title: ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING: Economic Values of Recreational Power Boating Resources in Pennsylvania.
abstract: / The travel cost method was used to estimate the economic value of seven major power boating resources in Pennsylvania. A significant relationship between number of visitor trips and cost per visitor trip existed for five of the seven water bodies. The annual total value for those five resources was $396 million, which was 2.5 times greater than the total out-of-pocket expenditures of approximately $157 million visitors spent to visit them. Research results can help resource managers plan and craft programs and policies that are founded on economic values of the natural resources involved.
authors.affiliation: School of Hotel, Restaurant and Recreation Management, The Pennsylvania State University, 215 Mateer Building, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 USA
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Shafer
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Upneja
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoon