Incorporating ecological values into the valuation system of uninhabited islands in China
Ninety-four percent of islands claimed by China are uninhabited. Due to the lack of protection awareness in developing and utilizing processes, many island ecosystems have suffered severe damage. The government has made measures to regulate the use of uninhabited islands and sea areas, but that is i...
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| author | Jieqiong Ding Cuicui Feng Guanqiong Ye Guangzheng Zhong Loke Ming Chou Xuechu Chen Min Liu |
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| description | Ninety-four percent of islands claimed by China are uninhabited. Due to the lack of protection awareness in developing and utilizing processes, many island ecosystems have suffered severe damage. The government has made measures to regulate the use of uninhabited islands and sea areas, but that is inadequate. We constructed a model of accounting for the natural resource stock and ecosystem services based on emergy analysis to incorporate the ecological cost into the current national uninhabited island use fee system. We used three uninhabited islands in Shanghai as case studies to elaborate on the valuing mechanism. The results illustrate that emergy analysis is applicable for measuring the ecological value of different ecosystems of uninhabited islands, and the price mechanism combined with the ecological capital cost fundamentally enhances the traditional use fee system within an acceptable increased price. The pricing model provides a powerful tool for sustainable use of uninhabited islands, helps policymaking, and can be extended to other uninhabited islands. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb838dea6776403ea60d5d8c4aad11302022-12-22T03:56:17ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation1569-84322022-06-01110102819Incorporating ecological values into the valuation system of uninhabited islands in ChinaJieqiong Ding0Cuicui Feng1Guanqiong Ye2Guangzheng Zhong3Loke Ming Chou4Xuechu Chen5Min Liu6Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, China; Jiangsu Provincial Environmental Monitoring Center, Nanjing, ChinaOcean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, ChinaOcean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, China; Hainan Institute of Zhejiang University, Sanya, China; Corresponding author at: Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zheda Road 1, Zhoushan 316021, PR China.Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, ChinaNational University of Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeEast China Normal University, Shanghai, ChinaEast China Normal University, Shanghai, ChinaNinety-four percent of islands claimed by China are uninhabited. Due to the lack of protection awareness in developing and utilizing processes, many island ecosystems have suffered severe damage. The government has made measures to regulate the use of uninhabited islands and sea areas, but that is inadequate. We constructed a model of accounting for the natural resource stock and ecosystem services based on emergy analysis to incorporate the ecological cost into the current national uninhabited island use fee system. We used three uninhabited islands in Shanghai as case studies to elaborate on the valuing mechanism. The results illustrate that emergy analysis is applicable for measuring the ecological value of different ecosystems of uninhabited islands, and the price mechanism combined with the ecological capital cost fundamentally enhances the traditional use fee system within an acceptable increased price. The pricing model provides a powerful tool for sustainable use of uninhabited islands, helps policymaking, and can be extended to other uninhabited islands.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1569843222000218Uninhabited islandsEcological capitalNatural resourcesValue mechanism |
| spellingShingle | Jieqiong Ding Cuicui Feng Guanqiong Ye Guangzheng Zhong Loke Ming Chou Xuechu Chen Min Liu Incorporating ecological values into the valuation system of uninhabited islands in China International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation Uninhabited islands Ecological capital Natural resources Value mechanism |
| title | Incorporating ecological values into the valuation system of uninhabited islands in China |
| title_full | Incorporating ecological values into the valuation system of uninhabited islands in China |
| title_fullStr | Incorporating ecological values into the valuation system of uninhabited islands in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incorporating ecological values into the valuation system of uninhabited islands in China |
| title_short | Incorporating ecological values into the valuation system of uninhabited islands in China |
| title_sort | incorporating ecological values into the valuation system of uninhabited islands in china |
| topic | Uninhabited islands Ecological capital Natural resources Value mechanism |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1569843222000218 |
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