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IN FO R M A TIO N SYSTEM
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Final conference
BB5I85SP
INTERREG IV A
30th June 2014, Boulogne-sur-Mer
"Investing in your future"
Crossborder cooperation programme
2007-2013 Part-financed by th e European Union
(European R egional D evelopm ent Fund)
Results of ISECA surveys :
1. General perception on eutrophication in the 2Seas Region
2. Socio-economic perception on eutrophication in the 2Seas Region
Carolien Knockaert
Annelies Goffin
Flanders M arine Institute (VLIZ)
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1.1 Aim of the survey
1. General perception on eutrophication
■ Have people ever observed foam on the beach ?
■ How do people think and feei about the foam ?
■ Do they know about the eutrophication
phenomenon ?
Do we need to communicate towards general public ?
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1.2 Main statistics
1. General perception on eutrophication
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1.3 Analysis and results
1. General perception on eutrophication
W hat % o f respondents has allready seen foam on the beach ?
61%
39%
YES
NO
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1. General perception on eutrophication
What causes
50
%
of all
respondents
origin of the foam phenomenon I
has
Caused by human activities
Due to an accidental pollution
30
Natural biological phenomenon
0
%
100
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1. General perception on eutrophication
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is
caused
by
human
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Climate change ?
Soil pollution ?
W ater pollution ?
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1.3 Analysis and results
1. General perception on eutrophication
If the foam
is
caused
by
human
Not at all
W ater pollution
A little
57
33
M ainly
Exclusive
Soil pollution
64
16
Climate change
34
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17
50
%
14
100
Almost oil respondents think the foam is caused by a combination o f
human activities but m ainly due to w ater pollution
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1.3 Analysis and results
1. General perception on eutrophication
How
'
do
people feei
or
:
Pollutes sw im w ater
Unsightly
86
Stinks
35
Dangerous fo r animals
(dogs, fish,...)
80
Dangerous fo r humans
43
0
%
100
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1.3 Analysis and results
1. General perception on eutrophication
Do you know the phenomenon o f eutrophication in our coastal areas ?
84%
12%
4%
Yes
84
%
A little
of respondents
eutrophication
Not at al
do
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1.4 Conclusions
1. General perception on eutrophication
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53 % supposes it is a natural phenomenon but
amplified
with
human
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% of respondents
62
% thinks
dangerous fo r
animals
84 %
is
not
the
aware
has
foam
humans,
of the
allre
activities
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1.5 Progress in ISECA after the first survey
1. General perception on eutrophication
Communication in the ISECA project was necessary to inform
people on the eutrophication phenomenon in general !
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Web Inform ation Server (WIS)
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Creation o f educational tools
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Creation o f communication tools
•
Organisation o f communication events
References :
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Chiroutre E., G offin A., Sonter-Limerez A., Vernier A., De KokJ.L., Wottoge P., Martinez Vicente V., Cira M., Sanier
R. (2013). A l. 3: Perception o f the eutrophication. ISECA Project Rapport.
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2.1 Aim of the survey
2. Socio-economic perception on eutrophication
Aim
of survey
?
■ Integration of socio-economic and socio-professional criteria
■ Is the perception in United Kingdom, Belgium, France and the
Netherlands the same ?
■ Are they willing to address or to get involved in solving the
eutrophication problem ?
-> Do we need to change the management and policy on
eutrophication (and water quality in general) ?
-> Is further communication towards general public necessary ?
