A hedonic travel cost analysis for valuation of multiple components of site quality: The recreation value of forest management

Jeffrey Englin, Robert Mendelsohn

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Abstract

One benefit of managing forests is that one can alter the qualities of sites. The value of changing site qualities, however, is generally not known. This paper develops a formal hedonic travel cost model which can be used to estimate the value of both marginal and non-marginal changes to sites. The approach accommodates multiple simultaneous changes in site characteristics. Estimating this model using a set of permits from wilderness areas leads to revealed preference estimates of the recreational value of clear-cuts, old-growth, and nine other wilderness attributes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)275-290
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of Environmental Economics and Management
Volume21
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1991
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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