Estimating the recreational-use value for hiking in Bellenden Ker National Park, Australia

Environmental Management

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 311-316

  Nillesen, Eleonora ^a   Wesseler, Justus ^a   Cook, Averil ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Multicriteria analysis; Multiple trip bias; Travel cost method; Wet Tropics World Heritage Area

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DECISION MAKING; RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; ORDINAL RANKING; TRAVEL COST METHODS; WET TROPICS WORLD HERITAGE AREA;

PARKS;

ECONOMICS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; WALKING;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COST; NATIONAL PARK; RECREATION; SPORT; TRAVEL;

AUSTRALIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEES AND CHARGES; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; TRAVEL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23944485167     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-003-0219-7     Document Type: Article

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