Recreation benefit estimation in theory and practice: a comment on imperfect methods.

While some of the criticism of the travel-cost methods of estimating benefits of outdoor recreation is with-out basis, serious problems of utility or disutility of travel, joint visitation, and data deficiencies do limit accuracy of the estimates. This method is nevertheless a considerable improvement over the current practice of using arbitrary unit-day values as approximations of users' average willingness to pay. -Author

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Author F. Reed Johnson Population Health Sciences