Valuing nature-based recreation in public natural areas of the Apalachicola River region, Florida

Shrestha, Ram K.; Stein, Taylor V.; Clark, Julie K.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.11.014

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“…People with a high level of education can protect their environment from damaging factors. The results of this part are similar to those obtained by Mojabi and Mansori (2005), Shrestha et al (2007), Mafi Gholami and Yarali (2008), and Twerefou and Adjei Ababio (2012). The relationship between family members and the number of visits was positive and significant.…”

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confidence: 90%

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Determining the recreational value of forest park by travel cost method and defining its effective factors

Pirikiya¹,

Hamid²,

Oladi³

et al. 2016

J. For. Sci.

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Considering the importance of recreation and excursions in household's basket of expenditures on the one hand, and not paying attention to the economic value of recreational function for natural resources and environment as non-market goods on the other hand, this paper was written with the aim of estimating the recreational value of Shahid Zare Sari Forest Park when using the individual travel cost method. Requested data sets were obtained by completing questionnaires from 302 individuals who visited the above-mentioned park in 2012-2013. In the individual travel cost method, for the investigation of distributional effects of variables on the number of travels, a linear regression model was applied. For this purpose the travel generation function using linear, double log, linear-log and log-linear forms was estimated. Among these forms, according to the econometrical parameter, a linear function was selected and parameters were estimated based on the method of ordinary least squares. The consumer surplus was 12.53 USD per each visit and the annual recreational value of 72,500 people who visited the park annually was 52,558 USD·ha -1 . The findings also showed that the involved variables, travel costs, income and visitor's distance were statistically significant at 1% level and family and education were significant at 5% level. Results revealed that forest parks have a considerable recreational value that, from this point of view, can help programmers and executives, social and economic managers in the preservation planning and sustainable utilization of natural resources.

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“…A strong correlation was found between the number of visit days and the income level when this result was proved by findings of Shrestha et al (2002Shrestha et al ( , 2007, Hayati et al (2011), Chae et al (2011), and Twerefou and Adjei Ababio (2012. Income and cost are not the main factors for attracting the people to come to the park.…”

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Determining the recreational value of forest park by travel cost method and defining its effective factors

Pirikiya¹,

Hamid²,

Oladi³

et al. 2016

J. For. Sci.

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“…Although nature could refer to a large diversity of places (Kaplan and Kaplan 1989), we focused on places that appeared sufficiently similar to our three study sites. Similar places were to be found in "green areas" (Neuvonen et al 2007) or natural areas recognised for their unmanaged aspect (Shrestha et al 2007). Those landscapes are generally opposed to man-dominated landscapes (e.g.…”

Section: Defining the Potential Supply Of Nature Substitute Sitessupporting

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Testing the Influence of Substitute Sites in Nature Valuation by Using Spatial Discounting Factors

Valck

Broekx

Liekens

et al. 2015

Environ Resource Econ

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This paper investigates the effect of nearby nature substitute sites on preferences for nature restoration. Contrary to prior studies, we use a respondent-centric approach to control for substitute sites. We assess each respondent-specific spatial context by computing densities of nature substitute sites within various ranges from each respondent's home. This approach considers the use and non-use values of nature together. Data from three similar discrete choice experiments carried out in Flanders (Belgium) are compared. Different spatial discounting factors are tested to explore how the substitution effect behaves with regard to distance. Latent class analyses are performed to account for preference heterogeneity among respondents. We observe divergent behaviours across groups of respondents. The "distance-to-substitutes" affects how respondents gauge substitute sites. We find a significant influence of the squared average buffer distance but this effect varies in sign across case studies and classes of respondents. Our results demonstrate that individual-specific GIS data can significantly improve the representation of the spatial context and the transferability of value functions. However, the roles played by preference heterogeneity and nature perception on respondents' capacity to value nature still deserves further attention in future research.

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“…The estimated willingness to pay per visit was about $2 to $13.4 (in 1998 dollars) for freshwater sites, such as lakes [13][14]. Shrestha et al [16] However, studies focusing on springs in Florida are limited. A few estimated the economic impact, defined as the number of jobs and the amount of value-added and industry output generated directly and indirectly to the local economy, using the regional input-output model [5,7].…”

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Valuing Recreation Benefits of Natural Springs in Florida

Wu¹,

Bi²,

Grogan³

et al. 2018

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Fresh water springs are unique natural resources in Florida, currently under threat from increasing groundwater pumping and pollution resulting from a variety of sources. This paper estimates current recreation benefits from visiting springs using the travel cost method and elicits residents' willingness to contribute for springs restoration using the contingent valuation method. It further compares the performance of count data models correcting for endogenous stratification and truncation, and finds that the annual consumer surplus per person per trip is between $20 and $43.

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Valuing nature-based recreation in public natural areas of the Apalachicola River region, Florida

Cited by 76 publications

References 14 publications

Determining the recreational value of forest park by travel cost method and defining its effective factors

Determining the recreational value of forest park by travel cost method and defining its effective factors

Testing the Influence of Substitute Sites in Nature Valuation by Using Spatial Discounting Factors

Valuing Recreation Benefits of Natural Springs in Florida

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