The New Economics of Outdoor Recreation
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Book Description
This innovative book presents a series of up-to-date analyses of the economics of outdoor recreation. The distinguished group of authors cover real-world recreation management issues and apply economic understanding to these problems. An extensive introduction by the editors details the historical background of economists' interests in this subject, and reveals how economics can provide practical insights into improving how we manage our natural recreation areas.
The book is divided into three parts, each of which focuses on a specific environmental resource: mountains, forests, and rivers and the sea. An array of valuation methods - including stated preference and revealed preference techniques - are then applied to various outdoor recreation activities which occur in these different settings. These include such diverse pursuits as rock climbing, skiing, fishing, hunting and whale watching. The authors clearly demonstrate how recreation modeling can offer a productive link between people (their preferences, and behavior) and the natural environment.
With extensive empirical examples from Europe and North America, this book will be of great value to economists, governments and NGOs who are interested in the environment, development and tourism. It will also be a valuable source of reference for policymakers concerned with land use and natural resource management, and students of environmental and resource economics.
About the Author
Nick Hanley, Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Glasgow, UK, W. Douglass Shaw, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Economics and Statistics, University of Nevada, Reno and Robert E. Wright, Professor of Economics, University of Stirling, UK
The New Economics of Outdoor Recreation,Nick Hanley,W. Douglass Shaw,Robert E. Wright,Edward Elgar Publishing,1840649852,Business/Economics,Econometrics,Economic aspects,Environmental Conservation & Protection - General,Environmental aspects,Industries - Park & Recreation Management,Natural Resources,Nature,Outdoor recreation
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