Determinants of use of water‐based recreational facilities

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Abstract
A model is developed to explain the use of water‐abased recreational facilities for 15 different recreational activities. The results are then employed to obtain a relative ranking of factors that contribute most to the use of facilities. From an empirical study on data obtained from the Fort Worth District, ILS. Army Corps of Engineers, the factors that contribute to use can be ranked as follows: (1) distance variables, which serve as a surrogate for travel time and cost; (2) population near the site, a measure of demand potential; (3) facilities provided at the site; (4) fees; (5) measures of quality of the site; and (6) seasonal variables.

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