• A deliberative approach to valuation and precautionary management of cold water corals in Norway 

      Falk-Andersson, Jannike; Foley, Naomi; Armstrong, Claire W.; van den Hove, Sybille; van Rensburg, Thomas; Tinch, Rob (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-06-17)
      This paper explores management challenges in relation to human impacts on cold water corals (CWC) in Norway. CWC are a slow growing organism about which there is uncertainty regarding distribution and values. We discuss area closures to protect this environmental public good against destructive fishing practices. Focus groups were combined with questionnaires to inform precautionary management ...
    • Valuing coastal recreation and the visual intrusion from commercial activities in Arctic Norway 

      Aanesen, Margrethe; Falk-Andersson, Jannike; Vondolia, Godwin Kofi; Borch, Trude; Navrud, Ståle; Tinch, Dugald (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-04)
      The coastal zone in the Arctic is being extensively used for recreational activities. Simultaneously, there is an increasing pressure from commercial activities. We present results from a discrete choice experiment implemented in Arctic Norway, revealing how households in this region make trade-offs between recreational activities and commercial developments in the coastal zone. Our results show ...
    • Willingness to pay for unfamiliar public goods: Preserving cold-water coral in Norway 

      Aanesen, Margrethe; Armstrong, Claire W.; Czajkowski, Mikolaj; Falk-Andersson, Jannike; Hanley, Nick; Navrud, Ståle (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-02-17)
      The world's largest concentration of cold-water coral (CWC) is found off the Norwegian coast. Most CWC discoveries are recent, posing new challenges for Norwegian coastal and fishery authorities regarding the management of deep-sea resources. Scientific knowledge of CWC is limited, and many citizens have not even heard about them. This creates problems for the application of the stated preference ...