Willingness to Pay for an Ecological Park Experience

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 288-302

  Lee, Won Seok ^a   Graefe, Alan R ^a   Hwang, Doohyun ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

contingent valuation method; ecological park; exaggeration bias; place attachment; satisfaction; willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; PARK MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SENSE OF PLACE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 84876010445     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2011.652970     Document Type: Article

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