Modelling Access to the Irish Coastline: A Contingent Behavioural Approach

Luke Barry, Thomas van Rensburg and Stephen Hynes

No 162, Working Papers from National University of Ireland Galway, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper measures willingness to pay (WTP) for public access and trail improvements to a coastal recreational site in the west of Ireland. The Contingent Behaviour model is used to measure the increased number of trips associated with improved public access using recreational trails along a stretch of Irish coastline. Results show that improving access through the use of trails increases consumer surplus by €111.15 per person per annum. We argue that in designing new regulation such as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) for the management of Ireland’s coastline, an understanding of the values the Irish public place on coastal recreational access will be important to manage the resource in a sustainable manner.

Keywords: Costal resources; willingness to pay; contingent behaviour; negative binomial Algorithmic Trading; MACD (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q51 Q57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 2010, Revised 2010
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