Willingness to Pay for Ecosystem Services among Stakeholder Groups in a South-Central U.S. Watershed with Regional Conflict

摘要: AbstractEcosystem services valuation has become a popular approach to weighing trade-offs in environmental management, particularly where natural resources such as freshwater are limited. The authors assessed multiple stakeholders’ social perception regarding suite of ecosystem south-central U.S. watershed that is water stressed and experiencing intense sociopolitical conflict. First, the service beneficiaries were identified characterized according how they use value services. Second, factors underlying importance economic support for maintaining these analyzed. Finally, willingness pay was used identify explored potential biases management based on cultural attributes. Results (1) identified habitat species quality most important economically valuable services, respectively, (2) uncovered conflicts b...