Comparing the economic effects of fire on hiking demand in Montana and Colorado

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-35

  Hesseln, Hayley ^a   Loomis, John B ^b   González Cabán, Armando ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

National Fire Plan; Prescribed fire; Recreation demand; Travel cost method; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ECONOMICS; FIRE PROTECTION; SURVEYING;

FOREST FIRES; NATION FIRE PLAN;

FORESTRY;

DEMAND ELASTICITY; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FOREST FIRE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

COLORADO; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942592214     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfe.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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