiple factors. In the quest to reduce the vulnerability of these valuable ecosystems for human beings, education is fundamental to facilitate analysis and answer questions. This paper presents an educational experience of the economic evalua...
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Information is an experience good, meaning that its value emerges upon use and varies based on individual perceptions. Augmented reality (AR) is a technology designed to deliver immersive informational experiences. This study investigates the impact of AR on the perceived value of information by people experiencing information as consumers or produ...
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This document provides an economic evaluation of the loss of ecological and sociocultural potential derived from the environmental liabilities (ELs) of the extractive sector in Colombia. Seventy-two environmental liabilities and 13 ecosystem services and sociocultural elements affected in 4 departments were analyzed. In total, an economic loss of 4...
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This study is dedicated to the economic valuation of human capital (HC) in the regions where the Indigenous peoples of Kamchatka reside. The entire Kamchatksky Krai is considered an Indigenous people’s ancestral territory. However, in this study, only municipalities whose population is more than one-third Indigenous were chosen for the assessment....
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Marine microorganisms are central to global ecological and biogeochemical systems, with their intricate interactions shaping community dynamics. While meta-omics data sets have revolutionized marine microbial ecology, they often provide fragmented insights, underscoring the need for advanced integrative modeling frameworks. In this review, we highl...
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Climate change has a negative impact especially on agriculture. Due to unpredictable seasonal changes and floods, agricultural land can be damaged. Mitigation strategies are needed to anticipate more serious impacts from the threat of climate change. According to this research, farmers in Temanggung, Indonesia, are willing to pay (WTP) for climate...
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Individuals with ambulatory difficulties frequently face significant barriers to participating in coastal recreational activities due to inadequate infrastructure and maintenance. This study evaluates the needs and habits of wheelchair users to assess the economic value of beach recreation for this group in Greece. Through a combination of economic...
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The aim of this research is to carry out an economic valuation of the San Luis wetland in Florencia for the ecosystem services it provides and the benefits derived from its conservation due to a (hypothetical) project, which is subject to high anthropic intervention. Contingent valuation was used as a method to find the Willingness To Pay (WTP) of...
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The study is devoted to analysing the economic role of one of the main factors of agribusiness-soil fertility. It is of great importance in the survival of ecosystems and directly affects crop productivity, which determines a country's GDP. The economic assessment of land in agribusiness is undoubtedly associated with challenges such as predicting...
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Esta investigación buscó realizar la valoración económica de la reserva de carbono en la biomasa aérea (RCBA) en dos tipos de cobertura vegetal en el Área de Conservación Regional Bosque Nublado Amaru-Huachocolpa-Chihuana (ACRBNA), Huancavelica, Perú. Para ello, se estimó la biomasa aérea en dos parcelas de 0.5 ha establecidas en un bosque de monta...
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The consequences of climate change are intensifying rapidly, making it urgent to promote efforts to mitigate its effects. Forest restoration emerges as a powerful tool for climate regulation, particularly because of its potential as a carbon sink. Brazil, with its vast expanse of degraded pasturelands, presents a significant opportunity for large-s...
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The multifaceted threats to global freshwater ecosystems, especially in urban environments, impact hydrological cycles, flora and fauna, habitats and ecosystem processes. While these ecosystems can potentially offer important services to the urban populations by providing natural areas inside cities, the constraints imposed by urbanisation and a hi...
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This study presents an innovative methodology for optimal economic valuation of emissions (carbon price) under uncertainty, using Fuzzy Decision Making and Analytic Hierarchy Process to manage hierarchical variation, applied to the Argentinean production chain through Life Cycle Analysis and Demand and Supply Management. The paper presents three or...
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Essential for maintaining life on Earth, ecosystem services also have economic value as scarce goods subject to human appropriation. However, the value of these services may be lost because landholders generally receive no compensation for the benefits their land provides for others. Payments for ecosystem services (PES) are an alternative solution...
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Tropical rainforests are of vital importance to the environment, as they contribute to weather patterns, biodiversity and even human wellbeing. Hence, in the face of tropical deforestation, it becomes exigent to quantify and assess the contribution of ecosystem services associated with tropical rainforests to the environment and especially to the p...
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While policy interest and research on recreational ecosystem services (RES) has increased substantially, insights into the actual flows of benefits to people have remained scarce, especially at levels beyond local communities. This paper aims to model RES Flows and Benefits for Germany in monetary and non-monetary terms. We use Germany as a case st...
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Forest ecosystem services are critical for maintaining ecological balance and supporting human well-being from different perspectives. However, rapid land use changes driven by agricultural expansion, urbanization, and industrial activities have significantly altered forest ecosystems, degrading the services they provide. We here conduct an ecosyst...
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This paper explores the potential implementation of Nature-Based Solutions (NBSs) in agriculture, specifically focusing on soil and water management in Southern Italy, particularly in the Apulia and Basilicata regions. Through a tailored questionnaire, it investigates farmers’ perceptions of the utility of NBSs, addressing key issues in the region...
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Urban Green Space (UGS) is a part of urban modern cities living. The significance of the UGS has been outlined in Sustainable Development Goals 11 and 15. Nevertheless, the economic benefits of UGS are often overlooked due to a lack of understanding of their monetary value. This study estimates the economic value of Bukit Kiara Federal Park using t...
