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On the specification and interpretation of economic demand models for outdoor recreation

Creator:: Copeland, Basil Lavell
Abstract:: The most common method of estimating the economic demand for and value of recreational resources is the Hotelling-Clawson approach. This methodology developed as an empirical technique and was never adequately founded upon a conceptual analysis of the decision to recreate. In response to this lack of a theoretical foundation alternative...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Exact welfare measurement: theory and application to recreation economics

Creator:: Niklitschek, Mario E.
Abstract:: Although the limitations of consumer surplus have become widely known, there exists a lack of studies which present in a coherent framework recent developments in estimating Hicksian welfare measures. This study attempts to fill partially this gap by analyzing some theoretical and empirical aspects in the estimation of exact welfare...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A comparison of the travel cost and contingent valuation methods of recreation valuation at Cullaby Lake County Park

Creator:: Smith, Nancy E.
Abstract:: While there are many people who feel it is impossible to place a monetary value on a recreation resource, economists argue that not only is it possible to do so but also necessary because so many recreation sites are publicly provided. There have been various methods used to value non-market...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The economic impact of the Douglas-fir Tussock Moth on private recreation businesses in northeastern Oregon

Creator:: Williams, William Roy
Abstract:: An outbreak of the Douglas-fir tussock moth caused severe defoliation in northeastern Oregon during the period from 1972 to 1974. Aerial application of DOT was used to control the outbreak in 1974. Much of the infected area has been logged to salvage the dead and damaged timber. The purpose of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Inventory of income producing recreation opportunities

Creator:: Wilder, Robert L.
Abstract:: Many park and recreation facilities have been developed by private and public sectors for public enjoyment. This publication is to help landowners decide if the recreation business may be for them. Recreation is a fast growing industry. Demand is increasing for outdoor recreational activities in which the family and individuals...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Economic Research Service, Income Opportunities for Rural Families from Outdoor Recreation Enterprises

Distortions to travel cost derived demand curves : water quality and durable goods

Creator:: Garifo, Susan E.
Abstract:: The travel cost method of deriving demand and value of recreation does not include fixed costs of recreational durable goods purchases or allow for supply restrictions on the number of suitable sites available. The omission of these two real-world situations results in derivation of demand curves which are more inelastic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: problem of economic evaluation. Experts agreed that recreation had value but, lacking a logical model

Financial assistance in private recreation

Creator:: Wilder, Robert L.
Abstract:: The continuing high demand for outdoor recreation opportunities by an increasingly urbariized and affluent population, along with the changing pattern of land use and public policy in agriculture, encourages the development of private recreation enterprises by many landowners throughout the state of Oregon. This publication is designated largely for the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: • Rop-1-1- PLANNING RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCOME AND TOURISM

Utility analysis in the valuation of extra-market benefits with particular reference to water-based recreation

Creator:: Sinden, J. A.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: . DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS 9 6 7 .1 Recreation as an economic good 96 7 .2 The quality of a

An economic analysis of whitewater recreation on the upper Klamath River

Creator:: Moore, Eric M.
Abstract:: Resource managers and decisionmakers must often decide how to allocate and manage conflicting uses of scarce natural resources. In many cases, one use of a natural resource precludes alternative uses of the same resource. In order to make informed decisions regarding the allocation and management of such scarce natural resources,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Monte Carlo study of several methods for estimating linear demand for outdoor recreation from censored and truncated data

Creator:: Riyadi, Dedi M. M. (Dedi M. Masykur)
Abstract:: Objective of this study was to compare accuracy of several travel cost methods, by employing Monte Carlo simulations in the single site framework. Estimates from five methods were compared to the "true" travel cost coefficient and "true" consumer surplus. Each method was ranked, using the root mean squared error (RMSE)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Chapter Page INTRODUCTION 1 Economic Valuation of Recreation 2 Statement of the Problem 4 Objective of

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On the specification and interpretation of economic demand models for outdoor recreation

Exact welfare measurement: theory and application to recreation economics

A comparison of the travel cost and contingent valuation methods of recreation valuation at Cullaby Lake County Park

The economic impact of the Douglas-fir Tussock Moth on private recreation businesses in northeastern Oregon

Inventory of income producing recreation opportunities

Distortions to travel cost derived demand curves : water quality and durable goods

Financial assistance in private recreation

Utility analysis in the valuation of extra-market benefits with particular reference to water-based recreation

An economic analysis of whitewater recreation on the upper Klamath River

Monte Carlo study of several methods for estimating linear demand for outdoor recreation from censored and truncated data

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