人类福祉和自然资本指标大湖水振兴
Ted R Angradi1, Jonathon J Launspach2, Molly J Wick3
1United States Environmental Protection Agency, Center for Computational Toxicology and Ecology, Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division, Duluth, MN 55804.
概括
重振大湖水需要实用指标来衡量社会经济和文化效益. 本研究确定了关键的人类福祉 (HWB) 和自然资本指标,以评估海振兴的成功.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 城市规划 城市规划
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 海振兴工作旨在改善自然资本并提供社会经济效益.
- 评估这些投资的成功需要对人类福祉 (HWB) 和自然资本的实际,客观指标.
研究的目的:
- 编制和评价人类福祉 (HWB) 和大湖水社区的自然资本的客观指标.
- 确定可靠的指标来评估海振兴带来的社会经济和文化效益.
主要方法:
- 编制了五个大湖社区 (杜鲁斯/上流,绿湾,密尔沃基,芝加哥,克利夫兰) 的美国人口普查数据.
- 选择了19个客观的HWB指标和26个自然资本指标.
- 基于HWB和自然资本之间的相关性,考虑方向,强度和一致性的评级度量可靠性.
主要成果:
- 高度评价的HWB指标包括平均健康,心理健康,房屋所有权,房屋价值,生活成功和教育成就.
- 最重要的自然资本指标包括树木覆盖,不透水表面,可行性,娱乐设施密度和海岸线类型.
- 家庭收入和人口密度显著影响HWB和自然资本协会.
结论:
- 确定了可靠的客观指标,用于评估HWB和沿海复兴中的自然资本.
- 调查结果为评估环境投资的社会经济和文化效益提供了基础.
- 建议在未来的评估中包括家庭收入和人口密度.
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