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The utilization of mangrove forest land for the expansion of salt pond areas with the aim of increasing salt production in Bipolo Village causes the loss of economic value of marine biota in the mangrove ecosystem. Mangrove ecosystem resources that are utilized as salt ponds if not accompanied by a rehabilitation process will cause a decrease in th...
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Considerable amounts of irrigation water of vegetable crops grown in homogenous sandy soil profiles could be subjected to deep percolation water losses due to inappropriately designed surface or subsurface drip irrigation methods. This study aimed to investigate the combined influence of implementing clay soil layer in homogenous sandy soil profile...
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One part of the Sari watershed, which was a strategic area for Bima City, was the Kawae Block protected forest area. This forest area acted as a catchment area for the Bima City Region and supports the lives of the people of Wawo, Bima Regency and its surroundings. In the last decade, the Kawae Block protected forest area has come under pressure fr...
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Allotment (AGs) and community gardens (CGs) are types of urban gardens that provide diverse ecosystem services (ESs) such as climate regulation, beautiful landscapes, biodiversity and food security. Despite this, there are no AGs or CGs in many developing countries such as Iran. One of the main reasons for the lack of development of CGs in developi...
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Soils have the capacity to contribute to human wellbeing through a variety of pathways. Preserving these contributions in light of human and climate-induced changes requires consideration of the numerous benefits – both in research and policy-making. Previous research has demonstrated how the benefits can be recognized through valuation, but a comp...
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In recent years, research has increasingly focused on the economic value of freshwater ecosystems, which provide essential services such as water supply, climate regulation, and recreation, but are highly vulnerable to human-induced degradation. To examine this body of work, a meta-analysis was conducted on 116 studies regarding the economic value...
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This article uses the well-being valuation (WV) approach to estimate and monetize the well-being impacts of informal care provision on caregivers. Using nationally representative longitudinal data from the UK, the British Household Panel Survey, we address two challenging methodological issues related to the economic valuation of informal care: (i)...
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Economic valuation is a calculation of the value of the economic benefits of a resource. Pusuk Lestari is a village in Batulayar District, West Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. This village has a diversity of biological resources, one of which is the Malvaceae family. Until now there has been no study that focuses on the econ...
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This study introduces an innovative method for assessing the economic value of carbon stored by the urban park forest in Quito, Ecuador. The method uses Sentinel-2 remote sensing data and advanced deep learning techniques. A large forest study area was chosen, and detailed field measurements were taken to gather biomass and carbon data. Sentinel-2...
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Life on earth is exceptionally rich and varied. It can appear in the shape and on the scale of anything from very small bacteria to gigantic animals such as the blue whale. Almost 8 years that common button tops vanished from the beaches of Pilar and only on the year 2015 it re appeared. This study was conducted at 9 baranggays in Pilar, Capiz, Phi...
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In the West Asia region, the vulnerability of Ramsar Convention wetlands due to unsustainable utilization driven by water scarcity continues to grow. Here, a global surface water product generated by the European Joint Research Centre was used to assess changes in surface water in 77 wetlands listed under the Ramsar Convention over a 37-year period...
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Climate change poses an alarming and far-reaching challenge that profoundly affects forests globally. These ecosystems are increasingly vulnerable to shifts in climatic variables, notably temperature fluctuations, changes in precipitation patterns, and the escalation of severe weather events. This chapter delves into the critical research gaps and...
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The concept of ecosystem services (ES) originates from economic studies in the late 1970s, gaining traction with increasing interest in methods to quantify their eco- nomic benefit. A widely accepted definition of ES, as “the benefits that people obtain from ecosystems”, has been put forth by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA, 2005), categor...
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From the management point of view, the water sector can be defined as a dynamic system including five structural components: (i) the present and future water balances (ii) the regulatory framework, (iii) the physical infrastructure, (iv) the institutional set-up and (v) the economic framework. The management of this system has to simultaneously pur...
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Nature-based solutions (NbS) are a booming field. However, there needs to be more information to address their economic valuation in agricultural production systems. A bibliographical analysis was conducted of the concept, its evolution, and its different fields of action. A state-of-the-art review was developed on the economic valuation of alterna...
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The energy transition will occur due to the natural decline in profitability of thermal power generation assets, and their place in the energy matrix will be taken over by renewable energies. Ensuring electric supply security, a cornerstone of the energy trilemma, is a priority for both developed and developing countries. Nations heavily reliant on...
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University-community engagement represents a critical dimension of higher education institutions’ roles in society, focusing on fostering mutually beneficial partnerships between universities and local communities. This study reviews and synthesizes existing methodologies for evaluating the bidirectional impact of these engagements, emphasizing the...
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Background and Aims This study aims to assess individuals' willingness to pay (WTP) for a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccine in Iran, focusing on key determinants influencing vaccine acceptance. Utilizing the contingent valuation method (CVM), we aim to provide insights into the economic and socio‐cultural factors shaping WTP in Iran. Meth...
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This chapter deals with economic valuation. Economic value is inherently social and constituted in an interplay of social structures and valuation practices. While the study of social structures helps to understand how economic value is established and set through different social forms (such as markets, ratings, rankings and contests), the pragmat...
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In the background of rising global initiatives to combat climate change and promote better energy management, retrofitting of current structures has become a major strategy. This abstract and literature review aims at presenting a full review of a decision-making approach that can be used in choosing sustainable options for energy retrofitting. Thi...