scholarly journals The Willingness to Pay for the Ecological Compensation of Min River Basin -- Based on the Survey of Chengdu 282 Households

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimin Pan ◽  
Weizhong Zeng ◽  
Weikang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Ecological Compensation ◽  
Min River

scholarly journals Ecological Compensation Standard of Trans-Boundary River Basin Based on Ecological Spillover Value: A Case Study for the Lancang–Mekong River Basin

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1251
Author(s):  
Yue Zhao ◽  
Feng-ping Wu ◽  
Fang Li ◽  
Xiang-nan Chen ◽  
Xia Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Mekong River ◽  
Ecosystem Service Value ◽  
Ecological Compensation ◽  
Ecological Services ◽  
Mekong River Basin ◽  
Service Value ◽  
Compensation Standard

Ecological compensation is an effective means to solve the conflict of interests among trans-boundary river basin countries. How to determine the ecological compensation standard is the core of ecological compensation. On the basis of the emergy synthesis method, we developed an emergy-water resources ecological footprint model for trans-boundary river basin countries. Based on the calculation of ecosystem service value and consumption ecological value of trans-boundary river basin countries, the ecological spillover value of each basin country is obtained. From the perspective of supply and consumption, the ecological compensation standard in basin countries is determined by judging the supply and consumption status of ecological services and combining with the willingness to pay for ecological compensation. Taking the Lancang–Mekong River Basin as an example, the results show that (1) the ecosystem service value of the Lancang–Mekong River Basin countries from high to low is Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, China, Vietnam, and Myanmar; (2) in terms of ecosystem service value consumption, the order from high to low is Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Laos, and Myanmar; and (3) Thailand and Vietnam, located in the lower reaches of the basin, belong to the consumers of ecological services, and based on the actual willingness to pay, they need to pay $46.913 billion and $1.699 billion, respectively.

scholarly journals Emergy Analysis and Ecological Spillover as Tools to Quantify Ecological Compensation in Xuchang City, Qingyi River Basin, China

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 414
Author(s):  
Huiqin Li ◽  
Cuimei Lv ◽  
Minhua Ling ◽  
Changkuan Gu ◽  
Yang Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Footprint ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Emergy Analysis ◽  
Ecological Compensation ◽  
Freshwater Resources ◽  
Ecological Protection ◽  
Complex Relationships

As an effective means to coordinate cost–benefit allocation of ecological protection between upstream and downstream cities, ecological compensation is often used to improve collaborative basin-wide freshwater resources management. Yet, due to the complex relationships between upstream and downstream ecosystem services, calculating eco-compensation is not an easy task. We used ecological spillover (the amount of local ecosystem services not used in the region and thus flows to downstream areas) and emergy analysis to determine the amount of eco-compensation that the city of Xuchang should pay to the upstream city of Xinzheng (Qingyi River Basin, China) from 2010 to 2014. Eco-compensation was determined by deducting the emergy of the local, self-supplied ecosystem services of Xuchang City, calculated using an ecological-water-footprint-based analysis, from the emergy of the total ecosystem services used in Xuchang, and monetized accordingly. The results showed that the self-supplied ecosystem services decreased from 2010 to 2014 and, thus, Xuchang relied more on the ecological spillover services flowing from Xinzheng. As a result, eco-compensation increased from 990 million Chinese Yuan (¥) in 2010 to ¥509 billion in 2014, mostly due to increased demands for water purification and reduced precipitation around Xuchang. This method can be further enhanced by introducing larger datasets and can be replicated elsewhere to accurately determine ecological compensation, ensuring basin-wide collaboration towards the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

Relationship Analysis between the Response to Participate in Eco-Compensation and Livelihood Assets: A HeiHe River Basin Example

2010 ◽  
Vol 113-116 ◽  
pp. 317-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Su ◽  
Hai Yang Shang
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Physical Capital ◽  
Heihe River Basin ◽  
Heihe River ◽  
Ecological Compensation ◽  
Relationship Analysis ◽  
Livelihood Assets ◽  
Physical Assets

For a long time, these are deeply entrenched in people’s thinking and the institutions or policies of economic activities that the resources are unlimited and the environment exists priceless. Environmentally augmented household livelihood assets were collected from 300 sample households within the HeiHe River Basin. Results show that physical assets possess a maximum value (0.609) and natural assets possess relatively low values (0.241). The human capital, natural capital, physical capital, financial capital and social capital are all important factors to influence the responses. An increment of one unit should reduce the occurrence to participate in ecological compensation for natural capital. Therefore, the local governments should actively introduce the relevant supporting measures in order to provide more non-agricultural employment opportunities for farmers.

