Benefits and costs of controlling three allergenic alien species under climate change and dispersal scenarios in Central Europe |
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Affiliation: | 1. Centre of Public Finance and Infrastructure Policy, Department of Spatial Planning, Vienna University of Technology, Resselgasse 5/2/2, 1040 Vienna, Austria;2. Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), Institute for Sustainable Plant Production, Spargelfeldstraße 191, 1220 Vienna, Austria;3. Division of Conservation Biology, Vegetation and Landscape Ecology, Faculty Centre of Biodiversity, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, 1030 Vienna, Austria;4. Environment Agency Austria, Spittelauer Lände 5, 1090 Vienna, Austria;5. Vienna Institute for Nature Conservation and Analyses (VINCA), Gießergasse 6/7, 1090 Vienna, Austria;1. Université de Polynésie Française, UMR-EIO, LabEx-CORAIL, BP 6570, 98702 Faa''a, Tahiti, French Polynesia;2. Agence pour la Recherche et la Valorisation Marines (ARVAM), CYROI, La Technopole, 2 rue Maxime Rivière, 97490 Sainte Clotilde, La Réunion, France;3. Biological Science Center, Boston University, 5 Cummington Street, Boston, MA 02215, USA;1. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina;2. CONICET, División Zoología Vertebrados, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, UNLP, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900 La Plata, Argentina;3. Laboratorio de Endocrinología de la Fauna Silvestre, IMBECU, CCT CONICET Mendoza, Av. Ruiz Leal s/n, Parque General San Martín, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina;1. Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania;2. Botanical Garden of Vilnius University, Vilnius University, LT-10239 Vilnius, Lithuania;1. Mizuki biotech, Co., Ltd., 1-1 Hyakunenkouen, Kurume, Fukuoka 839-0864, Japan;2. Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8577, Japan;3. Department of Biological and Chemical Systems Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Kumamoto College, 2627 Hirayama-shinmachi, Yatsushiro, Kumamoto 866-8501, Japan;4. Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University, 3-5-7 Tarumi, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8566, Japan;5. Faculty of Environmental and Symbiotic Sciences, Prefectural University of Kumamoto, 3-1-100 Higashi-ku, Tsukide, Kumamoto 862-8502, Japan;1. Port Townsend, Washington 98368, USA;2. Pierce College, 9401 Farwest Dr. SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA;1. European Topic Centre–Spatial Information and Analysis, University of Malaga, edificio CAITI, Campus de Teatinos, 29071, Malaga, Spain;2. University of Geneva, Institute for Environmental Sciences, Forel Institute, enviroSPACE Lab., Battelle–Building D, 7 route de Drize, CH-1227 Carouge, Switzerland;3. United Nations Environment Programme, Global Resource Information Database–Geneva, Châtelaine, Switzerland;4. European Topic Centre–Spatial Information and Analysis, Department of Geography, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193, Spain |
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Abstract: | Climate change is likely to exacerbate the negative effects of invasive alien species (IAS) as it will foster their further spread. This paper analyses the potential socio-economic effects of three emerging IAS (giant ragweed, Ambrosia trifida; annual wormwood, Artemisia annua; and burweed marshelder, Iva xanthiifolia), which are known to cause substantial harm to human health and to have negative effects on agricultural production. The novelty of the study consists in an integrated approach that combines several aspects of IAS research and management. We model the future spread of the study species in Central Europe by the year 2050 under several climate change, management and spread scenarios. The costs and benefits of controlling the expansion of these IAS are based on this forecast. The results show that an early and coordinated response to the spread of these IAS yields substantial net benefits under all scenarios. Under the conditions of moderate climate change (+1.5 °C), discounted net benefits range from €19 to €582 million. Assuming more severe climate change (+2.4 °C), total savings over the full period are projected to add up to €1063 million. These large socio-economic benefits provide compelling evidence that public authorities should act preventively to restrict the spread of these three IAS. |
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Keywords: | Cost-benefit-analysis Invasive alien species European Union |
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