Appropriate Fees for Wilderness Day Use
Pricing Decisions for Recreation on Public Land
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10138567 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jerrell Richer (California State University System, corresponding author), Jerrell Ross Richer (Department of Economics, California State University), Neal A Christensen (Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, USDA Forest Service) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 269-280 |
| Publication date | 1999-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Leisure Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2216 • E-ISSN: 2159-6417 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00222216.1999.11949867 |
| OpenAlex | W2247747281 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 10 |
An appropriate fee for the use of public lands strikes a balance between the need for fee revenues, the desire to maintain access and other normative concerns: fairness, equity, others' ability to pay and congestion. Including these other concerns in pricing decisions improves the likelihood that fees will be acceptable to users. Information was collected about wilderness visitors' maximum willingness to pay (WTP) for a day-use fee and the price they considered appropriate (AP). Sixty-two percent of Desolation Wilderness day users stated a WTP greater than the AP. The cost of choosing a fee at the median AP ($2), rather than the revenue maximizing price ($5), is a 30% reduction in revenue, while the gain is a smaller drop in participation (17% vs. 52%). Managers are faced with complex decisions about the purpose of fee programs. Alternative purposes will lead to alternative fee levels.KEYWORDS: Appropriate pricewillingness to paywilderness user feesfairness
Business · Economics · Environmental economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Political science · Public economics · Public land · Recreation · Wilderness · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Marketing · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Urban Transport and Accessibility
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,37 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2026 (28) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |