Marine ecosystem services: Perceptions of indispensability and pathways to engaging citizens in their sustainable use
Blasiak, Robert, Yagi, Nobuyuki, Kurokura, Hisashi, Ichikawa, Kaoru, Wakita, Kazumi and Mori, Aimee, (2015). Marine ecosystem services: Perceptions of indispensability and pathways to engaging citizens in their sustainable use. Marine Policy, 61 155-163
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Sub-type Journal article Author Blasiak, Robert
Yagi, Nobuyuki
Kurokura, Hisashi
Ichikawa, Kaoru
Wakita, Kazumi
Mori, AimeeTitle Marine ecosystem services: Perceptions of indispensability and pathways to engaging citizens in their sustainable use Appearing in Marine Policy Volume 61 Publication Date 2015-11 Place of Publication Amsterdam Publisher Elsevier Start page 155 End page 163 Language eng Abstract Research on attitudes towards the conservation and sustainable use of natural systems has predominantly focused on terrestrial systems. While marine systems provide crucial ecosystem services that support human well-being, some are significantly more tangible in people’s everyday lives, leading to more complex perceptions of their value. An assessment of perceptions about marine ecosystem services as well as willingness to engage in the conservation and sustainable use of these ecosystem services through taxation, donation, volunteering, or other activities is provided here based on a randomized survey of 1434 residents of the USA. Statistical analysis is presented, which suggests that: (1) respondents view oceans as a truly global commons with little distinction between the national and international indispensability of the ecosystem services they provide; (2) among the options for engaging citizens in the sustainable use of ecosystem services, respondents were most averse to taxation, a trend that is strongly correlated with age and more weakly correlated with gender; (3) perceptions about the potential loss of ecosystem services are a much stronger indicator for willingness to engage in their sustainable use than perceptions about the current status of the ecosystem services; (4) there is little or no correlation between political leanings and geographical location of respondents and their perceptions of marine ecosystem services or readiness to engage in their conservation and sustainable use. Among other things, these findings provide a basis for developing policies aimed at maximizing public engagement in sustainable management of marine ecosystem services, while identifying mechanisms most likely to meet with resistance from the general public. UNBIS Thesaurus TAXATION
GENDERKeyword Marine ecosystem services
Sustainable use
IndispensabilityCopyright Holder Elsevier Copyright Year 2015 Copyright type All rights reserved DOI 10.1016/j.marpol.2015.08.005 -
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