Publication: Economic valuation of allotment gardens in peri-urban degraded agroecosystems: the role of citizens’ preferences in spatial planning
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Albaladejo García, José Antonio ; Alcon, Francisco ; Martínez Paz, José Miguel
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Facultad de Economía y Empresa
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Elsevier
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.102771
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Allotment gardens (AGs), one of the basic types of urban gardening, provide goods and services to the urban population beyond food supply. Therefore, the efficient planning and management of AGs must take into account both the social welfare provided by the ecosystem services (ES) associated with these spaces and spatial considerations. The distance of the AGs from the citizens, their accessibility and the presence of substitutes are aspects that have not been studied extensively in the scientific literature. In this context, this paper evaluates the creation of AGs in a peri-urban degraded agroecosystem in Murcia (SE-Spain). To this end, the values of ES are quantified economically, as are the influences of the socio-economic and spatial characteristics. A survey was undertaken on a representative sample of households in Murcia city, from which the willingness to pay (WTP) for owning an AG and the factors influencing the valuation were determined. The results indicate that provisioning services are the ES valued most highly, followed by regulating and cultural ES. The valuation of the project for the whole population is 5.4 €/household/month, with a WTP of 17.2 €/household/month for owning an AG plot. Multivariate analysis showed the importance of ES and spatial factors in this valuation. This WTP spatial study shows the existence of local patterns to be considered in the evaluation of new AGs location alternatives. These results will be useful to urban planners in their decision making.
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