Application of the travel cost method to measure the urban forest park's recreational value with first-visit satisfaction taken into account

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1013-1024

  Liu, Wan Yu ^a   Chiou, Chyi Rong ^b   Lin, Jiunn Cheng ^c  

^a ALETHEIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Recreational values; Satisfaction; Travel cost method; Urban forest park

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; COST; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; FOREST; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL PARK; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAVEL; URBAN AREA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903712191     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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