Evaluation of Urban Wetland Ecosystem Service Value in Zhuzhou City

• Published in: Nature environment and pollution technology Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 453 - 467
• Main Authors: Zhan, Wen, Cheng, Huifeng, Shen, Shouyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Karad Technoscience Publications 01.06.2020
• Subjects: Aquatic ecosystems; Atmospheric composition; Classification; Conservation; Ecosystem services; Ecosystems; Environmental changes; Environmental regulations; Evaluation; International organizations; Management decisions; Methods; Nature conservation; Ponds; Remote sensing; Reservoirs; Resource conservation; Rice fields; Software; Soil erosion; Sustainable development; Tourism; Urban areas; Value analysis; Wastewater treatment; Wastewater treatment plants; Water purification; Water shortages; Water storage; Water supply; Water treatment; Wetland management; Wetlands; China; Xiangjiang River
• ISSN: 0972-6268; 2395-3454
• DOI: 10.46488/NEPT.2020.v19i02.003

Zhuzhou is an important part of the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan city group in southern China. To grasp the economic benefits of urban wetland resources value in Zhuzhou City, strengthen wetland conservation and utilization, and ensure the sustainable development of cities, this paper takes Zhuzhou 2016 wetland remote sensing image interpretation map and multi-source data as the foundation, and build urban wetland ecosystem service evaluation system. Through deduplicate double counting, this paper evaluates the value of urban wetland ecosystem service in Zhuzhou City employing shadow project method, replacement cost method, travel cost method, conditional value method and other economic value evaluation methods. The results indicate: (a) The total value of urban wetland ecosystem services is $1,527,908,900 in 2016. (b) The ultimate value of urban wetland services ranked as follows: water storage regulation value ($539,566,265), climate regulation value ($424,930,361), tourism recreation value ($174,543,328), water supply value ($133,183,901), biological product value ($121,987,952), atmospheric composition regulation value ($92,111,687), soil erosion prevention value ($15,799,608), water purification value ($14,598,298), and aesthetic heritage value ($10,075,346); (c) The value of different types of wetlands ranked as follows: paddy fields ($526,111,672), riverine wetland ($526,111,672), ponds ($329,628,343), reservoirs ($149,275,241), wastewater treatment plant ($207,831/a); (d) The value per unit area of different types of wetlands ranked as follows: reservoirs ($240,919/ha), riverine wetland ($236,627/ha), pond ($145,693/ha), paddy fields ($26,551/ha) and wastewater treatment plant ($17,003/ha). The evaluation results reveal the great contribution of urban wetland system service to the Zhuzhou city with numbers, that not only provides data basis for wetland conservation and management but also provides a reference for the refined evaluation of urban wetland ecosystem service value.