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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2017-01-01

Journal:ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF TOURISM RESEARCH

Included Journals:SSCI、SCIE、Scopus

Volume:22

Issue:9

Page Number:965-976

ISSN No.:1094-1665

Key Words:Forest park natural attributes; willingness to pay; recreational carrying capacity; choice experiment; conditional Logit model

Abstract:Recreation carrying capacity (RCC) is one of the most important indictors used in measuring the usage limits for the forest park resources. However, the consensus has not been reached with respect to the RCC's content and its measuring metrics. In this paper, we attempt to establish a new RCC theoretical framework based on the demand theory of the tourism product characteristics. In the process, the choice experiment and orthogonal design methods are used in questionnaire designs and the conditional Logit model is used for parameter estimates. More than 700 park visitors are surveyed for data collection at the Shenyang National Forest park of Liaoning province in China. The primary park attributes being considered encompass vegetation, coverage, water quality, number of rubbish on the park trail path, admission fees, and congestion. The carrying capacity threshold for each specific attribute is identified.