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Article: The economic benefits of mountain biking at one of its meccas: an application of the travel cost method to mountain biking in Moab, Utah.
- Article from:
- Journal of Leisure Research
- Article date:
- June 22, 1997
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Statement of Problem
Mountain biking is a relatively new form of recreation compared to activities such as hiking, fishing, and snow-skiing. While these other activities have been studied and their economic benefits to the users estimated (Walsh, Johnson, & McKean, 1992), the authors are not aware of any published studies which have estimated the economic benefits of mountain biking.
It is essential to estimate the economic benefits of mountain biking for several reasons. First, mountain biking has the potential to conflict with other forms of recreation such as hiking and horseback riding, as these activities often use the same trains and these conflicts may ...