Marine protected areas--substantiating their worth

H. Glenn, P. Wattage, S. Mardle, T. Van Rensburg, A. Grehan and Naomi Foley

Marine Policy, 2010, vol. 34, issue 3, 421-430

Abstract: With the UK Marine Bill promoting the creation of a network of marine protected areas and similar commitments in other countries there is a need for tools to assist in their design and management. Although physical science often drives designation, the implementation of marine protected areas also encompasses political and socio-economic issues. This paper focuses on one tool in the armoury of decision-makers: choice experiments. It illustrates its application to the quantification of aspects of socio-economic value not readily incorporated into the evaluation of the costs and benefits of marine protected areas utilising cold-water deep coral reefs off the Republic of Ireland.

Keywords: Marine; protected; area; Choice; experiment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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