Valuing the benefits of beach protection measures in the face of climate change: a French case-study

Bénédicte Rulleau and Hélène Rey-Valette

Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2013, vol. 2, issue 2, 133-147

Abstract: The objective of this article is to increase knowledge of the understanding, expectations, preferences and behaviour concerning beach functions and adaptation measures addressing increasing beach vulnerability due to climate change. Surveys were carried out on 881 full-time and secondary residents, tourists and day trippers affected by the maintenance and protection of beaches within a pilot zone in the French Mediterranean. A contingent valuation method was used, based on a scenario which put the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) hypotheses into context. Various questions elucidated uses and practices, perceptions of risk and preferences concerning management and allowed the estimation of willingness to pay. The latter showed the relative significance of perception variables compared to economic characteristics. Over and above perception differences between sub-populations, this finding is crucial for the development of adaptation policies.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/21606544.2013.776213

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