Contributions of the US state park system to nature recreation

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 108, Issue 34, 2011, Pages 14031-14036

  Siikamäki, Juha ^a  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Measurement; Panel regression; Valuation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LEISURE; NATIONAL PARK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; NATURE; RECREATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052163937     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1108688108     Document Type: Article

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