Estimating the economic value of recreational use of the Natural Park Delta del Ebro through the zonal travel cost method

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  • Frances Xavier Farré
  • Juan Antonio Duro
Keywords: recreational value, Delta del Ebro natural park, travel cost method

Abstract

The economic valuation of recreational use associated to environmental goods is relatively new in Spain. The employment of the Travel Cost Method (TCM), as a tool for estimating this value, has growing in the scientific literature. This paper makes an initial contribution to estimating the recreational value of Delta de l’Ebre natural park, over the period 1999-2007, using the zonal approach. The results suggest an increase in its value of 60%, going from 4.1 milions of euros in 1999 to 6.5 milions in 2007. On the other hand, the estimated value from 2005, which seems fairly high, can be atributable to the wide promotion of the natural park associated to the derogation of National Hydrological Plan.

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Farré, F. X., & Duro, J. A. (2010). Estimating the economic value of recreational use of the Natural Park Delta del Ebro through the zonal travel cost method. Cuadernos de Turismo, (26), 111–128. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/turismo/article/view/116301
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