Conservation easement landowners' willingness to accept for forest thinning and the impact of information

2022 ◽  
Vol 135 ◽  
pp. 102627
Author(s):  
Ana Gutierrez-Castillo ◽  
Jerrod Penn ◽  
Shaun Tanger ◽  
Michael A. Blazier
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Conservation Easement ◽  
Forest Thinning ◽  
The Impact

Greater acceptability, lower compensations required? The impact of perceived net benefits on willingness to accept nuclear energy projects

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Contu ◽  
Elgilani Eltahir Elshareif
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Nuclear Plants ◽  
Energy Projects ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Support Cost

Purpose This paper aims to estimate willingness to accept (WTA) hypothetical nuclear energy projects and the impact of net perceived benefits across three countries: Italy, a country without nuclear plants in operation; the UK, a country with nuclear plants in operation and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which has more recently opted for the inclusion of nuclear energy in its energy mix. These valuations can support cost-benefit analyses by allowing policymakers to account for additional benefits and costs which would be otherwise neglected. Design/methodology/approach Data collection was conducted through online nationwide surveys, for a total of over 4,000 individuals sampled from Italy, the UK and the UAE. The surveys included choice experiments designed to elicit preferences towards nuclear energy in the form of WTA, indicating estimated compensations for welfare worsening changes and questions to measure perceived risks and benefits. Findings The average WTA/Km is the lowest for the case of the UAE. What is more, perceived net positive benefits tend to decrease the WTA required by the UAE respondents? Moreover, across the cases, albeit to a lesser extent with regard to Italy’s case, there is evidence that a more positive benefit perception seems to increase the valuation of environmental and public benefits offered as part of the experiment. Originality/value The contribution of this study is primarily twofold: first, it provides a comparison of WTA values in a context where the availability of choice experiment data is scant; second, it assesses whether and to what extent perceived net positive benefits of nuclear energy impact WTA of nuclear energy projects.

scholarly journals Dampak Jangka Pendek Penjarangan Hutan Campuran terhadap Keanekaragaman Serangga Terbang di KPH Banten (Short-Term Impact of Thinning of Mixed Forest on the Diversity of Flying Insects in Forest Management Unit of Banten)

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Ahmad Budiaman ◽  
Noor Farikhah Haneda ◽  
Sarah Nova Irene Lumbantobing
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Mixed Forest ◽  
Similarity Index ◽  
Forest Environment ◽  
Forest Thinning ◽  
Flying Insects ◽  
Evenness Index ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Richness Index

Forest thinning is a sylvicultural practice that aims to provide better growth space for increasing tree growth and stand quality. Forest thinning is a form of forest disturbance that has an impact on the forest environment, including flying insects. This study aimed to assess the impact of thinning of mixed forest stands on the diversity of flying insects. Eight circular plots of 0.1 ha were laid out systematically on thinning plots of 15.3 ha. Parameters observed in the plot included environment factors (stand composition, temperature, humidity, and canopy cover), abundance, species composition, and biodiversity index of flying insects (diversity index, species richness index, evenness index, and similarity index).  The sweep net was used to collect the flying insects. Mann-Whitney test was used to compare the index of biodiversity of flying insects before and after forest thinning. Forest thinning caused a decrease in abundance, species composition, diversity index, richness index, and evenness index of flying insects. Forest thinning led to a decrease in the abundance of herbivorous flying insects and an increase in the abundance of predatory flying insects. Flying insect species found before thinning was not identical to those after thinning.Keywords: diversity index, flying insect, forest ecosystem, forest tending

scholarly journals The Impact of Forest Thinning on the Reliability of Water Supply in Central Arizona

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. e0121596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvio Simonit ◽  
John P. Connors ◽  
James Yoo ◽  
Ann Kinzig ◽  
Charles Perrings
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Forest Thinning ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Central Arizona

Poignancy and Mediated Wisdom of Experience: Narrative Impacts on Willingness to Accept Delayed Rewards

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Slater ◽  
Mary Beth Oliver ◽  
Markus Appel
Keyword(s):  
Delay Discounting ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Video Clips ◽  
Unsafe Behavior ◽  
Indirect Path ◽  
Moral Elevation ◽  
The Impact

Research on the impact of eudaimonic narrative has begun to identify a variety of psychologically and socially important outcomes. In the present study, we conceptually and operationally distinguish three distinctive responses to eudaimonic narrative: moral elevation, being emotionally moved, and poignancy. We, following work by Hershfield and colleagues (Ersner-Hershfield, Mikels, Sullivan, & Carstensen, 2008), suggest that poignancy, or a combination of sadness and happiness in response to life or narrative events, represents a recognition and acceptance of life’s transience and mixed joys and sorrows. Evocation of poignancy by eudaimonic narrative, then, should elicit responses associated with age, life experience, and maturity, which we refer to as “mediated wisdom of experience.” We find that brief eudaimonic video clips, compared with similar non-eudaimonic clips, increase acceptance of delayed rewards (i.e., reduced delay discounting, which has been found to be associated with maturity and negatively associated with risky and unsafe behavior in prior research), indirectly via the impact of these clips on poignant responses. In contrast, being emotionally moved showed an indirect path leading to decreased acceptance of delayed rewards, whereas moral elevation had no mediating effect.

