Abstract
ABSTRACT: The influence of perceptions of water quality on the likelihood of recreating at a particular recreation site is investigated using a logit model. The model is estimated for St. Albans Bay, Vermont. A hypothetical improvement in water quality was shown to greatly increase the probability of at least one visit to the bay during a season. This implies that many recreationists who do not use the bay at present will do so if water quality improves. A demand model for predicting site visitation must, therefore, include current nonusers in the sample. Failure to do so would result in misleading predictions about future demand for the bay.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 559-563 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1986 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Ecology
- Water Science and Technology
- Earth-Surface Processes
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