The growing recreational use of state forest lands in the Adelaide hills

被引:20
作者
Smailes, PJ [1 ]
Smith, DL [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Adelaide, Dept Geog, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
关键词
forest; recreation; ROS; distance decay; value; travel cost; management;
D O I
10.1016/S0264-8377(01)00003-5
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Pine forests in the Adelaide Hills, originally planted and managed as a source of timber, have become important as a recreation destination, close to the Adelaide urban area, with free public access. A count of forest visitors was carried out over a 12 month period, and a sample interviewed, to determine their main activities, place of residence and socio-economic characteristics. Comparison with the results of a previous study suggest that forest visiting has been increasing at about 8% per year. A dollar value For recreational use was estimated using the travel-cost technique, suggesting a 1996/7 ratio of about 1:3.5 between recreation use value and the gross value of timber delivered to the mill. Results confirm the importance of continued public ownership and of continued land enhanced) multi-use management strategies. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:137 / 152
页数:16
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