Spatial asynchrony in environmental and economic benefits of stream restoration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15550722 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruoyu Zhang (0009-0001-0295-4401, University of Virginia, corresponding author), David A Newburn (0000-0002-6662-3660, University of Maryland, College Park), Andrew B Rosenberg (0000-0002-7930-6787, United States Department of Agriculture), Laurence Lin (0000-0002-2539-1074, University of Virginia), Peter M Groffman (0000-0001-8371-6255, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies), J M Duncan (0000-0002-9723-0501, Pennsylvania State University), Lawrence E Band (0000-0003-0461-0503, Engineering Systems (United States)) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 054004-054004 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/ac61c6 |
| OpenAlex | W4224861640 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
Stream restoration is widely used to mitigate the degradation of urban stream channels, protect infrastructure, and reduce sediment and nutrient loadings to receiving waterbodies. Stabilizing and revegetating riparian areas can also provide recreational opportunities and amenities, and improve quality of life for nearby residents. In this project, we developed indices of an environmental benefit (potential nitrate load reduction, a priority in the Chesapeake Bay watershed) and economic benefit (household willingness to pay, WTP) of stream restoration for all low order stream reaches in three main watersheds in the Baltimore metro region. We found spatial asynchrony of these benefits such that their spatial patterns were negatively correlated. Stream restoration in denser urban, less wealthy neighborhoods have high WTP, but low potential nitrate load reduction, while suburban and exurban, wealthy neighborhoods have the reverse trend. The spatial asynchrony raises challenges for decision makers to balance economic efficiency, social equity, and specific environmental goals of stream restoration programs
Economics · Environmental resource management · Habitat · Natural resource economics · Recreation · Restoration Ecology · Riparian zone · Stream restoration · Urban stream · Water quality · Water resource management · Watershed · Computer Science · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Environmental Science · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Urban Green Space and Health · Ecology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |