Quantifying Socio-Environmental Impacts of Predator Control Policies

Quantitative indices of the socio-environmental impacts of predator control were derived from a mathematical synthesis of public perceptions and physical measures of environmental change. A nationwide survey of the U.S. public yielded cardinal measures of preference for the acceptability, primary an...

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Published in:Social indicators research 1978-04, Vol.5 (2), p.235-244
Main Author: Arthur, Louise M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental death
Animal/Animals
Control/Controls/Controlled
Cost effectiveness analysis
Ecology/Ecological/Ecologically/ Ecologist/ Ecologists
Economic value
Environment/Environments/ Environmental/ Environmentally
Humaneness
Policy/Policies
Predation
Predators
Ranching
Social research
United States environmental policy
Wildlife damage management
Wildlife policy
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Summary:Quantitative indices of the socio-environmental impacts of predator control were derived from a mathematical synthesis of public perceptions and physical measures of environmental change. A nationwide survey of the U.S. public yielded cardinal measures of preference for the acceptability, primary and secondary effects on other wildlife, and cost effectiveness of control policies. To determine the public evaluation of a particular policy, the preference values were used to weight social indicators describing the physical impacts of a policy. Policymakers will be able to use the resulting values to view the tradeoffs between economic and socio-environmental costs and benefits of various policy alternatives.
ISSN:0303-8300
1573-0921
DOI:10.1007/BF00352931