ESTIMATING RECREATIONAL TRAVEL AND ECONOMIC VALUES OF STATE PARKS

Recreational travel - unlike work trips - is highly discretionary; it is also highly sensitive to the location and attractiveness of a recreational facility. Estimating visitations to state parks therefore requires a demand model that explicitly includes both travel propensity to the entire system of parks and choice among individual, competing facilities. These two components - corresponding to the complementary and substitutional effects among recreational sites - are incorporated in a model specification. The case study illustrates the mathematical propenties of the model using a comprehensive set of sensitivity analyses. These analyses also yield estimation on visitation, revenue and direct benefits (as measured by consumers' surplus) corresponding to user-charge increases, park improvements and closings.

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• Authors:
  • Chan, Y
• Publication Date: 1985-11

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 65-79
• Serial:
  • Journal of Urban Planning and Development
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9488
  • EISSN: 1943-5444
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jupddm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Economic benefits; Mathematical models; Parks; Recreational vehicles; Sensitivity analysis; Travel demand
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00458018
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Information, Incorporated
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1986 12:00AM