Few studies, and none in Oregon, have examined the presence and change of water quality parameters over time in popular natural swimming areas. This information is necessary to better understand water quality and risk of illness from either fecal contamination or cross-infection from other swimmers. The purpose of this study...
In response to increasing recreation use, many resource
managers have set use limits or carrying capacities
in an attempt to protect the quality of experiences.
These limits require definitions of quality which involve
evaluative information about appropriate use levels or
use conditions. Two papers are presented examining different
approaches for...
This study analyzes and compares alternative methods of valuing nonmarket goods. Using a 1985 study of Rogue River non-commercial whitewater recreationists, benefit estimates of recreational use for this lottery-rationed river are derived using the zonal travel cost method (TCM) and the contingent valuation method (CVM). Two different techniques of the...
While resource managers often rely on feedback from recreation users on which to base long-term decisions, displacement (when users dissatisfied with crowding or resource impacts move on to more remote sites) and product shift (users respond to increased densities by changing their definition of the recreation experience) are viewed as...