Ecosystem services' values and improved revenue collection for regional protected areas

Masiero, M. Franceschinis; C. Mattea, S. Thiene; M., D. Pettenella; D. Scarpa, R.

Abstract

The management of conservation areas is a costly enterprise, especially vulnerable to budget cutting when austerity measures are being considered. Optimal spatial taxation dictates that tax-payers contribute proportionally to the benefits they receive. This paper provides a framework to derive spatially varied benefit estimates for ecosystem services produced in Natura 2000 protected areas of Lombardy (Italy). These may be used as a framework for spatially optimised taxation to improve the efficiency of public funding. In the process we used non-market valuation techniques, as well as benefit functions’ transfer.

Citation

Masiero, M. F., C. Mattea, S. T., M., D. P., & D. Scarpa, R. (2018). Ecosystem services' values and improved revenue collection for regional protected areas. Ecosystem Services, 34(A), 136-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.10.012

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 31, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Nov 9, 2018
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2018
• Deposit Date: Nov 1, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 9, 2019
• Journal: Ecosystem Services
• Print ISSN: 2212-0416
• Electronic ISSN: 2212-0416
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 34
• Issue: A
• Pages: 136-153
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.10.012
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1309922