Marine ecosystem services in Xàbia, north of Alicante (Spain): an economic valuation via multicriteria analysis

• Autores: Ana María Gómez Aguayo, Arturo Vicente Estruch Guitart
• Localización: XIII Congreso de Economía Agroalimentaria / coord. por María Dolores de Miguel Gómez; Narciso Arcas Lario (dir.), 2021, ISBN 978-84-17853-43-3, págs. 69-72
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper provides an estimation of the economic value of the Ecosystem Services (ESs) in the marine coastal strip of Xàbia, north of Alicante, Spain. The proposed method combines an Analytic Network Process (ANP) and a Discounted Cash Flow model. We confirmed the presence of seven ESs in this natural area (including seafood, climate regulation, waste treatment, biological control, lifecycle maintenance, gene pool protection, recreation, cultural heritage, and knowledge development) based on the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity classification. Our results reveal substantial economic value attached to non-marketed services provided by the underwater environment.