Quality over Quantity: Non-market Values of Restoring Coastal Dunes in the US Pacific Northwest

Nguyen, Tu; Kling, David M.; Dundas, Steven J.; Hacker, Sally; Lew, Daniel K.; Ruggiero, Peter; Roy, Katherine

doi:10.3368/le.040721-0036R

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Quality over Quantity: Non-market Values of Restoring Coastal Dunes in the US Pacific Northwest

2022
By Nguyen, Tu ; Kling, David M. ; Dundas, Steven J. ; ...

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Journal Title:

Land Economics
Personal Author:

Nguyen, Tu ; Kling, David M. ; Dundas, Steven J. ; Hacker, Sally ; Lew, Daniel K. ; Ruggiero, Peter ; Roy, Katherine
NOAA Program & Office:

NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; AFSC (Alaska Fisheries Science Center)
Description:

We design a choice experiment to examine public preferences for coastal dune ecosystem restoration in the US Pacific Northwest, a public good whose natural state is now rare. Respondents are asked to choose among hypothetical projects that vary by project size, restoration quality, recreation access, flooding risk, and cost. Restoration quality is defined as closeness to the natural ecosystem. We find that increasing restoration quality results in significantly higher welfare gains than increasing the size of restoration area. Maintaining recreation access is preferred, and programs with recreation restrictions yield positive willingness-to-pay only if accompanied by the highest restoration quality.
Keywords:

Coastal Ecology Restoration Ecology Sand Dunes Coastal Ecology Restoration Ecology Sand Dunes Choice Experiments Coastal Dunes Ecosystem Nonmarket Valuation Restoration Willingness To Pay
Source:

Land Economics, May 18, 2022
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3368/le.040721-0036R
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Pacific Coast (U.S.)
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CC BY-NC-ND
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Submitted
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urn:sha256:0e31eeb980229a77b119c78861d5620dbd7ee1ac38c4600a63b21ee07591bc47
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