The economic benefits of mountain biking at one of its meccas: An application of the travel cost method to mountain biking in Moab, Utah

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 342-352

  Fix, Peter ^a   Loomis, John ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Mountain biking; Travel cost model; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008307606     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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