Recreation benefits and displaced facilities

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982 · J. Leis. Res.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6423426

Sutherland, R J

A new recreation site or improvement of an existing site results in an increase in demand for that site perhaps at the expense of substitute facilities. A brief literature review indicates differing views on how benefits from displaced facilities should be treated. I demonstrate that benefits of a new recreation facility can be measured as the change in consumers' surplus at the affected site and that benefits forgone at substitute sites can be ignored. However, if a change in demand for one site causes other prices to change, the net change in benefits is the sum of the increment in consumer's surplus in each affected market.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM
• OSTI ID: 6423426
• Journal Information: J. Leis. Res.; (United States), Vol. 14:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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