Access to farmland for walking in the Republic of Ireland – The attitude of landowners

Cathal Buckley (), Stephen Hynes, Tom van Rensburg and Edel Doherty
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Cathal Buckley: Rural Economy and Development Programme, Teagasc, Athenry, Co. Galway, Ireland
Tom van Rensburg: Department of Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Edel Doherty: Gibson Institute of Land, Food and the Environment, Queen’s University Belfast

No 814, Working Papers from Rural Economy and Development Programme,Teagasc

Abstract: This paper explores the attitudes of landowners across Ireland to the wider provision of public access for recreational walking using a multinomial logit model. The study investigates the level of compensation required to improve the supply of this public good. Results indicate that 51% of landowners are not willing to provide access (non providers), 21% are willing to provide access free of charge (free providers) and 28% sought compensation (willing providers). Our findings indicate that participation by landowners in a proposed public access scheme is influenced by landowners’ experience with walkers, farm type, farm insurance costs, household demographics, regional variations and participation in other agri-environment schemes. Median willingness to accept for the cohort of landowners seeking compensation was found to be €0.46 per metre of walkway.

Keywords: Public access; recreation; walking; landowners; willingness to accept (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42 pages
Date: 2008
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