Integrating recreational ecosystem service valuations into Israel's Water economy

IF 6.6 2区经济学 Q1 ECOLOGY

Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-09-23 DOI:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108391

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Abstract

This study examines how recreational freshwater ecosystem services (FESS) should influence water allocation policies within a comprehensive water economy model. We differentiate between FESS generated by flows and stocks, analyzing their effects on water allocation and pricing. We estimate the inverse demands for recreational FESS in Israel using household visitation data alongside water flow and stock information. These demands are then integrated into a comprehensive model of Israel's water economy to assess their impact on optimal water allocation. Our numerical simulations reveal that recreational FESS demands significantly affect optimal water allocation decisions. For instance, a 20 % increase in demand for flow-generated recreational FESS results in a 24 % reduction in stream flow diversion, a 13 % rise in water diversion from Lake Kinneret, and a 29 % increase in groundwater extraction from aquifers. By bridging the gap between ecological preservation and economic needs, our model paves the way for more holistic and effective water management practices worldwide.

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将娱乐性生态系统服务估值纳入以色列的水经济

本研究探讨了在综合水经济模型中，娱乐性淡水生态系统服务（FESS）应如何影响水资源分配政策。我们区分了由流量和存量产生的 FESS，分析了它们对水资源分配和定价的影响。我们利用家庭访问数据以及水流量和存量信息，估算了以色列对娱乐性 FESS 的反向需求。然后将这些需求纳入以色列水经济的综合模型，以评估其对最优水资源分配的影响。我们的数值模拟结果表明，娱乐性 FESS 需求对最优配水决策有重大影响。例如，流量产生的娱乐性 FESS 需求增加 20%，会导致溪流引水减少 24%，从基纳特湖引水增加 13%，从含水层抽取的地下水增加 29%。通过弥合生态保护与经济需求之间的差距，我们的模型为全球更全面、更有效的水资源管理实践铺平了道路。

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来源期刊

Ecological Economics 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

12.00

自引率

5.70%

发文量

313

审稿时长

6 months

期刊介绍： Ecological Economics is concerned with extending and integrating the understanding of the interfaces and interplay between "nature''s household" (ecosystems) and "humanity''s household" (the economy). Ecological economics is an interdisciplinary field defined by a set of concrete problems or challenges related to governing economic activity in a way that promotes human well-being, sustainability, and justice. The journal thus emphasizes critical work that draws on and integrates elements of ecological science, economics, and the analysis of values, behaviors, cultural practices, institutional structures, and societal dynamics. The journal is transdisciplinary in spirit and methodologically open, drawing on the insights offered by a variety of intellectual traditions, and appealing to a diverse readership. Specific research areas covered include: valuation of natural resources, sustainable agriculture and development, ecologically integrated technology, integrated ecologic-economic modelling at scales from local to regional to global, implications of thermodynamics for economics and ecology, renewable resource management and conservation, critical assessments of the basic assumptions underlying current economic and ecological paradigms and the implications of alternative assumptions, economic and ecological consequences of genetically engineered organisms, and gene pool inventory and management, alternative principles for valuing natural wealth, integrating natural resources and environmental services into national income and wealth accounts, methods of implementing efficient environmental policies, case studies of economic-ecologic conflict or harmony, etc. New issues in this area are rapidly emerging and will find a ready forum in Ecological Economics.