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2.2 Main statistics
2. Socio-economic perception on eutrophication
“ The World Wide Web o f ISECA respondents"
Total : 590 respondents
Interreg 2Seas Region : 520
United Kingdom
etherlands
Belgium
310
France
130
2.3 General profile of respondents
2. Socio-economic perception on eutrophication
Children : 57 %
Professional category
Working class
Sex : M 52 %, F 48%
9%
Non-working class
11 %
Retired
Age category
11 % 12 %
80 %
<25
26-40
31 %
46 %
Annual household
41-60
>60
15%
35%
Low
Average
50 %
High
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Fisherman
Teacher
General
public
1
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Scientist
37
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2.3 General profile of respondents
2. Socio-economic perception on eutrophication
Our visit to the beach
Frequency
Never
Several tim es a year
1%
90
Once a m onth
6%
Once a week
11%
Activity (%)
Several tim es a week
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Daily
14%
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56%
12 %
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2. Socio-economic perception on eutrophication
Have
people
ever
seen
foam
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Total
N on-lnterreg
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100
%
81
% o f all
respondents
has
allready
o
The occurrence o f fo am seems to be a bigger problem in the 2Seas Region
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2. Socio-economic perception on eutrophication
Does
the
general
public
Country
%
Total
50
know
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causing the foam on the beach
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2. Socio-economic perception on eutrophication
Do
they
Total general public
know
Not at all
the
eutrophication
14%
12 %
21 %
A little
Very well
58 %
21 %
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84 % of general public in the 2Seas Region (Belgium: 86 %, France: 88 % and
UK: 79%) is not or almost not aware of the eutrophication phenomenon !
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2. Socio-economic perception on eutrophication
Is
the
knowledge
■ Knowledge low to zero
100
23
%
77
of eutrophication
Knowledge very well
12
11
18
13
10
16
88
89
82
87
90
84
26-40
41-60
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Secundary level
Bachelor
Master
0
<25
There seems to be no pronounced difference in knowledge between age and
educational level of general public
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2.4 Analysis and results : all respondents
2. Socio-economic perception on eutrophication
Would you accept an increase in the water bill to improve water quality ?
What is the amount you are willing to pay (WTP) ?
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Is
the
WTP
related
to
the freque
100
% WTP
80
60
40
20
0
Never
Several times a year
Once a month
Once a week
Several times a week
Daily
The WTP seems not to be increasing w ith the number of visits to the
beach, and seems even a little lower for people that visit the beach
more than once a week.
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Is the WTP related to our activities at the beach or in the sea ?
100
% WTP
53
0
Fish
Walk
Swim
Surf
Boat
Respondents that perform beach activities with that involve more contact with
water (swimming, surfing), have a higher WTP compared to respondents that
walk along the beach
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Is willingness to pay related to our households (HH) ?
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Low HH
Average HH
High HH
On average, respondents with a higher income have a higher WTP
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What are the main reasons that 36 % of all respondents is not
willing to pay ?
100
%
0
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Polluters should pay
I allready pay too much tax
Governm ent should pay
i
Can't afford to pay
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2. Socio-economic perception on eutrophication
What other measures would they take when not willing to pay ?
100
Total
1 1
1 1
%
0
Check w ater connection
w ith sewer network
Paying more fo r
vegetables to encourage
environm entally friendly
agriculture
Taxes must allready be
allocated to preservation
of the environm ent
Pay fo r R&D
Pay in a conservation trust
fund
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2.5 Conclusions : foam and eutrophication
2. Socio-economic perception on eutrophication
S
81
% o f all
respondents
but is more likely to appear In the 2Seas Region
(87
%vs 61 %
has
allread
outside)
S Only 50 % o f general public has an idea on the cause o f the foam
S 8 4 % o f general public in the 2seas Region is not informed on the
eutrophication o f our coastal areas I
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2.5 Conclusions : willingness to pay
2. Socio-economic perception on eutrophication
S 64%
of all
respondents
is willing
to prevent
or limit
eutrophication
than half (46 %) is willing to pay 35 €/year
S
The
main
reasons
respondents
do
should pay (66 %), they allready pay too much tax (52 %) and the
Government should pay to obtain a better water quality (40 %>)
to
a
: 95
not
S if people do not want to pay, they do want to take other measures to
improve
water
quality
: check
their sewer
environmentally friendly
agriculture
pay for
R&D
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THANKS FOR YOUR FOAMING ATTENTION
Thanks to :
> An ne lies Go ff in
> Leo Denocker
> Premachandra Wattage
> Elise Chiroutre
> A ll survey respondents
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