The role of equity, trust and information on user fee acceptance in protected areas and other public lands: A structural model

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 501-517

  Nyaupane, Gyan P ^a   Graefe, Alan R ^b   Burns, Robert C ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrance fees; Inequity; Mediation effect; Nature based tourism; Visitor fees; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; EQUITY; INFORMATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCEPTION; PROTECTED AREA; PUBLIC SPACE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; USER FEE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 70449513861     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669580802651699     Document Type: Article

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