Estimating the economic value of ice climbing in Hyalite Canyon: An application of travel cost count data models that account for excess zeros

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1012-1020

  Anderson, D Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Count data models; Ice climbing; Recreation demand; Travel cost model

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; MODELING; OUTDOOR RECREATION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; TRANSACTION COST;

ARTICLE; CLIMBING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ICE CLIMBING; LAND USE; NORTH AMERICA; RECREATION; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAVEL;

HYALITE CANYON; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949324124     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.12.010     Document Type: Article

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