Nature-based, structural, or soft measures of adaptation? Preferences for climate change adaptation measures to limit damages from floods and droughts.

Abstract

The objective of this study is to examine preferences of citizens of three European countries for adaptation plans and measures to limit damages from floods and droughts. For this purpose, we conducted a questionnaire survey in the Czech Republic, Italy, and the United Kingdom.

We utilized discrete choice experiments to elicit individual preferences for adaptation options and estimated marginal willingness-to-pay for the several types of technical, natural, and supplementary soft measures of adaptation.

Keywords

• climate change adaptation
• discrete choice experiments
• willingness to pay
• policy acceptability
• technical measures
• nature based (green) measures
• soft non-structural measures