Estimating the social benefits of recreational harvesting of edible wild mushrooms using travel cost methods
Keywords:
Recreational harvesting of edible wild mushrooms, zonal models, estimated consumer surplus
Abstract
The public demand for recreational harvesting of edible wild mushrooms has risen over the last two decades and currently affects all forestry areas with mycological resources in Spain. The idea of introducing a system of ‘user-pays’ fees has been conceived as a possible ecosystem management strategy. Valuing the recreational benefits people derive from harvesting edible wild mushrooms may provide some guidance as to how much people would be willing to pay and may also justify future taxes for on harvesters. Environmental valuation methods allow the benefits of this recreation activity to be estimated. In this case, the authors estimate a demand model of recreational harvesting of edible wild mushrooms in ‘PinarDownloads
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Published
2009-12-01
How to Cite
Frutos, P., Martínez Peña, F., Ortega Martínez, P., & Esteban, S. (2009). Estimating the social benefits of recreational harvesting of edible wild mushrooms using travel cost methods. Forest Systems, 18(3), 235-246. https://doi.org/10.5424/fs/2009183-01065
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