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Recreational demand for farm commonage in Ireland: A contingent valuation assessment: A contingent valuation assessment

  • Rural Economy and Development Programme
  • University of Galway

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Abstract

This paper measures willingness to pay (WTP) for public access and trail improvements on commonage farmland for recreational walking in upland and lowland areas of Connemara region in the West of Ireland using the contingent valuation method (CVM). Common to both upland and lowland commonage sites was the much higher ranking for infrastructural features by those WTP for scenario implementation compared to those preferring the status quo. Results for those expressing a positive WTP reveal a median willingness to pay (MWTP) for formal access with improved trail infrastructure of (sic)12.22 for the lowlands compared with (sic)9.08 for the uplands. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish (Ireland)
Pages (from-to)846-854
Number of pages9
JournalLand Use Policy
Volume26
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2009

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

  • Commonage
  • Contingent valuation
  • Recreation
  • Walking
  • Willingness to pay

Authors (Note for portal: view the doc link for the full list of authors)

  • Authors
  • Buckley, C,van Rensburg, TM,Hynes, S
  • Buckley, C;van Rensburg, TM;Hynes, S

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