Figures & data
Figure 1. Vuoksi River Basin District and the ecological classification of its freshwater water bodies (n = 1,530). The border between southern and northern Vuoksi is shown on the map with a bold black line.
![Figure 1. Vuoksi River Basin District and the ecological classification of its freshwater water bodies (n = 1,530). The border between southern and northern Vuoksi is shown on the map with a bold black line.](/cms/asset/2aa02eac-7452-42fb-ad65-9381d8a21da7/cjep_a_2190487_f0001_c.jpg)
Table 1. Sample, zero-protest responses, and population characteristics.
Figure 4. The monitored ecological status classification (an ex-post GIS analysis, darker bars) and the perceived water quality (from the survey results, lighter bars) of the respondents’ focal body of water (n = 200).
![Figure 4. The monitored ecological status classification (an ex-post GIS analysis, darker bars) and the perceived water quality (from the survey results, lighter bars) of the respondents’ focal body of water (n = 200).](/cms/asset/f3cdc82b-35b3-4376-a5f5-544121a48aa0/cjep_a_2190487_f0004_c.jpg)
Table 2. Descriptive statistics.
Table 3. Probit model for predicted probability of divergence between perceived and classified status.
Figure 5. Left: Classified distribution of mean WTP (2014) in southern and northern Vuoksi (n = 73 and n = 165; N = 238); Right: Non-parametric estimates for mean WTP values, standard deviation, and standard errors.
![Figure 5. Left: Classified distribution of mean WTP (2014) in southern and northern Vuoksi (n = 73 and n = 165; N = 238); Right: Non-parametric estimates for mean WTP values, standard deviation, and standard errors.](/cms/asset/cedad9bf-c5b4-41b0-82f7-6dae11d97176/cjep_a_2190487_f0005_b.jpg)
Table 4. Ordered probit model on the level (0–3) of mean WTP for improved ecological status in Vuoksi (marginal effects).