Social demand for multiple benefits provided by Aleppo pine forest management in Catalonia, Spain
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Social demand for multiple benefits provided by Aleppo pine forest management in Catalonia, Spain. / Varela, Elsa; Jacobsen, Jette Bredahl; Mavsar, Robert.
In: Regional Environmental Change, Vol. 17, No. 2, 2017, p. 539-550.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Social demand for multiple benefits provided by Aleppo pine forest management in Catalonia, Spain
AU - Varela, Elsa
AU - Jacobsen, Jette Bredahl
AU - Mavsar, Robert
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This paper estimates the social demand for key benefits provided by Aleppo pine forests in Catalonia that can be enhanced by management. These so-called externalities are the side effects of forest management on citizens’ welfare and can be either positive or negative. The externalities addressed are: biodiversity (measured as the number of tree species), accessibility for practicing recreational activities, CO2 sequestration and annual burned area by wildfires. By the use of a choice experiment, an economic valuation method, we estimate in a joint manner people’s preferences for these externalities and show that there is a social demand for their enhanced provision. Based on these estimates, we construct three hypothetical scenarios reflecting the range of likely outcomes of different management strategies and calculate the social demand for these scenarios. Results show that the highest gains in terms of social benefits are obtained under a scenario that minimizes the burned area (2044.23 €/ha year). Our estimates show that an increase in the investment in forest management is in line with the social demand for forest benefits and the social support that exists for a related cost increase for inhabitants.
AB - This paper estimates the social demand for key benefits provided by Aleppo pine forests in Catalonia that can be enhanced by management. These so-called externalities are the side effects of forest management on citizens’ welfare and can be either positive or negative. The externalities addressed are: biodiversity (measured as the number of tree species), accessibility for practicing recreational activities, CO2 sequestration and annual burned area by wildfires. By the use of a choice experiment, an economic valuation method, we estimate in a joint manner people’s preferences for these externalities and show that there is a social demand for their enhanced provision. Based on these estimates, we construct three hypothetical scenarios reflecting the range of likely outcomes of different management strategies and calculate the social demand for these scenarios. Results show that the highest gains in terms of social benefits are obtained under a scenario that minimizes the burned area (2044.23 €/ha year). Our estimates show that an increase in the investment in forest management is in line with the social demand for forest benefits and the social support that exists for a related cost increase for inhabitants.
KW - Biodiversity
KW - Carbon sequestration
KW - Choice experiment
KW - Economic valuation
KW - Fire risk
KW - Recreation
U2 - 10.1007/s10113-016-1038-8
DO - 10.1007/s10113-016-1038-8
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84984920975
VL - 17
SP - 539
EP - 550
JO - Regional Environmental Change
JF - Regional Environmental Change
SN - 1436-3798
IS - 2
ER -
ID: 178457574