Land use change as an opportunity to decrease the consequences of extreme weather events: a case study of the Tisza Valley in Hungary
Nikolett ESZLÁRI
Zsuzsanna MARJAINÉ SZERÉNYI
Abstract
There are many reasons that the losses caused by extreme weather events are escalating year by year in Hungary. They include Hungary’s geographical characteristics, climate change, river regulation and the expansion of cultivated land. Changes in land use have hugely damaged natural capital, primarily decreasing the area of wetland. Wetlands are multiple-value resources and just one of their functions in the ecosystem is flood regulation. This type of habitat is able to store excess water which can be used in times of drought. At the same time, appropriate land-use (such as increasing the area of wetlands) can help address extreme weather events and increase the amount of natural capital. During the research this paper describes, the social impacts of different kinds of land-use were examined using cost-benefit analysis, contingent valuation and the benefit transfer method. These methods are able to assist with environmentally sustainable decision making as they can be used to show the social preferences for different types of habitats.
Keywords:
land-use change, cost-benefit analysis, ecosystem services of wetlands, contingent valuation, benefit transferReferences
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Jenkins W. A.; Murray B. C.; Kramer, R. A.; Faulkner S. P. (2010). Valuing ecosystem services from wetlands restoration in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Ecological Economics 69: 1051-1061.
Kazmierczak, R. F. (2001). Economic linkages between coastal wetlands and water quality: A review of value estimates reported in the published literature. Available at: http: //ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/31685/1/lsu0102.pdf. Accessed 3 May 2013.
Koncsos, L.; Ásványi K.; Bakacsi, Zs.; Balogh P.; Benedek, Zs.; Bezegh, A.; Csutora, M.; Derts Zs.; Eszlári N.; Jolánkai Zs.; Kardos M.; Kerekes S.; Korompai A.; Kozma Zs.; Marjainé Szerényi Zs.; Molnár A.; Muzelák B.; Nováky E.; Pásztor L.; Szabó Z.; Tabi A.; Veigl H.; Vetőné Mózner Zs.; Zsóka Á. (2011). Jövőképtől a vízkészlet-kockázatig. Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem, Építőmérnöki Kar. Budapest (in Hungarian).
Kosz, M. (1996). Valuing riverside wetlands: the case of the “Donau-Auen” national park. Ecological Economics 16: 109-127.
Kozma, Zs.; Koncsos, L.; Jolánkai, Zs.; Kardos, M.; Koncsos, T.; Muzelák, B.; Parditka, G.; Liska, B.; Derts, Zs.; Fonyó, Gy. (2012). Overview of risk based water resources scenario analysis – the WateRisk decision support system. Available at: http: //www.iwa-ywpc.org/uploads/2012/06/YWP-9847-Kozma-et-al.doc. http: //scholar.googleusercontent.com/scholar?q=cache: caPgly1pJxgJ: scholar.google.com/&hl=hu&as_sdt=0,5. Accessed 20 May 2013.
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Mitsch, W. J.; Gosselink, J. G. (2000). The value of wetlands: importance of scale and landscape setting. Ecological Economics 35: 25-33.
Muzelák, B.; Koncsos, L. (2012). Determining Cost-Efficiency and Regulation Policy for Water Transfer of Lake Balaton by Stochastic Dynamic Programming. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering B 1: 586-592.
O’Connor, M. (2000). Pathways for environmental evaluation: a walk in the (Hanging) Gardens of Babylon. Ecological Economics 34: 175-193.
Pate, J.; Loomis, J. (1997). The effect of distance on willingness to pay values: a case study of wetlands and salmon in California. Ecological Economics 20: 199-207.
Pearce D.; Bateman I.; Carson R. T.; Day B.; Hanemann M.; Hanley N.; Hett T.; Jones-Lee M.; Loomes G.; Mourato S.; Ece Ozdemiroglu, OBE; Sugden R.; Swanson J. (2002). Economic Valuation with Stated Preference Techniques. Summary Guide.
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Viglizzo, E. F.; Paruelo, P. L.; Jobbágy, E. G. (2012). Ecosystem service evaluation to support land-use policy. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 154: 78-84.
Wallace, K. J. (2007). Classification of ecosystem services: Problems and solutions. Biological Conversation 139: 235-246.
Wilson, M. A.; Hoehn, J. P. (2006). Valuing environmental goods and services using benefit transfers: The state- of- the art and science. Ecological Economics 60: 335-342.
Woodward, R. T.; Wui, Y. S. (2001). The economic value of wetland services: meta-analysis. Ecological Economics 37: 257-270.
ESZLÁRI, N., & MARJAINÉ SZERÉNYI, Z. (2020). Land use change as an opportunity to decrease the consequences of extreme weather events: a case study of the Tisza Valley in Hungary. Economic and Environmental Studies, 14(4 (32), 389–412. Retrieved from https://czasopisma.uni.opole.pl/index.php/ees/article/view/2910
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