Estimation of the Value of Seoul Forest by using Travel Cost Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 2907-2918
Author(s):  
Yun Ju Ham ◽  
Joo Suk Lee
Author(s):  
Kavita Sardana ◽  
John C. Bergstrom ◽  
J. M. Bowker

Abstract We estimate a travel cost model for the George Washington & Jefferson National Forests using an On-Site Latent Class Poisson Model. We show that the constraints of ad-hoc truncation and homogenous preferences significantly impact consumer surplus estimates derived from the on-site travel cost model. By relaxing the constraints, we show that more than one class of visitors with unique preferences exists in the population. The resulting demand functions, price responsive behaviors, and consumer surplus estimates reflect differences across these classes of visitors. With heterogeneous preferences, a group of ‘local residents’ exists with a probability of 8% and, on average take 113 visits.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Waldemar Mercado ◽  
Felipe Vásquez Lavín ◽  
Karina Ubillus ◽  
Carlos Enrique Orihuela

<div data-canvas-width="450.13143999999994">The aim was to determine the importance of the biodiversity on the decision to visit six Natural Parks of Peru. For this, a sample of tourists and the discrete travel cost model are used to estimate the demand of multiple places with different attributes. The results confirm that the probability of choice depends on the access routes, the biodiversity, the distance, and the cost of the trip. The effect of the biodiversity is less important than that of access routes. A conservation policy that considers these attributes will be key for the management of the biodiversity.</div>


1996 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 640-646 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. McKean ◽  
Richard G. Walsh ◽  
Donn M. Johnson

1987 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 179 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Kerry Smith ◽  
Yoshiaki Kaoru

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