Chapter 6 explains several possible conceptual frameworks for the Cultural
Ecosystem Services (CES) classification along with the monetary and nonmonetary
methods for their valuation in the context of marine protected areas (MPAs) with
application on AMAre (2020) and RECONNECT (2020). Chapter 7 presents the
final outcomes of BlueBRIDGE (H2020) project drawing attention on the IT tools
used (e.g. cloud computing infrastructure, virtual research environments) for the
development of integrated production models. Rural and coastal sustainable growth
and land-sea synergies are discussed thoroughly in Chap. 8, where COASTAL
(H2020) project is presented. Chapter 9 covers marine plastic litter challenge and
provides policy recommendations based on two EIT Climate-KIC projects: BL.EU.
Climate (2020) and MEDFreeSUP (2020). Chapter 10 provides an overview of the
marine transport industry, its role and relevance in sustainable development and the
needed changes to be sustainable. Chapter 11 presents major challenges and opportunities related to ports and maritime transport presenting the EIT Climate-KIC
(2020b) project, Deep Demonstration in Maritime Hubs.
13.2 Main Findings and Policy Recommendations
13.2.1 MERMAID and TROPOS Projects
The approach used in Chap. 2 is comprised a face-to-face survey with local people
and tourists on Liuqiu island as well as in-depth interviews with particular stakeholders who are or will be potentially affected by offshore developments. Two
methods are used, the first method in the mixed-method framework, applied to
reach a wide range of participants by a multiple choice questionnaire survey. A
large-scale survey was intended to give an indicative overview of how the offshore
platform is perceived. The second method focused on the ability to explore in depth
the range of perceptions of the platform and the potential impacts, that’s why a
qualitative study was designed. Interviews were used to obtain first-hand information on social realities as they are constructed and presented by different actors.
The methodologies used for assessing social acceptance in Chap. 2 are the
following: (i) The Total Economic Value (TEV) is a standard theoretical approach
used for capturing and describing the benefits derived from the different ecosystem
services. The TEV is elicited from preferences of individuals using stated preference
methods and revealed preference methods; the choice experiment (CE) method is
included in this category. (ii) The social cost benefit analysis (SCBA) is a technique
that assesses the monetary social costs and benefits of an investment project over a
time period in comparison to a well-defined baseline alternative. Due to the project’s
expected long-run impacts on the local economy and ecology, its sustainability is to
be tested using a long-run SCBA, and the net present value (NPV) of the project is to
be estimated using different discount rate schemes. The NPV results reveal whether
the net social benefits generated by the investment project of MUOPs are positive
and significant well into the future.
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Ecosystem Services (CES) classification along with the monetary and nonmonetary
methods for their valuation in the context of marine protected areas (MPAs) with
application on AMAre (2020) and RECONNECT (2020). Chapter 7 presents the
final outcomes of BlueBRIDGE (H2020) project drawing attention on the IT tools
used (e.g. cloud computing infrastructure, virtual research environments) for the
development of integrated production models. Rural and coastal sustainable growth
and land-sea synergies are discussed thoroughly in Chap. 8, where COASTAL
(H2020) project is presented. Chapter 9 covers marine plastic litter challenge and
provides policy recommendations based on two EIT Climate-KIC projects: BL.EU.
Climate (2020) and MEDFreeSUP (2020). Chapter 10 provides an overview of the
marine transport industry, its role and relevance in sustainable development and the
needed changes to be sustainable. Chapter 11 presents major challenges and opportunities related to ports and maritime transport presenting the EIT Climate-KIC
(2020b) project, Deep Demonstration in Maritime Hubs.
13.2 Main Findings and Policy Recommendations
13.2.1 MERMAID and TROPOS Projects
The approach used in Chap. 2 is comprised a face-to-face survey with local people
and tourists on Liuqiu island as well as in-depth interviews with particular stakeholders who are or will be potentially affected by offshore developments. Two
methods are used, the first method in the mixed-method framework, applied to
reach a wide range of participants by a multiple choice questionnaire survey. A
large-scale survey was intended to give an indicative overview of how the offshore
platform is perceived. The second method focused on the ability to explore in depth
the range of perceptions of the platform and the potential impacts, that’s why a
qualitative study was designed. Interviews were used to obtain first-hand information on social realities as they are constructed and presented by different actors.
The methodologies used for assessing social acceptance in Chap. 2 are the
following: (i) The Total Economic Value (TEV) is a standard theoretical approach
used for capturing and describing the benefits derived from the different ecosystem
services. The TEV is elicited from preferences of individuals using stated preference
methods and revealed preference methods; the choice experiment (CE) method is
included in this category. (ii) The social cost benefit analysis (SCBA) is a technique
that assesses the monetary social costs and benefits of an investment project over a
time period in comparison to a well-defined baseline alternative. Due to the project’s
expected long-run impacts on the local economy and ecology, its sustainability is to
be tested using a long-run SCBA, and the net present value (NPV) of the project is to
be estimated using different discount rate schemes. The NPV results reveal whether
the net social benefits generated by the investment project of MUOPs are positive
and significant well into the future.
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