Declining national park visitation: An economic analysis

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 153-164

  Stevens, Thomas H ^a   More, Thomas A ^b   Markowski Lindsay, Marla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Independent Scholar   (United States)

Author keywords

Attendance; Demand analysis; Entrance fees; National parks

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; NATIONAL PARK; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EID: 84897606362     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2014.11950317     Document Type: Article

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