scholarly journals Values and Preferences for Domestic Water Use: A Study from the Transboundary River Basin of Mékrou (West Africa)

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1232
Author(s):  
Vasileios Markantonis ◽  
Celine Dondeynaz ◽  
Dionysis Latinopoulos ◽  
Kostas Bithas ◽  
Ioannis Trichakis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Western World ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Domestic Water ◽  
Water Provision

Water is indispensable for human life and sufficient domestic use is considered as a regularity in the western world. The conditions are substantially different in African countries where poverty and lack of life-supporting services prevail. The provision of domestic water is an essential problem, which requires action. The lack of sufficient funding for the development of infrastructure supports claims for citizen participation in related costs. However, can citizens pay and to what extend for sufficient water provision? The present study investigates a household’s willingness to pay for domestic water in the transboundary Mékrou River Basin in West Africa (Burkina Faso, Benin and Niger) and explores the payment for domestic water provision to poverty. The paper uses the results of a household survey that was undertaken in the Mekrou basin including a representative sample from all three countries. Based on this survey the paper presents basic socio-economic characteristics of the local population as well as qualitative water provision and management attributes. In the core of the econometric analysis the paper presents the results of the survey’s Contingent Valuation (CV) scenario estimating the households’ willingness to pay (WTP) for a domestic water provision. The households of the Mekrou basin are willing to pay 2.81 euro per month in average for a domestic water provision network but this is strongly related with the wealth of households. This finding although it may support the “user pays principle”, it also raises serious questions over the provision of water to poor households.

Study on Ecological Compensation Mechanism of the Yellow River Basin

2012 ◽  
Vol 573-574 ◽  
pp. 610-616
Author(s):  
Ren Qi Wang ◽  
Tie Jun Dai ◽  
Yi Feng Li
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Yellow River Basin ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Compensation Mechanism ◽  
Ecological Compensation ◽  
Guiding Principle ◽  
Repair Costs ◽  
Important Field ◽  
The Yellow River Basin

The Yellow River becomes an important field to carry out river basin ecological compensation for its ecological environment is becoming worse and worse. This essay aims to construct the ecological compensation mechanism from compensation subject and object, principle and standard, compensation type and several problems need to be solved properly by analyzing the current situation of the Yellow River basin and analyzing the necessity of ecological compensation. All the beneficiaries and polluters should provide compensation for all the victims and protectors according to river basin ecological protectors' cost, ecological beneficiaries' situation or river basin repair costs. Fairness, consultation and participation and combining government compensation with market compensation are its guiding principle. Teaching protectors or victims how to fish is much better than giving fishes to those. This essay makes a contribution to realizing sustainable development of the Yellow River basin by constructing the ecological compensation mechanism scientifically.

scholarly journals Estimating the Cultural Value of Wild Animals in the Qinling Mountains, China: A Choice Experiment

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 2422
Author(s):  
Yilei Hou ◽  
Tianle Liu ◽  
Zheng Zhao ◽  
Yali Wen
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
Ecological Compensation ◽  
Ticket Pricing ◽  
Value Evaluation ◽  
Level Increase ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Surrounding Areas

In this study, we use the choice experiment method to evaluate the value of wild animals in the surrounding areas of the Changqing National Nature Reserve in China. For areas focused on biodiversity conservation, the results of wild animal value evaluation can provide a basis for the formulation of local ecological compensation standards. We identified wild animals, natural landscape features, infrastructure and facilities, and ticket price as major attributes determining the utility and value of the reserve area. The results of our field survey suggest that the cultural value of wild animals is significantly higher than the value of the infrastructure and other natural landscapes. Tourists indicated a willingness-to-pay of 31.4 Yuan to see wild animals in captivity, compared to 71.9 Yuan to see wild animals in the field. Moreover, tourists with different characteristics have different preferences for the cultural value of wildlife. Female tourists have a higher willingness-to-pay than male tourists. In addition, as age, education, and income level increase, tourists’ willingness-to-pay also increases. These conclusions can provide a reference for local government to formulate wildlife protection compensation and ecotourism ticket pricing.

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