Comprehensive evaluation of ecosystem service as an object of public interest

Abstract

The subject of ecosystem services and the assessment of their public investment impacts include a myriad of smaller entities that can be explored in more detail. The aim of this paper is to focus on a group of public investments that are related to the restoration of floodplain and biotopes, as an object of public interest. Nowadays river floodplains enter the theme of public investment primarily as a possibility of renaturation, adaptation or modernization of the territory so that they can be used as a nature friendly flood protection, habitat, but it is not forgotten even for social purposes. The impact of the floodplain as a public investment can make a significant contribution to the region in which it is located. Typical examples are river floodplains, which are unable to absorb flood waves in a given area and thus do not bring social benefits for citizens – even though originating from the above-mentioned principle. Under the condition that the investment is effective, and the project is able to continue to work, it will not only provide assistance in times of floods and an attractive position, but also the benefits of financial resources. If the previous sentence applied to the subject already mentioned, it would be that citizens would come to the region to visit a river flood that is adapted for tourists (cycling path). While visitors do not pay admissions to the public space, it is assumed that they will use the restaurant, accommodation and other facilities in the region, from which the contribution of the state or the region is reversed. Site benefits are not measurable only from a monetary point of view. The output of the contribution is, among other things, a clear definition of elements that should not be neglected, such as safety or ecological, ecosystem, natural, economic, social and educational benefit to the population. Public investments are not only positives. It is also worth mentioning the negative side of the thing, which represents the price that needs to be paid for the implementation and subsequent long-term maintenance of the project.