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The Supply of Private Acreage for Public Recreational Use in Southern and Central Appalachia
Author(s) -
LIU ZHENG,
FLEMING RON,
PAGOULATOS ANGELOS,
HU WUYANG
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
growth and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.657
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1468-2257
pISSN - 0017-4815
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2257.2010.00538.x
Subject(s) - recreation , appalachia , tobit model , land tenure , public land , business , agricultural economics , geography , economics , political science , econometrics , paleontology , archaeology , law , biology , agriculture
Public lands in Southern and Central Appalachia (SCA) available for outdoor recreational pursuits are limited relative to the rest of the country. This study identifies factors that encourage private landowners to permit public access to their land for recreational purposes and determines how much acreage would be offered in the SCA region. The Tobit and Heckman's sample selection models suggest that the probability of offering land to the public is correlated with the number of acres offered. Having acreage suited for recreation is a positive determinant of acres leased, but attributes developed by the landowner act as a disincentive. Type of recreational activity has no effect on the landowner's decision, and the supply of recreational acreage is inelastic with respect to price.