User fees, equity and the benefits of public outdoor recreation services

Huhtala, Anni; Pouta, Eija

doi:10.1016/j.jfe.2007.06.003

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“…The nature tax may be a payment model to solve this problem at least partially. All guests are obliged to contribute to an attractive landscape (Huhtala & Pouta 2008). However, not all users of the improved state of nature and landscape are reached by this model, e.g.…”

Section: Funding Of Nature Conservation and Landscape Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

The appreciation of nature and landscape by tourism service providers and visitors in the Ore Mountains (Germany)

Bastian

Stein

Lupp

et al. 2015

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The paper presents empirical studies on the appreciation of nature and landscape in the Eastern Ore Mountains (Saxony, Germany) by tourism service providers (TSP) and visitors. Attractive landscape and experience of nature are the most important reasons to visit this region and to spend leisure time there. Particularly mountain meadows, raised bogs and mixed forests are highly appreciated. Deforestation, industrial development and the decline of biodiversity would reduce attractiveness for visitors. We also assessed whether the tourism sector is prepared to contribute to the funding of nature conservation and landscape management. Use of general tax revenues is favoured, but other modes would also be accepted, e.g. a nature tax. Willingness to pay (WTP) is ranging between €0.75 and €1.36 per guest per night by TSP, or between €1.06 and €2.73 per day by visitors. With respect to landscape preference and WTP we found in some cases significant differences among visitors, depending on region of residence, age and education level. A major part of the annual costs for nature conservation and landscape could be covered by public funds (taxes), if the results of the WTP approach were understood as a sign of societal demand and a call to action.

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Section: Funding Of Nature Conservation and Landscape Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

The appreciation of nature and landscape by tourism service providers and visitors in the Ore Mountains (Germany)

Bastian

Stein

Lupp

et al. 2015

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“…Forests provide many goods and services that are important to society, including public (freeaccess) recreation and open-space leisure activities. Efforts in the integration of non-market benefits in economic analysis have developed several valuation techniques, which have been applied to economically value forest public recreation (Scarpa et al, 2000;Christie et al, 2007;Huhtala and Pouta, 2008;Bartczak et al 2008;Rosenberger et al, 2012;Abildrup et al, 2013;Saelen and Ericson, 2013). Recent environmental accounting applications in Mediterranean forests suggest that public recreation is part of the social total income generated by these forests (Caparrós et al, 2003;Campos and Caparrós, 2006).…”

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Testing convergent validity in choice experiments: Application to public recreation in Spanish stone pine and cork oak forests

Oviedo¹,

Caparrós²,

Ruiz-Gauna³

et al. 2016

JFE

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We perform two convergent validity tests in a choice experiment applied to public recreation in Stone pine and Cork oak forests in Spain. We compare choice and ranking recoded as a choice in an experiment with three alternatives plus status quo. Our results show convergent validity for both structural models and willingness to pay estimates. The same experiment includes two payment-vehicles, an entrance-fee to access the forest and an increase in trip-expenditures due to an increase in gas prices, simultaneously in the choice sets. We obtain significant differences in willingness to pay values, which are 2.6-2.7 times higher when using the latter. Our empirical results present compensating variations and the (simulated) exchange value that the forest owner would obtain if a payment system for accessing these forests were established. The latter values fall below the former ones.

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“…Although monetary valuation can be the only decision-making method, it is often used as an input to other methods (mainly CBA). Monetary valuation has been used, for example, to assess forest certification [65], eco-labeling [66,67], conservation [68][69][70] and recreational use [71][72][73][74][75], to value biodiversity [76,77], assess recreational uses such as hunting and game management [78,79] evaluate scenic beauty [80] and understand land use planning [81].…”

Section: Cost-benefit Analysis (Cba) and Monetary Valuation Methodsmentioning

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Decision Support in Assessing the Sustainable Use of Forests and Other Natural Resources - A Comparative Review

Myllyviita¹,

Hujala²,

Kangas³

et al. 2011

TOFSCIJ

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Various decision support methods are used to support the sustainable use of natural resources, but there is little evidence about these methods' actual performances. In this study, 35 carefully selected papers assessing the sustainable use of natural resources were evaluated. The evaluated papers utilized one of the following methods: optimization, costbenefit analysis (CBA) and monetary valuation methods, multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) or hybrid approaches. Each method supported sustainability in a different manner. Optimization and CBA case studies rarely involved stakeholders and social sustainability was less processed. Monetary valuation case studies showed a regular participation of the general public, but in a passive role. Experts and stakeholders with an active role were typical participants in MCDA and hybrid case studies. Internationally and nationally defined indicators of sustainability were scarcely used because indicators were frequently defined by stakeholders or the authors of the studied papers. It was presumed that international and national indicators were unsuitable for local use. Sustainability indicators typically took both the quantitative and qualitative form, including gaps and uncertainties. MCDA could be a suitable method for assessing sustainability because it has no strict requirements on the form of the data, and the participation of stakeholders is comprehensive. For the problem structuring phase, however, MCDA might not provide efficient tools. The ideal method for assessing the sustainable use of natural resources could be a hybrid of two methods with different approaches: qualitative methods could be used in the problem structuring process, whereas quantitative methods could be used when priorities and thresholds are assessed.

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User fees, equity and the benefits of public outdoor recreation services

Cited by 13 publications

References 20 publications

The appreciation of nature and landscape by tourism service providers and visitors in the Ore Mountains (Germany)

The appreciation of nature and landscape by tourism service providers and visitors in the Ore Mountains (Germany)

Testing convergent validity in choice experiments: Application to public recreation in Spanish stone pine and cork oak forests

Decision Support in Assessing the Sustainable Use of Forests and Other Natural Resources - A Comparative Review

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