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Coastal erosion perception and willingness to pay for beach management (Cadiz, Spain)

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Coastal zones are complex systems where many different human activities and natural processes converge. One of the most profitable and enjoyable activities is beach tourism and recreation; however, coastal erosion can cause not only loss of land and asset values but also loss of environmental and landscape qualities and therefore their recreational value due to passive erosion from shoreline armouring and coastal development. This paper reports results from economic and demographic factors affecting public coastal erosion awareness and willingness to pay on the urban beaches of Cadiz, SW Spain. Although there is a great public awareness of coastal erosion among the interviewed adults from town, the willingness to pay for beach management improvement is minimal. The fact is possibly explained by the low regional economic status and the large number of local residents among the beachgoers. The majority of the respondents said that there should not be any extra charges because they pay regular local taxes and already pay for using beach services.

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  1. When logistic regression is calculated the regression coefficient is the estimated increase in the log odds of the outcome variable per unit increase in the value of the independent/predictor variable. Thus, the exponential function of the regression coefficient is the odds ratio associated with a one unit increase in the predictor. For OR < 1, the predictor variable is associated with lower odds of outcome, OR = 1 predictor variable does not affect odds of outcome and in case of an OR > 1 the predictor is associated with higher odds of outcome (Bruin 2006).

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  1. Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Centro Andaluz Superior de Estudios Marinos, Universidad de Cádiz, Campus de Puerto Real, 11510, Puerto Real, Spain

    Bruna Alves & Javier Benavente

  2. Departament d’Economia, Facultat de Ciències Econòmiques i Empresarials, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17071, Girona, Spain

    Ricard Rigall-I-Torrent & Ramon Ballester

  3. Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologias, Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal

    Óscar Ferreira

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Alves, B., Rigall-I-Torrent, R., Ballester, R. et al. Coastal erosion perception and willingness to pay for beach management (Cadiz, Spain). J Coast Conserv 19, 269–280 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-015-0388-6

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