Using social media, machine learning and natural language processing to map multiple recreational beneficiaries

AS Gosal, IR Geijzendorffer, T Václavík, B Poulin… - Ecosystem Services, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Information and numbers on the use and appreciation of nature are valuable
information for protected area (PA) managers. A promising direction is the utilisation of …

Heterogeneity in preferences for renewable home heating systems among Irish households

TH Meles, L Ryan, SC Mukherjee - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper aims to understand heterogeneity in preferences for renewable home heating
systems such as heat pump systems, using a combination of psychological construct …

[HTML][HTML] Using latent class analysis to produce a typology of environmental concern in the UK

R Rhead, M Elliot, P Upham - Social science research, 2018 - Elsevier
Factor analysis is often used to study environmental concern. This choice of methodology is
driven by predominant theories that tie environmental attitudes to the multidimensional …

Measuring beachgoer preferences for avoiding harmful algal blooms and bacterial warnings

G Boudreaux, F Lupi, B Sohngen, A Xu - Ecological Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper estimates beachgoers' preferences for beach quality, including avoidance of
harmful algal blooms and bacterial warnings. Following a stratified random sampling …

Exploring the relevance of the multidimensionality of wildlife recreationists to conservation behaviors: A case study in Virginia

B Grooms, A Dayer, J Barnes, A Peele… - … Science and Practice, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Wildlife recreationists' participation in conservation behaviors could provide key support to
the conservation efforts of state fish and wildlife agencies. However, little is known about …

Landowner concerns related to availability of ecosystem services and environmental issues in the southern United States

RK Adhikari, RK Grala, SC Grado, DL Grebner… - Ecosystem Services, 2021 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of conservation initiatives on private lands in the southern United States
plays an important role in improving provision of ecosystem services and mitigating negative …

Norms and the willingness to pay for coastal ecosystem restoration: A case of the Tokyo Bay intertidal flats

K Tokunaga, H Sugino, H Nomura, Y Michida - Ecological Economics, 2020 - Elsevier
Tokyo Bay's ecosystem has severely deteriorated due to land reclamation projects, which
gradually claimed over 95% of the intertidal flats in the bay, beginning in the early 20th …

Identifying and mapping groups of protected area visitors by environmental awareness

AS Gosal, JA McMahon, KM Bowgen, CH Hoppe, G Ziv - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
Protected areas worldwide receive billions of visitors annually. The positive impact of nature
on health and wellbeing, in addition to providing opportunities for cultural activities such as …

Valuing the recreation benefits of natural springs in Florida

Q Wu, X Bi, KA Grogan, T Borisova - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
Karst springs are scenic natural resources in karst areas of Florida, currently under threat
from increasing groundwater withdrawal from the Floridan Aquifer and pollution resulting …

Supporting wildlife recreationists in Virginia: Survey report to inform the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources' wildlife viewing plan

B Grooms, JD Rutter, JC Barnes, A Peele, AA Dayer - 2020 - vtechworks.lib.vt.edu
In support of its mission to conserve and manage wildlife populations and habitat for the
benefit of present and future generations; connect people to Virginia's outdoors through …