التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Investing in Natural Capital: Estimating the Value of Open Space Nature Preserves in Wake County, North Carolina |
| المؤلفون: |
Schmidt, Amelia |
| بيانات النشر: |
North Carolina State University. College of Natural Resources |
| سنة النشر: |
2012 |
| المجموعة: |
North Carolina State University Libraries (NCSU): Digital Repository |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
natural capital, non-market value |
| الوصف: |
SCHMIDT, AMELIA ANNE. MASTERS IN NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION. INVESTING IN NATURAL CAPITAL: ESTIMATING THE VALUE OF OPEN SPACE NATURE PRESERVES IN WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. We benefit from many of the services provided by nature's ecological functions that contribute to air and water quality, and the wildlife-associated recreational opportunities offered by species diversity. Working with valuation models and geospatial data, this study estimates the socio-economic value of conserving publicly managed open space through simulation models designed to estimate benefits based on the biophysical properties of landcover and the protection of biodiversity through species' habitat conservation. This assessment provides information intended to inform policy decisions by estimating both market and non-market values associated with the benefits provided to residents who directly or indirectly use these resources. The intent of this study is to heighten awareness of open space property values expressed in terms of their biological, ecological, geological and social worth. The InVEST program was used to model the benefits of biological carbon removal and nutrient retention. The benefits of carbon sequestration and storage were expressed as the avoided social cost of carbon. The benefits of nutrient retention were expressed as the replacement cost of biological filtration with artificial water treatment. The Wildlife Habitat Benefits Estimation Toolkit was used to quantify the benefits of biodiversity and wildlife-associated recreation based on a willingness to pay to observe wildlife or simply know that a species exists. The annual benefit of carbon sequestration averaged $612/ha. The lifetime benefit of carbon storage averaged $9,186/ha. The annual benefits of nutrient retention averaged $63/ha for nitrogen and $111/ha for phosphorus. Biodiversity protection through habitat conservation averaged $3,204/ha annually and its associated recreational opportunities averaged $2,774/ha. The 2.3 million ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
report |
| وصف الملف: |
4324632 bytes; application/pdf |
| اللغة: |
English |
| Relation: |
Master of Natural Resources Professional Papers (North Carolina State University. College of Natural Resources); http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.4/8125 |
| الاتاحة: |
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.4/8125 |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edsbas.A8B2B2B1 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
BASE |