Public perceptions of ecosystem services and preferences for design scenarios of the flooded bank along the Three Gorges Reservoir: Implications for sustainable management of novel ecosystems

摘要: Abstract The newly formed extensive flooded land associated with the Three Gorges Reservoir hold great potentials to provide ecosystem services (ESs) for surrounding cities and communities. Conflicting values conventional management strategies may complicate inhibit broad-scale decision-making this novel ecosystem. Public attitudes are a crucial influence in way process plays out. This study was conducted assess how reservoir bank is perceived by general public of Chongqing Municipality terms importance riparian ESs, preference corresponding landscape design styles through photo-questionnaire interviewing. Although citizens know little “ecosystem services” concept, they do recognise environmental ecological benefits especially protection pollution interception functions, while habitats wildlife flood attenuation were less concern. Recreational least appreciated, which inconsistent other studies. be attributed wider, intensive education various social media today’s China. But publicity has been dominated toxic air, water soil control rather than nature conservation personal contact nature. In line recognition there quite strong forested scenario particularly vegetation components across socio-demographic spectrum. Overall, variables have very low explanatory power perceptual responses. Our also revealed misunderstandings around functions gap between expectations special abiotic biotic prerequisites restoring ecosystems. Finally, we discuss relevance research urban ecosystems general, implications raising awareness, engaging appropriate sustainable such