Assessing the Impact of Biodiversity on Tourism Flows: A model for Tourist Behaviour and its Policy Implications

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Assessing the Impact of Biodiversity on Tourism Flows: A model for Tourist Behaviour and its Policy Implications

By CostBenefit on Nov 3, 2009 | In Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Preservation & Open Space, Endangered Species, Ecosystem Valuation, Computer Software/Database/Model, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

Link: http://www.feem.it/Feem/Pub/Publications/WPapers/WP2009-021.htm

Summary: This analysis provides an example of how biodiversity can be measured by means of different indicators, and how the latter can be used to assess the influence of the biodiversity profile of a region on the tourism flows towards it. Previous studies have considered environmental amenities as one of the determinants of tourism destination choice. The central hypothesis of this paper is that the destination's biodiversity profile can be considered as a key component of environmental amenities. The main objective of this study is to propose a different perspective on this topic, considering the role of biodiversity on tourists' choice of destination and duration of stay. Domestic Irish tourist flows have been chosen as a case study. The first step of the analysis required the construction of biodiversity indicators suitable for developing a biodiversity profile of each Irish county. Subsequently, a model was developed so as to explain the total number of nights spent in any location as a function of a set of explanatory variables including information about the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, biodiversity and the landscape profile of the county of destination and features of the trip. Results show that most of the biodiversity and landscape indicators included in the analysis turn out to be statistically significant in determining tourists' choices regarding the duration of their trip. As a result, policies pursuing biodiversity conservation appear to have a positive impact on the revenue of regional tourism.
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Species abundance and habitat fragmentation indicators increase the probability of spending an additional night by 12% and 7% respectively.
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The annual welfare changes from 10% increases in biodiversity indicators are for 4,934,640 euros for habitat abundance, 4,126,033 for species abundance and 2,857,739 euros for coverage of protected areas are 4,934,640 euros,

by Giulia Macagno 1, Maria Loureiro 2 and 3, Paulo A.L.D. Nunes 1 and 4, Richard Tol 5 and 6
1. Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei; Campo S. Maria Formosa, Venice, Italy; giulia.macagno@unive.it,
2. Istituto Universitario de Estudos e Desenvolvemento de Galicia (IDEGA),
3. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
4. Venice University
5. The Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin
6. Institute for Environmental Studies, Free University Amsterdam
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) www.feem.it
Working Paper 21.09; 2009