Valuing special forest products harvesting: A two-step travel cost recreation demand analysis

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-53

  Starbuck, C Meghan ^a   Alexander, Susan J ^b   Berrens, Robert P ^c   Bohara, Alok K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Recreation demand; Special forest products; Structural equations; Travel cost method

Indexed keywords

COSTS; HARVESTING; LAND USE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

COST RECREATION; PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

DEMAND ANALYSIS; FOREST PRODUCT; HARVESTING; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

GIFFORD PINCHOT NATIONAL FOREST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 2942530533     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfe.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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