Value of bathing waters and influence of bathing water quality: literature review

Research aimed to provide socio-economic understanding of the value of Scottish bathing waters and the influence of bathing water quality (BWQ) to bathers, beach users and to the national and local economies.


Appendix 2: Summary of literature reviewed

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Relevant headline research questions

Peer reviewed? [29]

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Ballance, A., Ryan, P. G., and Turpie, J. K.

How much is a clean beach worth? The impact of litter on beach users in the Cape Peninsula, South Africa

South African Journal of Science

2000

Bonaiuto, M., Breakwell, G. M., and Cano, I.

Identity processes and environmental threat: The effects of nationalism and local identity upon perception of beach pollution

Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology

1996

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Cascade Consulting and eftec

Revised Bathing Water Directive Impact Assessment RERAD/007/08: Achieving Compliance with Microbial Standards

Scottish Government

2009

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Coombes, E. G., and Jones, A. P.

Assessing the impact of climate change on visitor behaviour and habitat use at the coast: A UK case study

Global Environmental Change

2010

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Czajkowski, M., Hanley, N. and LaRiviere, J.

The effects of experience on preference uncertainty: Theory and empirics for public and quasi-public environmental goods

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

2015

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eftec

Valuation of Benefits to England and Wales of a Revised Bathing Water Quality Directive and Other Beach Characteristics Using the Choice Experiment Methodology

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

2002

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eftec, Ipsos MORI and The South West Research Company

Bathing water valuation study for the Environment Agency

Environment Agency

2014

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GESAMP

Sources, fate and effects of microplastics in the marine environment: A global assessment

Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection ( GESAMP)

2015

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Ghermandi, A., Nunes, P. A., Portela, R., Nalini, R., and Teelucksingh, S. S.

Recreational, cultural and aesthetic services from estuarine and coastal ecosystems

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei ( FEEM)

2010

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Gillespie, P. R., Hynes, S., and O'Reilly, P.

Valuing the Waterville fishery: A travel cost analysis of anglers' recreational use-values

Conference proceedings: 90 th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society

2016

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Hanley, N., Bell, D., and Alvarez-Farizo, B.

Valuing the benefits of coastal water quality improvements using contingent and real behaviour

Environmental and Resource Economics

2003

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Hipp, J. A., and Ogunseitan, O. A.

Effect of environmental conditions on perceived psychological restorativeness of coastal parks

Journal of Environmental Psychology

2011

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Hynes, S., Tinch, D., and Hanley, N.

Valuing improvements to coastal waters using choice experiments: An application to revisions of the EU Bathing Waters Directive

Marine Policy

2013

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Johnston, R.J., Boyle, K.J., Adamowicz, W., Bennett, J., Brouwer, R., Cameron, T.A., Hanemann, W.M., Hanley, N., Ryan, M., Scarpa, R. and Tourangeau, R.

Contemporary Guidance for Stated Preference Studies

Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists

2017

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McKenna, J., Williams, A. T., and Cooper, J. A. G.

Blue flag or red herring: Do beach awards encourage the public to visit beaches?

Tourism Management

2011

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Morgan, R.

Preferences and priorities of recreational beach users in Wales, UK

Journal of Coastal Research

1999

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Morrissey, K., and Moran, C.

The Non-Market Value of Water Based Activities in the West of Ireland

National University of Ireland SEMRU Working Paper

2011

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Oliver, D. M., Hanley, N. D., van Niekerk, M., Kay, D., Heathwaite, A. L., Rabinovici, S. J., Kinzelman, J. L., Fleming, L. E., Porter, J., Shaikh, S. and Fish, R.,

Molecular tools for bathing water assessment in Europe: Balancing social science research with a rapidly developing environmental science evidence-base

Ambio

2016

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Phillips, M. R., and House, C.

An evaluation of priorities for beach tourism: Case studies from South Wales, UK

Tourism Management

2009

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Ravenscroft, N., and Church, A.

The attitudes of recreational user representatives to pollution reduction and the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive

Land Use Policy

2011

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Reed, M., and Buckmaster, S.

Public perceptions and behaviours towards the water environment: Lessons for theory, communication and action

WWF

2015

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Rögnvaldsdóttir, L. B.

Economic effects of tourism: Analysis at the subnational level in Iceland

MSc Thesis, University of Iceland

2016

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Shepherd, J.

Bathing water quality: public perception and awareness

The Plymouth Student Scientist

2014

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Tudor, D. T., and Williams, A. T.

A rationale for beach selection by the public on the coast of Wales, UK

Area

2006

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Vaz, B., Williams, A. T., Silva, C. P. D., and Phillips, M.

The importance of user's perception for beach management

Journal of Coastal Research

2009

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Wilson, M. I., Robertson, L. D., Daly, M., and Walton, S. A.

Effects of visual cues on assessment of water quality

Journal of Environmental Psychology

1995

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Wyles, K. J., Pahl, S., and Thompson, R. C.

Perceived risks and benefits of recreational visits to the marine environment: Integrating impacts on the environment and impacts on the visitor

Ocean and Coastal Management

2014

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Wyles, K. J., Pahl, S., Thomas, K., and Thompson, R. C.

Factors that can undermine the psychological benefits of coastal environments: Exploring the effect of tidal state, presence, and type of litter

Environment and Behavior

2016

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Wyles, K.J., Pahl, S., Holland, M., and Thompson, R. C.

Can Beach Cleans Do More Than Clean-Up Litter? Comparing Beach Cleans to Other Coastal Activities

Environment and Behavior

2016

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