Over 90 percent of people living in the United States participate in some type of outdoor
recreation, from walking the dog to rock climbing. These activities increase a person's well …

The results of outdoor recreation consumer surplus studies for national parks, national
forests, state parks and state forests in the United States from 1968 through 2003 are …

This study compares traditional measures of the economic importanceofparks and
recreation, such as visitor expenditures, with the direct economic benefits received by the …

Economic concepts and methods A number of studies conducted over the past 30 years
have looked at the amount the public would willingly pay for individual units or specific …

This report summarizes more than 30 years of the literature on net economic value of
outdoor recreation on public lands. The report provides average net willingness to pay or …

The National Recreation Survey formerly produced by the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
and the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service (now produced by the National Park …

The economic values of outdoor recreation are estimated using a benefit transfer approach
in which one applies existing consumer surplus measures to value the resources at a new …

The money and time that individuals spend to travel to a park or forest can be used to
measure the value of their outdoor recreation experience. An extensive economic and …

This report presents updated values per visitor day of outdoor recreation opportunities
commonly found at National Park Service sites such as National Parks, Monuments …

Recreation and leisure activities provide important quality of life attributes in communities
and cities across the United States. Most cities and communities in North Dakota have a …