Socio-cultural valuation of whale ecosystem services in Skjálfandi Bay, Iceland
Pre-print (óritrýnt handrit) The study examines the socio-cultural values of multiple ecosystem services (ES) sourced from whales in Skjálfandi Bay, North Iceland, with many beneficiaries living in and visiting the town of Húsavík. The study begins to address the research gap in non-monetary valuati...
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ftopinvisindi:oai:opinvisindi.is:20.500.11815/2124 2023-05-15T15:11:47+02:00 Socio-cultural valuation of whale ecosystem services in Skjálfandi Bay, Iceland Malinauskaite, Laura Cook, David Davidsdottir, Brynhildur Ögmundardóttir, Helga Umhverfis- og auðlindafræði (HÍ) Environment and Natural Resources (UI) Hagfræðideild (HÍ) Faculty of Economics (UI) Líf- og umhverfisvísindadeild (HÍ) Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI) Félagsfræði-, mannfræði- og þjóðfræðideild (HÍ) Faculty of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics (UI) Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI) Félagsvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Social Sciences (UI) Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland 2021-02 106867 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2124 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106867 en eng Elsevier BV Ecological Economics;180 Malinauskaite, L., Cook, D., Davíðsdóttir, B. & Ögmundardóttir, H. (2021). Socio-cultural valuation of whale ecosystem services in Skjálfandi Bay, Iceland. Ecological Economics 180: 106867. DOI:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106867 0921-8009 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2124 Ecological Economics doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106867 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Socio-cultural ES valuation Whale ecosystem services Non-monetary valuation Multi-method approach Hvalaskoðun Húsavík Menningaráhrif Samfélagsáhrif Vistvæn ferðamennska info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2021 ftopinvisindi https://doi.org/20.500.11815/2124 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106867 2022-11-18T06:52:01Z Pre-print (óritrýnt handrit) The study examines the socio-cultural values of multiple ecosystem services (ES) sourced from whales in Skjálfandi Bay, North Iceland, with many beneficiaries living in and visiting the town of Húsavík. The study begins to address the research gap in non-monetary valuation of marine ecosystem services. Based on a multi-method approach, it elicits stakeholders' perceptions of the contribution of whale ES to human wellbeing using stakeholder mapping, semi-structured interviews, observations, and socio-cultural preference surveys. The key whale ES identified by the local stakeholders were cultural, most frequently mentioned being recreation and education. The most commonly mentioned ES values were related to economic benefits from the whale watching industry. The preference survey reveals that regulating and maintenance ES were valued most highly with a mean score of 4.0 out of 5.0, cultural ES were second with a mean score of 3.5, and provisioning ES in the form of food and raw materials were valued the least with a mean of 0.75. Interview data also reveals some marine ES management challenges originating from intensified tourism, industrial development, and climate change. The results of the study have the potential to inform marine resource management in Iceland by including socio-cultural values associated with whale resources. This paper has been subject to funding from NordForsk (grant number 76654) via their financial support to the Nordic Centre of Excellence ARCPATH (Arctic Climate Predictions – Pathways to Resilient, Sustainable Communities) and the Doctoral Grant of the University of Iceland Research Fund. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Húsavík Iceland Skjálfandi Opin vísindi (Iceland) Arctic Skjálfandi ENVELOPE(-17.532,-17.532,66.070,66.070) Ecological Economics 180 106867 |
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Socio-cultural ES valuation Whale ecosystem services Non-monetary valuation Multi-method approach Hvalaskoðun Húsavík Menningaráhrif Samfélagsáhrif Vistvæn ferðamennska Malinauskaite, Laura Cook, David Davidsdottir, Brynhildur Ögmundardóttir, Helga Socio-cultural valuation of whale ecosystem services in Skjálfandi Bay, Iceland |
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Pre-print (óritrýnt handrit) The study examines the socio-cultural values of multiple ecosystem services (ES) sourced from whales in Skjálfandi Bay, North Iceland, with many beneficiaries living in and visiting the town of Húsavík. The study begins to address the research gap in non-monetary valuation of marine ecosystem services. Based on a multi-method approach, it elicits stakeholders' perceptions of the contribution of whale ES to human wellbeing using stakeholder mapping, semi-structured interviews, observations, and socio-cultural preference surveys. The key whale ES identified by the local stakeholders were cultural, most frequently mentioned being recreation and education. The most commonly mentioned ES values were related to economic benefits from the whale watching industry. The preference survey reveals that regulating and maintenance ES were valued most highly with a mean score of 4.0 out of 5.0, cultural ES were second with a mean score of 3.5, and provisioning ES in the form of food and raw materials were valued the least with a mean of 0.75. Interview data also reveals some marine ES management challenges originating from intensified tourism, industrial development, and climate change. The results of the study have the potential to inform marine resource management in Iceland by including socio-cultural values associated with whale resources. This paper has been subject to funding from NordForsk (grant number 76654) via their financial support to the Nordic Centre of Excellence ARCPATH (Arctic Climate Predictions – Pathways to Resilient, Sustainable Communities) and the Doctoral Grant of the University of Iceland Research Fund. |
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Umhverfis- og auðlindafræði (HÍ) Environment and Natural Resources (UI) Hagfræðideild (HÍ) Faculty of Economics (UI) Líf- og umhverfisvísindadeild (HÍ) Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI) Félagsfræði-, mannfræði- og þjóðfræðideild (HÍ) Faculty of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics (UI) Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI) Félagsvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Social Sciences (UI) Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland |
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Socio-cultural valuation of whale ecosystem services in Skjálfandi Bay, Iceland |
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Socio-cultural valuation of whale ecosystem services in Skjálfandi Bay, Iceland |
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