Estimation of recreational use value of forest resources by using Individual Travel Cost and Contingent Valuation Methods (Kayabaşi Forest Recreational Site Sample)

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-5

  Pak, Mehmet ^a   Türker, Mustafa Fehmi ^b  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Forest resource; Recreational use; Service production; Travel cost method; Turkish forestry

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; NATURAL RESOURCES; TRANSPORTATION;

CONTINGENT VALUATIONS; FOREST RESOURCES; RECREATIONAL USE; TRAVEL COST METHOD; TURKISHS;

RESOURCE VALUATION;

EID: 33644619410     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2006.1.5     Document Type: Article

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