Perceptions and willingness to pay for water management on a highly developed tourism island under climate change: A Bayesian network approach
Water resources management in the coastal and island tourism destinations faces many challenges and threats driven by climate change and socio-economic stressors, especially in developing countries. Understanding the perceptions of a range of stakeholders, including tourism providers, on the perceiv...
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| author | Thuc D. Phan Edoardo Bertone Tien D. Pham Tuyen V. Pham |
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| description | Water resources management in the coastal and island tourism destinations faces many challenges and threats driven by climate change and socio-economic stressors, especially in developing countries. Understanding the perceptions of a range of stakeholders, including tourism providers, on the perceived importance of water resources management subject to climate change and tourism development in these destinations is, therefore, needed for a long-term strategy satisfying a growing water demand from socio-economic development. This study applies both logistic regression models and Bayesian networks to explore the determinants affecting the respondents’ perceptions and willingness to pay (WTP) for building reservoirs and increasing water price on Cat Ba Island, Vietnam subject to climate change and tourism development. Our findings show that about 83.5% of respondents are willing to contribute to the construction of reservoirs, while only 26.2% of respondents are supporting higher water prices in the island. Climate change and tourism development were found to be the strongest factors causing water shortage and in turn affecting the respondents’ WTP for building reservoirs and increasing water price, followed by occupation and monthly income. Such perceptions and experiences of a variety of stakeholders on the nexus of tourism development, water resources management and climate change can contribute to formulating policies and decision-making support, thereby potentially strengthening the tourism industry, and protecting the water resources under climate change on Cat Ba Island. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4dbde80c0966460891c9b0f60498c9692022-12-21T18:43:17ZengElsevierEnvironmental Challenges2667-01002021-12-015100333Perceptions and willingness to pay for water management on a highly developed tourism island under climate change: A Bayesian network approachThuc D. Phan0Edoardo Bertone1Tien D. Pham2Tuyen V. Pham3Cities Research Institute, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland 4215, Australia; Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Viet Nam; Corresponding author at: Cities Research Institute, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland 4215, AustraliaCities Research Institute, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland 4215, AustraliaGriffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, AustraliaCat Ba Biosphere Reserve Office, Cat Ba Island, Hai Phong 180000, Viet NamWater resources management in the coastal and island tourism destinations faces many challenges and threats driven by climate change and socio-economic stressors, especially in developing countries. Understanding the perceptions of a range of stakeholders, including tourism providers, on the perceived importance of water resources management subject to climate change and tourism development in these destinations is, therefore, needed for a long-term strategy satisfying a growing water demand from socio-economic development. This study applies both logistic regression models and Bayesian networks to explore the determinants affecting the respondents’ perceptions and willingness to pay (WTP) for building reservoirs and increasing water price on Cat Ba Island, Vietnam subject to climate change and tourism development. Our findings show that about 83.5% of respondents are willing to contribute to the construction of reservoirs, while only 26.2% of respondents are supporting higher water prices in the island. Climate change and tourism development were found to be the strongest factors causing water shortage and in turn affecting the respondents’ WTP for building reservoirs and increasing water price, followed by occupation and monthly income. Such perceptions and experiences of a variety of stakeholders on the nexus of tourism development, water resources management and climate change can contribute to formulating policies and decision-making support, thereby potentially strengthening the tourism industry, and protecting the water resources under climate change on Cat Ba Island.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010021003115Bayesian networksClimate changeStakeholders’ perceptionsTourism developmentWater management |
| spellingShingle | Thuc D. Phan Edoardo Bertone Tien D. Pham Tuyen V. Pham Perceptions and willingness to pay for water management on a highly developed tourism island under climate change: A Bayesian network approach Environmental Challenges Bayesian networks Climate change Stakeholders’ perceptions Tourism development Water management |
| title | Perceptions and willingness to pay for water management on a highly developed tourism island under climate change: A Bayesian network approach |
| title_full | Perceptions and willingness to pay for water management on a highly developed tourism island under climate change: A Bayesian network approach |
| title_fullStr | Perceptions and willingness to pay for water management on a highly developed tourism island under climate change: A Bayesian network approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceptions and willingness to pay for water management on a highly developed tourism island under climate change: A Bayesian network approach |
| title_short | Perceptions and willingness to pay for water management on a highly developed tourism island under climate change: A Bayesian network approach |
| title_sort | perceptions and willingness to pay for water management on a highly developed tourism island under climate change a bayesian network approach |
| topic | Bayesian networks Climate change Stakeholders’ perceptions Tourism development Water management |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010021003115 |
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