Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/121952 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
CSERGE Working Paper No. 2012-01
Publisher: 
University of East Anglia, The Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE), Norwich
Abstract: 
In this paper we present a novel methodology to determine the annual value of recreational visit flows to different habitat types in Great Britain. We combine different empirical models to predict the spatial distributions of recreational value across Great Britain. The models use a combination of the latest and most extensive recreation survey in England, detailed spatial data, and extensive literature review. These data combine to form an input dataset with over four million unique observations. Aimed at planning for recreational demand at a national-level across mixed habitats, the estimated model is applied to the six UK National Ecosystem Assessment scenarios for land cover in 2060. Final predictions are generated nationally at a range of spatial scales, providing a comprehensive assessment of the spatial diversity of present and future recreation value. While our methodology is subject to a few shortcomings, it offers a new and spatially sensitive tool for modelling open-access recreation demand that can be applied to recreation planning and environmental decision-making at any desired spatial unit.
Subjects: 
environmental valuation
GIS
meta-analysis
trip generation function
UK National Ecosystem Assessment
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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