Effects of travel cost and participation in recreational activities on national forest visits

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-30

  Cho, Seong Hoon ^a   Bowker, J M ^b   English, Donald B K ^b   Roberts, Roland K ^a   Kim, Taeyoung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer welfare; National forest visits; Recreational activities; Travel cost

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER SURPLUS; CONSUMER WELFARES; GASOLINE PRICES; MAKING DECISION; NATIONAL FORESTS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; TRAVEL COSTS;

AGGREGATES; BUDGET CONTROL; GASOLINE;

FORESTRY;

AGGREGATE; COST CONTROL; COSTS; FORESTS; GASOLINE;

EID: 84892883953     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2013.12.004     Document Type: Article

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