ADDING JEWELS TO THE CROWN: THE MARGINAL RECREATIONAL VALUE OF NOOSA NATIONAL PARK AND IMPLICATIONS FOR USER FEES

Boyd Blackwell and John Asafu-Adjaye

No 622, Discussion Papers Series from University of Queensland, School of Economics

Abstract: This study assesses the economic value held by recreational users for the replication of Noosa National Park, Australia. The lower bound benefits accruing to recreational users amounts to $19 per person per visit, resulting in a total annual use value of approximately $28 m-$44 m. We find a significant proportion of park users also hold non-use values for the park. The results lend weight to calls for the preservation of national parks with similar attributes. While user pays may present opportunities for better management of parks, user fees can be politically unpalatable, prevent equity in access, and create perverse incentives to create and manage parks solely for their recreational values rather than the broader set of ecosystem goods and services they provide.

Keywords: Protected areas; economic values; non-market valuation; user pays; estate expansion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-05-19
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