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Estimating the Recreational Value of Mountain Biking Sites in Scotland Using Count Data Models

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  • Dominic Moran

    (Scottish Agricultural College, Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK)

  • Esmond Tresidder

    (Former undergraduate student, School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, UK)

  • Alistair McVittie

    (Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, UK)

Abstract

Mountain biking is a relatively recent forest recreational activity and this paper estimates the use value associated with purpose-built centres in southern Scotland. An on-site survey is used to generate visitor frequency that can be related to travel costs and participants' socio-economic characteristics. Count data regressions provide maximum likelihood estimates of model coefficients used to estimate expected per-trip economic surplus. The estimated consumer surplus for the Glentress biking range is £80 per visit. An aggregate value of £9.6 million is obtained, with an estimated 120,000 visits annually. While appreciable relative to the site investment outlay, data limitations lead the authors to caution against extrapolating this value over a range of substitute sites planned by the UK's Forestry Commission.

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  • Dominic Moran & Esmond Tresidder & Alistair McVittie, 2006. "Estimating the Recreational Value of Mountain Biking Sites in Scotland Using Count Data Models," Tourism Economics, , vol. 12(1), pages 123-135, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:toueco:v:12:y:2006:i:1:p:123-135
    DOI: 10.5367/000000006776387097
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