Valuing visitors' economic benefits of public beach access points

An increase in the population of coastal counties and popularity of coastal beaches as tourism destinations create difficulties for management agencies responsible for providing public beach access. The objective of this paper is to determine non-resident visitors to South Carolina beaches economic...

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Published in:Ocean & coastal management 2008-12, Vol.51 (12), p.847-853
Main Authors: Oh, Chi-Ok, Dixon, Anthony W., Mjelde, James W., Draper, Jason
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Geomorphology, landform evolution
Marine
Marine and continental quaternary
Surficial geology
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Summary:An increase in the population of coastal counties and popularity of coastal beaches as tourism destinations create difficulties for management agencies responsible for providing public beach access. The objective of this paper is to determine non-resident visitors to South Carolina beaches economic value for public beach access. Visitors are willing to pay an extra $6.60 per day for additional beach access points and parking or an aggregate of $93 million. Visitors' economic value of public beach access allows decision-makers the ability to better compare management policies in their efforts to provide sufficient public beach access through a target effective strategy.
ISSN:0964-5691
1873-524X
DOI:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2008.09.003