Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
DOI | 10.1007/s00267-011-9678-4 |
Recreational Value of an Oasis in Oman | |
Zekri, Slim1; Mbaga, Msafiri1; Fouzai, Ayoub1; Al-Shaqsi, Saif2 | |
通讯作者 | Zekri, Slim |
来源期刊 | ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
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ISSN | 0364-152X |
出版年 | 2011 |
卷号 | 48期号:1页码:81-88 |
英文摘要 | Increasing demand for water to develop non-agricultural activities is causing water to be diverted to high-value uses at the expense of irrigation. However, agriculture provides a flow of amenities in the desert environment which are not either accounted or paid. Oases are spread all over the globe and are threatened for various reasons among which is the high pressure of demand for fresh water. This paper estimates the recreation use value of an oasis. The paper is based on the Misfat Al-Abryeen oasis in Oman, a man-made area of streams and woodland. The travel cost method is used through an on-site questionnaire distributed to 230 visitors. Around 75% of visitors to the oasis also visited other historical or ecological sites during the same day-trip. The econometric model is estimated using negative binomial regression with endogenous stratification. The average consumer surplus, or benefit, from visiting Misfat Al-Abryeen is estimated at US$ 104.74 per individual per trip. The total social benefit from this oasis is estimated at $366,590 per year. These results underscore the importance of the role played by irrigated agriculture in the provision of amenity services for the tourism sector in a desert environment. The sustainability of the irrigation activity depends on the recognition of the recreation role of oases and the transfer of part of these benefits to the farmers who maintain the irrigation system. The implementation of an entrance fee to the oasis might increase farmers’ profit by 6-21%. |
英文关键词 | Agriculture Recreation Travel cost method Consumer surplus Negative binomial regression Endogenous stratification |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Oman |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000291748500007 |
WOS关键词 | MULTIPLE DESTINATION TRIPS ; COUNT DATA MODELS ; TRAVEL COST ; ENDOGENOUS STRATIFICATION ; NONMARKET VALUATION ; NATIONAL-PARK ; ON-SITE ; DEMAND ; TRUNCATION ; MANAGEMENT |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/167976 |
作者单位 | 1.Sultan Qaboos Univ, Coll Agr & Marine Sci, Dept Nat Resource Econ, Muscat, Oman; 2.Minist Reg Municipal & Water Resources, Muscat, Oman |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Zekri, Slim,Mbaga, Msafiri,Fouzai, Ayoub,et al. Recreational Value of an Oasis in Oman[J],2011,48(1):81-88. |
APA | Zekri, Slim,Mbaga, Msafiri,Fouzai, Ayoub,&Al-Shaqsi, Saif.(2011).Recreational Value of an Oasis in Oman.ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,48(1),81-88. |
MLA | Zekri, Slim,et al."Recreational Value of an Oasis in Oman".ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 48.1(2011):81-88. |
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