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Public Preferences for Climate Change Adaptation Policies in Greece: A Choice Experiment Application on River Uses

In: Agricultural Cooperative Management and Policy

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  • Dimitrios Andreopoulos

    (Free University of Bozen/Bolzano)

  • Dimitrios Damigos

    (National Technical University of Athens)

  • Francesco Comiti

    (Free University of Bozen/Bolzano)

  • Christian Fischer

    (Free University of Bozen/Bolzano)

Abstract

Climate change is a multidimensional issue with serious environmental and socio-economic implications. Mountain areas, in particular, show high vulnerability to climate change. Among others, alterations in temperature and precipitation can severely affect freshwater ecosystems, in terms of both quality and quantity. As a result, services provided by river ecosystems will deteriorate, affecting economic activities and social welfare. This study comprises one of the first attempts to monetize non-market benefits of adaptation to climate change impacts on mountainous rivers. In this direction, a choice experiment was conducted using a face-to-face survey to examine the preferences of Konitsa’s residents, a mountain settlement located in the Prefecture of Ioannina (Greece). Simple and extended Conditional Logit models were calibrated in order to analyze trade-offs of choices and to estimate the welfare effects of climate change adaptation measures. The resulting values and reliability considerations indicate that people support adaptation actions, being willing to pay for all river services.

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  • Dimitrios Andreopoulos & Dimitrios Damigos & Francesco Comiti & Christian Fischer, 2014. "Public Preferences for Climate Change Adaptation Policies in Greece: A Choice Experiment Application on River Uses," Cooperative Management, in: Constantin Zopounidis & Nikos Kalogeras & Konstadinos Mattas & Gert Dijk & George Baourakis (ed.), Agricultural Cooperative Management and Policy, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 163-178, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:comchp:978-3-319-06635-6_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-06635-6_9
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