2015-04: Managing congestion on Gold Coast beaches: An economic evaluation (Working paper)

View/ Open
Author(s)
Andersson, Karin J.
Brierley, Nathan
Hedstroem, Feliks
Herr, Daniel
Risson, Joshua
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2015
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
This report investigates the costs of beach congestion, with an emphasis on surfers and general beach goers. The estimates of the costs of beach congestion are used to assess the cost effectiveness of measures to reduce congestion. Specifically, we seek to answer the following questions:
* How does beach congestion affect beach visitation rates of surfers and general beach goers?
* Does the benefit of reducing beach congestion exceed the cost of measures to reduce beach congestion on the Gold Coast?This report investigates the costs of beach congestion, with an emphasis on surfers and general beach goers. The estimates of the costs of beach congestion are used to assess the cost effectiveness of measures to reduce congestion. Specifically, we seek to answer the following questions:
* How does beach congestion affect beach visitation rates of surfers and general beach goers?
* Does the benefit of reducing beach congestion exceed the cost of measures to reduce beach congestion on the Gold Coast?
View less >
View less >
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2010 by author(s). No part of this paper may be reproduced in any form, or stored in a retrieval system, without prior permission of the author(s).
Note
Economics and Business Statistics
Subject
H00 - Public Economics: General