Public perceptions of ecosystem services and preferences for design scenarios of the flooded bank along the Three Gorges Reservoir: Implications for sustainable management of novel ecosystems |
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| Institution: | 1. Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China;2. College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China;3. Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Wetland and Watershed Research, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China;1. Department of Ecology, Chair of Ecosystem Science/Plant Ecology, Technische Universität Berlin, Rothenburgstr. 12, 12165 Berlin, Germany;2. Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), 14195 Berlin, Germany;1. University of Potsdam, Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476, Potsdam, Germany;2. Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research, Universitätsallee 1, 21335, Lüneburg, Germany;3. Collingwood Environmental Planning Limited and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Strathclyde, 75 Montrose Street, Glasgow, G1 1XJ, Scotland, UK;4. Scottish Natural Heritage, 231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, EH12 7AT, Scotland, UK;1. Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, The Weeks Building, 16-18 Princes Gardens, London SW7 1NE, United Kingdom;2. Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom;1. CIFOR, Center for International Forestry Research, Bogor, Indonesia;2. CIRAD, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, UPR Forêts et Sociétés, Montpellier, France;3. AgroParisTech, ABIES Doctoral School, Paris, France;4. CIFOR, Center for International Forestry Research, Lima, Peru;1. Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, China;2. Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Wetland and Watershed Research, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330022, China;3. Tongji University, Shanghai, China;1. University of Bucharest, Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies, 1 Nicolae Balcescu, 010041 Bucharest, Romania;2. University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, Department of Geomorphology, Pedology, Geomatics, 1 Nicolae Balcescu, 010041 Bucharest, Romania;3. Paris-Lodron-University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria;4. Silva Tarouca Research Institute, Department of Landscape Ecology, Lidická 25/27, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic |
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| Abstract: | The newly formed extensive flooded land associated with the Three Gorges Reservoir hold great potentials to provide ecosystem services (ESs) for surrounding cities and communities. Conflicting values and conventional management strategies may complicate and inhibit broad-scale decision-making for this novel ecosystem. Public attitudes are a crucial influence in the way this process plays out. This study was conducted to assess how the reservoir bank is perceived by the general public of Chongqing Municipality in terms of importance of riparian ESs, and preference for corresponding landscape design styles through photo-questionnaire interviewing. Although Chongqing citizens know little of the “ecosystem services” concept, they do recognise riparian environmental and ecological benefits especially the bank protection and pollution interception functions, while benefits of habitats for wildlife and flood attenuation were of less concern. Recreational values were least appreciated, which is inconsistent with other studies. This may be attributed to a wider, intensive environmental education in various social media in today’s China. But publicity has been dominated by toxic air, water and soil pollution control rather than the benefits of nature conservation and personal contact with nature. In line with recognition of ESs, there is quite strong preference for the forested design scenario and particularly vegetation components across the socio-demographic spectrum. Overall, socio-demographic variables have very low explanatory power for the perceptual responses. Our study also revealed misunderstandings around riparian functions and a gap between public expectations and special abiotic and biotic prerequisites in restoring novel ecosystems. Finally, we discuss the relevance of this research to urban novel ecosystems in general, and implications for raising public awareness, engaging appropriate public values in sustainable design and management of such ecosystems. |
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| Keywords: | Environmental attitudes Landscape alternatives Large infrastructure Reservoir margin city Yangtze River |
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