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An integrated spatial valuation approach combining expenditure data, willingness-to-pay, and crowdsourced visitation data provides a replicable framework for quantifying the economic value of coastal cultural ecosystem services, demonstrating over €20 billion in annual tourism contributions in Greece. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

This study aims to quantify and map the economic value of cultural ecosystem services related to recreational tourism in coastal Greece.

June 13, 2026Ecosystem ServicesOpen Access

Valuing and mapping cultural ecosystem services in coastal areas: an integrated approach applied to recreational seascape tourism in Greece

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VSValentini Stamatiadou AMAntonios D. Mazaris PSParaskevi Sidera

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Randomized trial maps cultural ecosystem services in coastal areas, suggesting a model for sustainable tourism planning.

Key Points

This study aims to quantify and map the economic value of cultural ecosystem services related to recreational tourism in coastal Greece.
Integrated approach combining domestic and inbound tourism expenditures
Assessment of residents’ willingness to pay for beach quality maintenance
Utilization of crowdsourced visitation data from Flickr to achieve high-resolution spatial valuation.
Estimated annual economic contributions of €10.4 billion from domestic tourism and €9.9 billion from inbound tourism
Residents’ aggregate willingness to pay for coastal quality maintenance is estimated at €497 million annually (€57 per individual)
Identification of Santorini island as a significant economic hotspot for tourism.

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Stamatiadou et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2cf36efaef96ed7f055e08 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2026.101869

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June 13, 2026Ecosystem ServicesOpen Access

Valuing and mapping cultural ecosystem services in coastal areas: an integrated approach applied to recreational seascape tourism in Greece

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Authors

VSValentini Stamatiadou AMAntonios D. Mazaris PSParaskevi Sidera

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Overview

Randomized trial maps cultural ecosystem services in coastal areas, suggesting a model for sustainable tourism planning.

Key Points

This study aims to quantify and map the economic value of cultural ecosystem services related to recreational tourism in coastal Greece.
Integrated approach combining domestic and inbound tourism expenditures
Assessment of residents’ willingness to pay for beach quality maintenance
Utilization of crowdsourced visitation data from Flickr to achieve high-resolution spatial valuation.
Estimated annual economic contributions of €10.4 billion from domestic tourism and €9.9 billion from inbound tourism
Residents’ aggregate willingness to pay for coastal quality maintenance is estimated at €497 million annually (€57 per individual)
Identification of Santorini island as a significant economic hotspot for tourism.

Cite This Study

Stamatiadou et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2cf36efaef96ed7f055e08 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2026.101869

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