Social Acceptability of Flood Management Strategies under Climate Change Using Contingent Valuation Method (CVM)

Fatemeh Fadia Maghsood, Hamidreza Moradi, Ronny Berndtsson, Mostafa Panahi, Alireza Daneshi, Hossein Hashemi and Ali Reza Massah Bavani
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Fatemeh Fadia Maghsood: Department of Watershed Management Engineering, College of Natural Resources, Tarbiat Modares University, Noor 46414-356, Iran
Hamidreza Moradi: Department of Watershed Management Engineering, College of Natural Resources, Tarbiat Modares University, Noor 46414-356, Iran
Ronny Berndtsson: Centre for Middle Eastern Studies & Department of Water Resources Engineering, Lund University, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
Mostafa Panahi: Department of Environmental Economics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 1477893855, Iran
Alireza Daneshi: Department of Watershed Management Sciences and Engineering, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan 4918943464, Iran
Hossein Hashemi: Centre for Middle Eastern Studies & Department of Water Resources Engineering, Lund University, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
Ali Reza Massah Bavani: Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Aburaihan Campus, University of Tehran, Tehran 3391653755, Iran

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 18, 1-18

Abstract: Floods are natural hazards with serious impact on many aspects of human life. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported that climate change already has significant impact on magnitude and frequency of flood events worldwide. Thus, it is suggested to adopt strategies to manage damage impacts of climate change. For this, involving the local community in the decision-making process, as well as experts and decision-makers, is essential. We focused on assessing the social acceptability of flood management strategies under climate change through a socio-hydrological approach using the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM). For this purpose as well, hydro-climate modelling and the Analytical Network Process (ANP) were used. Among twelve investigated flood management strategies, “river restoration”, “agricultural management and planning”, and “watershed management” were the publicly most accepted strategies. Assessment of the social acceptability of these three strategies was carried out by use of the CVM and Willingness to Pay (WTP) methodology. Generally, 50%, 38%, and 18% were willing to pay and 44%, 48%, and 52% were willing to contribute flood management strategy in zones 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Overall, peoples’ WTP for flood management strategies decreased with increasing distance from the river. Among different investigated dependent variables, household income had the highest influence on WTP.

Keywords: Analytical Network Process; contingent valuation method; WTP; social acceptability; flood management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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