Marine Sites and the Drivers of Wellbeing: Ecosystem vs. Anthropic Services

Coastal sites offer a range of services that contribute to human wellbeing. While some of the services are entirely human-made (e.g., parasol and sunbed rental), others are produced thanks to the contribution of marine ecosystems (e.g., water clarity). The purpose of this paper is to investigate the...

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Autores principales: Barbara Cavalletti, Matteo Corsi, Elena Lagomarsino
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5f65a3afe9cb47dca3d9b58173c905be2021-11-25T19:02:09ZMarine Sites and the Drivers of Wellbeing: Ecosystem vs. Anthropic Services10.3390/su1322125682071-1050https://doaj.org/article/5f65a3afe9cb47dca3d9b58173c905be2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/22/12568https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Coastal sites offer a range of services that contribute to human wellbeing. While some of the services are entirely human-made (e.g., parasol and sunbed rental), others are produced thanks to the contribution of marine ecosystems (e.g., water clarity). The purpose of this paper is to investigate the preferences of a sample of beachgoers for these two categories of services that policymakers have to balance when designing management strategies for coastal sites. We consider a marine site in the north of Italy that partially falls within the boundaries of a protected area but that is characterized by a medium-to-high level of anthropization. The results of a discrete choice experiment show that in the current state of things, the ecosystem services proposed for the sample have, on average, a higher marginal utility, suggesting that actions increasing those services have a larger effect on well-being.Barbara CavallettiMatteo CorsiElena LagomarsinoMDPI AGarticlemarine and coastal ecosystemsdiscrete choice experimentsecosystem servicesconditional logitmixed logitlatent class logitEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12568, p 12568 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic marine and coastal ecosystems
discrete choice experiments
ecosystem services
conditional logit
mixed logit
latent class logit
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
spellingShingle marine and coastal ecosystems
discrete choice experiments
ecosystem services
conditional logit
mixed logit
latent class logit
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Barbara Cavalletti
Matteo Corsi
Elena Lagomarsino
Marine Sites and the Drivers of Wellbeing: Ecosystem vs. Anthropic Services
description Coastal sites offer a range of services that contribute to human wellbeing. While some of the services are entirely human-made (e.g., parasol and sunbed rental), others are produced thanks to the contribution of marine ecosystems (e.g., water clarity). The purpose of this paper is to investigate the preferences of a sample of beachgoers for these two categories of services that policymakers have to balance when designing management strategies for coastal sites. We consider a marine site in the north of Italy that partially falls within the boundaries of a protected area but that is characterized by a medium-to-high level of anthropization. The results of a discrete choice experiment show that in the current state of things, the ecosystem services proposed for the sample have, on average, a higher marginal utility, suggesting that actions increasing those services have a larger effect on well-being.
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author Barbara Cavalletti
Matteo Corsi
Elena Lagomarsino
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title Marine Sites and the Drivers of Wellbeing: Ecosystem vs. Anthropic Services
title_short Marine Sites and the Drivers of Wellbeing: Ecosystem vs. Anthropic Services
title_full Marine Sites and the Drivers of Wellbeing: Ecosystem vs. Anthropic Services
title_fullStr Marine Sites and the Drivers of Wellbeing: Ecosystem vs. Anthropic Services
title_full_unstemmed Marine Sites and the Drivers of Wellbeing: Ecosystem vs. Anthropic Services
title_sort marine sites and the drivers of wellbeing: ecosystem vs. anthropic services
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
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