Do User Fees Exclude Low-income People from Resource-based Recreation?

By T. More, Thomas Stevens. 2000

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Fairness of prices, user fee policy and willingness to pay among visitors to a national forest. (2011, background): “Scholars sharing this view argue that the resources are part of public goods for public welfare, and accordingly charging for user fees evokes perception of unfairness and reduce visitation among economically disadvantaged groups (More & Stevens, 2000; Watson & Herath, 1999).”
Recreation Specialization and Site Choice Among Vehicle-Based Campers (2004, methodology): “For example, using household income as an indicator of ability to pay, More and Stevens (2000) showed that families with lower household incomes indicated they would reduce use or go elsewhere as a result of increased entrance and access fees.”
Willingness to pay entrance fees to natural attractions: An Icelandic case study (2008, background): “As for other socioeconomic variables, differences in WTP according to gender have been reported by a few studies, but the results have been inconclusive (Carlsson and Johansson-Stenman 2000; More and Stevens 2000).”