Perceived Importance and Bundles of Ecosystem Services in the Yangtze River Middle Reaches Megalopolis, China
In this study, a survey with 4,580 residents in the Yangtze River Middle Reaches Megalopolis, central China, was conducted to assess the perceived importance of local ESs. Then, principal component analysis was used to identify their perceived coincidence (i.e., ES bundles), and an automatic linear...
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| description | In this study, a survey with 4,580 residents in the Yangtze River Middle Reaches Megalopolis, central China, was conducted to assess the perceived importance of local ESs. Then, principal component analysis was used to identify their perceived coincidence (i.e., ES bundles), and an automatic linear model was used to reveal how the perceived ES importance and ES bundles were associated with socioenvironmental factors, including demographics, environmental awareness, and living environment. Our results showed that the provisioning ESs, especially water supply, had relatively higher perceived importance. There was no significant difference in perceived ES importance and ES bundles between experts and ordinary residents; thus, experts may recommend practices that meet the local residents’ wishes in the YRMRM. In addition, we disclosed three bundles of perceived ES (i.e., green environment service bundle, ecological stability service bundle, and grain service bundle), which encompassed ES from different ES categories. Potential tradeoff existed in different ES bundles, mainly due to the divergent preferences of different residents. For example, residents with more bus services near the residence tended to perceive green environment service bundle as more important, but perceive ecological stability service bundle as less important. This study adds important first-hand empirical data to the field of the public preferences of local residents for a region of high economic and ecological importance in China, which could provide more information and scientific basis for socially just and sustainable region environmental planning and management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-13aac5afb7cc44f697342c61df2d3e4e2022-12-21T21:47:56ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Environmental Science2296-665X2021-10-01910.3389/fenvs.2021.739876739876Perceived Importance and Bundles of Ecosystem Services in the Yangtze River Middle Reaches Megalopolis, ChinaGuanshi Zhang0Xiu Zhang1Long Xie2Qi Zhang3Dongsheng Liu4Hongjuan Wu5Sen Li6Sen Li7School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaEnvironmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United KingdomIn this study, a survey with 4,580 residents in the Yangtze River Middle Reaches Megalopolis, central China, was conducted to assess the perceived importance of local ESs. Then, principal component analysis was used to identify their perceived coincidence (i.e., ES bundles), and an automatic linear model was used to reveal how the perceived ES importance and ES bundles were associated with socioenvironmental factors, including demographics, environmental awareness, and living environment. Our results showed that the provisioning ESs, especially water supply, had relatively higher perceived importance. There was no significant difference in perceived ES importance and ES bundles between experts and ordinary residents; thus, experts may recommend practices that meet the local residents’ wishes in the YRMRM. In addition, we disclosed three bundles of perceived ES (i.e., green environment service bundle, ecological stability service bundle, and grain service bundle), which encompassed ES from different ES categories. Potential tradeoff existed in different ES bundles, mainly due to the divergent preferences of different residents. For example, residents with more bus services near the residence tended to perceive green environment service bundle as more important, but perceive ecological stability service bundle as less important. This study adds important first-hand empirical data to the field of the public preferences of local residents for a region of high economic and ecological importance in China, which could provide more information and scientific basis for socially just and sustainable region environmental planning and management.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2021.739876/fullYangtze River Middle Reaches Megalopolisecosystem services bundleperceived importanceprimary-school student in familyliving environment |
| spellingShingle | Guanshi Zhang Xiu Zhang Long Xie Qi Zhang Dongsheng Liu Hongjuan Wu Sen Li Sen Li Perceived Importance and Bundles of Ecosystem Services in the Yangtze River Middle Reaches Megalopolis, China Frontiers in Environmental Science Yangtze River Middle Reaches Megalopolis ecosystem services bundle perceived importance primary-school student in family living environment |
| title | Perceived Importance and Bundles of Ecosystem Services in the Yangtze River Middle Reaches Megalopolis, China |
| title_full | Perceived Importance and Bundles of Ecosystem Services in the Yangtze River Middle Reaches Megalopolis, China |
| title_fullStr | Perceived Importance and Bundles of Ecosystem Services in the Yangtze River Middle Reaches Megalopolis, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceived Importance and Bundles of Ecosystem Services in the Yangtze River Middle Reaches Megalopolis, China |
| title_short | Perceived Importance and Bundles of Ecosystem Services in the Yangtze River Middle Reaches Megalopolis, China |
| title_sort | perceived importance and bundles of ecosystem services in the yangtze river middle reaches megalopolis china |
| topic | Yangtze River Middle Reaches Megalopolis ecosystem services bundle perceived importance primary-school student in family living environment |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2021.739876/full |
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