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ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF RECREATION SITES ON IRRIGATION RESERVOIRS IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA

Pages 3-16 | Published online: 23 Jan 2013
 

Abstract

This paper provides an estimate of the direct economic benefits of the use of recreation sites on irrigation reservoirs. There are approximately 89 reservoirs in Southern Alberta, of which about one quarter have developed recreation sites. Recreationists were interviewed at these sites during the summer of 1992. Information collected during these interviews is used to derive a contingent value estimate of daily willingness to pay and annual consumers’ surplus. Information about the use of irrigation infrastructure for recreation, and the value that people place on this opportunity, is important for the planning, development, and management of reservoirs to meet the growing demand for water based recreation opportunities.

Cet article fournit un estimation des avantages économiques directs de l’utilization des sites de récréation sur les réservoirs d’irrigation. Il y a environ 89 réservoirs dans la région Sud de l’Alberta, et un quart de ceux-ci on des sites de récréation développés. Des visiteurs on été interviewer a ces sites durant l’été de 1992. L’information amassé durant ces interviews sont utilises pour obtenir un estimation de valeur contingent de choix de payer par jour, et le surplus du consommateur annuel. L’information concernant l’utilisation des réservoirs d’irrigation pour la récréation, et la valeur que les gens mettent sur cette occasion, est importante pour la planification, développement et gestion des réservoirs pour faire face a la croissance d’exigence pour les occasions de récréation de base aquatiques.

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