Abstract
Nevada's Black Rock Desert in High Rock Canyon (BRD/HRC) provides a variety of recreation services to a multitude of user groups, which makes the development of a management plan for the area a challenge. Stated preference analysis is a widely accepted method for analysing resource management plans; however, resource users with heterogeneous preferences make it difficult to estimate an empirical choice model across all user types. This study introduces an ex post analysis of attribute preferences by introducing a conjoint experiment with a set of follow-up questions in order to better understand how visitors to the BRD/HRC feel about various management plans. The cost of data collection for the follow-up questions is low, while their ability to provide explanatory power of choice behavior is significant.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 630-651 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Annals of Leisure Research |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Desert
- Ex post analysis
- Management
- Stated choice
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Cultural Studies
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management