Environmental information transparency and societal preference heterogeneity in restoring urban rivers’ ecosystem services: A comparative study using discrete choice experiments
Grant Data
Project Title
Environmental information transparency and societal preference heterogeneity in restoring urban rivers’ ecosystem services: A comparative study using discrete choice experiments
Principal Investigator
Professor Chen, Wendy Yan
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Duration
36
Start Date
2017-01-01
Amount
482605
Conference Title
Environmental information transparency and societal preference heterogeneity in restoring urban rivers’ ecosystem services: A comparative study using discrete choice experiments
Keywords
Discrete choice experiment, Ecosystem services, Environmental information, Societal preference, Urban river restoration
Discipline
Urban DevelopmentEnvironmental Studies and Science
Panel
Engineering (E)
HKU Project Code
17252416
Grant Type
General Research Fund (GRF)
Funding Year
2016
Status
Completed
Objectives
1) Investigate the potential relationship between environmental information transparency, trust in government, and public perception of ecosystem services; compare the differences between developed and developing countries; 2) Explore the impact of environmental information transparency on societal preference heterogeneity, such as respondents’ decisions to be willing to pay, stay opt-out, give protest responses, and prefer certain attributes or specific levels of urban river restoration scenarios; 3) Build the linkages between environmental information, public perception of ecosystem services, trust in government, and public heterogeneous preferences and decisions about urban river restoration.