A Model of Horizontal and Vertical Allocation of Eco-CompensationResponsibility Among Administrative Areas: A Study Based on EcosystemServices Value Density

摘要

The implementation of eco-compensation schemes demands large capital investment. Therefore, the raising andallocation of funds is critical to the smooth operation of an eco-compensation mechanism. However, the majority of studieson eco-compensation dwell on the development of compensation standards and the allocation of compensation funds,with very few studies considering the allocation of compensation responsibility among multiple compensation providers.Choosing Zhongshan as a case, this paper explores how to reasonably allocate the responsibility among the compensationproviders in case of a demand for larger compensation due to any changes in the eco-compensation standards, so as tosuccessfully raise the required funds for compensation. In accordance with the “Beneficiary Pays Principle”, and for thepurpose of ensuring the successful raising of the compensation funds, this paper constructs a model comprising three ecocompensationproviders, including the provincial and municipal government as well as the towns receiving the spillovereffect of ecosystem services provided by other townships. After analyzing the spatial distribution of ecosystem services, itfurther builds a model of compensation responsibility allocation (CRA) among townships in connection with regionalecosystem services value density and the gap between demand and supply of ecosystem service value. At the end, the papersimulates the results of CRA among the three eco-compensation providers in Zhongshan under five scenarios.