Quantifying Japanese Residents’ Preferences for Public Meetings in Watershed Decision-Making Process

Abstract

In this article, we quantified Japanese residents’ potential preferences for public participation, specifically public meetings, concerning regional environmental issues in Yodo River watershed decision-making process. We conducted a choice experiments (CE) survey in the Yodo River watershed in Japan. Our findings confirmed that residents assign a certain value to public participation, in particular, public meetings. We also found that when residents are given opportunities to speak,...