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Une approche multi-attributs de la demande de loisirs sur les espaces naturels : l'exemple de la forêt publique

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  • Patrick Point

    (GREThA - Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Bénédicte Rulleau

    (GREThA - Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Jeoffrey Dehez

    (UR ADBX - Aménités et dynamiques des espaces ruraux - CEMAGREF - Centre national du machinisme agricole, du génie rural, des eaux et forêts)

Abstract

The recreational services provided by the natural environment are highly heterogeneous and most of them are non market. For management purpose however, it is useful to fully appreciate individuals preferences for recreation attributes and provide a monetary value for outdoor recreation. Visitors of forests for instance, desire both natural features and public equipments. In choosing a recreative destination, one may consequently pose questions regarding the relative importance of each of these characteristics. Given the multidimensional character of forest recreation, we have employed the choice experiment as a valuation method. This paper applies the choice experiment to public forest in the Gironde area in the southwest of France. A survey for residents was conducted in the summer of 2006. The originality of the questionnaire design lies in the use of the travel distance as a proxy for the price of scenarios (monetary attribute). Our results show that residents do not attach a significant value to all attributes. The Willingness-to-Pay (WTP) is positive and significant for tidiness and, to a lesser degree, for scenic quality, ranging from ¤1,07 to ¤6,23 (per person per trip) depending on attributes levels. In contrast, the presence of equipments such as picnic tables and cycle lanes, as well as the reduction in congestion, are not statistically significant. Aside from assigning welfare estimates to the characteristics of forest recreation, we demonstrate the interest of using multi-attribute analysis for recreational demand for public forest management practices.

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  • Patrick Point & Bénédicte Rulleau & Jeoffrey Dehez, 2010. "Une approche multi-attributs de la demande de loisirs sur les espaces naturels : l'exemple de la forêt publique," Post-Print hal-00519753, HAL.
  • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-00519753
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    1. Tuffery, Laetitia, 2017. "The recreational services value of the nearby periurban forest versus the regional forest environment," Journal of Forest Economics, Elsevier, vol. 28(C), pages 33-41.
    2. Pierre-Alexandre Mahieu & Romain Craste & Bengt Kriström & Pere Riera, 2014. "Non-market valuation in France: An overview of the research activity," Working Papers hal-01087365, HAL.
    3. Léa Tardieu & Laetitia Tufféry, 2019. "From supply to demand factors : what are the determinants of attractiveness for outdoor recreation?," Post-Print hal-02883545, HAL.
    4. Janvier Kini & Nicky Pouw & Joyeeta Gupta, 2020. "Organic vegetables demand in urban area using a count outcome model: case study of Burkina Faso," Agricultural and Food Economics, Springer;Italian Society of Agricultural Economics (SIDEA), vol. 8(1), pages 1-16, December.
    5. Tina Rambonilaza, 2012. "Demande de séjour touristique en espace rural et vecteurs de valorisation marchande d’aménités naturelles et patrimoniales," Review of Agricultural and Environmental Studies - Revue d'Etudes en Agriculture et Environnement, INRA Department of Economics, vol. 93(4), pages 423-441.
    6. Rambonilaza, Tina, 2012. "Demande de séjour touristique en espace rural et vecteurs de valorisation marchande d’aménités naturelles et patrimoniales," Review of Agricultural and Environmental Studies - Revue d'Etudes en Agriculture et Environnement (RAEStud), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), vol. 93(4).
    7. Tardieu, Léa & Tuffery, Laëtitia, 2019. "From supply to demand factors: What are the determinants of attractiveness for outdoor recreation?," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 161(C), pages 163-175.

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