scholarly journals Study of Consumer’s Unconscious Reaction towards the Use of Anthropomorphic Appearance of AI: An Eye-Tracking Experiment

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 55-67
Author(s):  
Irina Ene
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Eye Tracking ◽  
Business Intelligence ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Management Styles ◽  
Payment Systems ◽  
Disruptive Technologies ◽  
Relevant Topic ◽  
Intelligence Support ◽  
The Impact

Abstract With disruptive technologies constantly emerging, the impact of artificial intelligence is becoming a relevant topic nowadays. An extensive investment in business intelligence support systems has been recognized as one of the top priorities of most successful managers. However, these constant internal changes of systems and management styles rarely happen smooth and natural, and frequently they trigger serious issues for the companies and its interactions with their customers. Implementations like automated call centers and online payment systems are just mainstream examples which can be used to show the numerous implications of the intrusion of artificial intelligence systems in our everyday life. With the increasing use of various forms of technology, an ongoing discussion has emerged about people's willingness to accept these technological trends. There are, of course, both pro and counter arguments to be discussed. In this article there are presented the results of an eye-tracking experiment about the reaction of consumers towards several forms of artificial intelligence. It has been shown that consumers have the tendency to react more at unexpected situations involving robots and forms of artificial intelligence.

Potential Employees' Ethical Perceptions of Active Monitoring: The Dark Side of Data Analytics

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Holt ◽  
Bradley Lang ◽  
Steve G. Sutton
Keyword(s):  
Data Availability ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Monitoring Systems ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Ethical Perceptions ◽  
Active Monitoring ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT Employees are increasingly monitored through integrated, data analytic-driven continuous (i.e., active) monitoring systems that analyze a wealth of data concerning their behaviors and actions. While use of these active monitoring systems has been advocated for improved performance measurement, increased productivity, and reduced costs, discussion has generally ignored the ethical implications of such monitoring as well as the impact on employees' morale and views of the organization. This study investigates these issues through application of contractarian ethics in the experimental examination of employees' beliefs and intentions based on organizational monitoring practices. In the first experiment, the level of monitoring and pay are varied to understand potential employees' perspectives on organizational ethics, willingness to accept a job with an organization, and their likely job satisfaction. While pay may sway willingness to accept a job and even the level of satisfaction, pay does not affect potential employees' ethical perceptions of the organization. Under high monitoring situations, potential employees consistently rate the ethics of the organization as poor. In a second experiment, four justifications that the literature suggests employers may provide for using employee monitoring are found to have no effect on employees' views about the organization in a high monitoring environment. Data Availability: Please contact the authors.

scholarly journals Overtourism: residents’ perceptions of tourism impact as an indicator of resident social carrying capacity - case study of a Spanish heritage town

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Muler Gonzalez ◽  
Lluis Coromina ◽  
Nuria Galí
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
The Body ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Carrying Capacity ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to assess the value of impact perceptions as an indicator of social carrying capacity in the heritage town of Besalú, Spain. Additionally, it assesses the impact tourism dependence and other socio-demographic variables have on this indicator. Design/methodology/approach A literature review on social exchange theory (SET) and carrying capacity related to impact perceptions is presented. The method was a survey, with a questionnaire based on the literature review and in-depth interviews. The results have been analyzed statistically to determine the links between perceptions and socio-demographic variables. Using statistical tools, perceptions are compared to three indicators that have been used to determine capacity in literature: willingness to accept more tourism, tourism pressure and the tourist function index. Findings The willingness of residents to enter into, and remain, in an exchange relationship is affected primarily by tourism dependence, and to a lesser extent by gender and education. Additionally, impact perceptions do not correspond to a willingness to accept more tourists. The impacts of tourism on conservation show greater consensus, while impacts on the availability of space for residents show links to other capacity indicators. Originality/value This study enhances the body of knowledge on social carrying capacity in heritage towns, by focusing on a regionally prominent day-tripper heritage town facing high tourism pressure which is Besalú. From a theoretical perspective, this study attempts to merge carrying capacity and SET, thus linking sustainability to social exchange. It also highlights the importance of a gender-based perspective in sustainability.

scholarly journals The impact of gender and location on the willingness to accept overseas assignments

1999 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin B. Lowe ◽  
Meredith Downes ◽  
K. Galen Kroeck
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals No home court advantage: The trump impeachment trial and attitudes toward the U.S. Supreme Court

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 205316802110530
Author(s):  
Miles T Armaly ◽  
Adam M Enders
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
Public Support ◽  
The Political ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
Chief Justice ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Experimental Treatments ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The U.S

Although the U.S. Supreme Court goes to great lengths to avoid the “political thicket,” it is sometimes unwittingly pulled in. We employ several experimental treatments—each of which is composed of real behaviors that took place during the Trump impeachment trial—to understand the impact of the trial on attitudes about the Court. We find that Chief Justice Roberts’ presence and behaviors during the trial failed to legitimize the proceeding and may have even harmed views of the Court. Treatments involving Roberts’ actions decreased willingness to accept Court decisions and, in some cases, negatively impacted perceived legitimacy. We also find that criticisms of the Chief Justice by Senators decreased decision acceptance. These findings clarify both the bounds of the institution’s legitimizing power and the tenuous nature of public support in times of greater Court politicization by outside actors.

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