| Name of article: | Statistická analýza dotazníkového šetření zaměřeného na kvantifikaci rekreační funkce lesů: případová studie Lesy města Písku, s. r. o. |
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| Number: | 2 |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Author: | David Březina, Petra Hlaváčková, Zdeněk Adamec |
The paper evaluates the recreational potential of forest ecosystems. Specifically, it aims to determine a willingness of the visitors to pay recreation fees for using forest logging roads located in the Písek Municipal Forests, Ltd. (Czech Republic). The part of the questionnaire survey, which was evaluated by means of a statistical analysis, employs the travel costs method and the contingent valuation method, the latter dealing with the respondents’ willingness to pay for services resulting from the forest ecosystem service. Namely, it deals with the respondents’ willingness to pay for recreation services related to the use of forest logging roads, forest clearings, and elements of the forest infrastructure. The questionnaire was created on the basis of publications and case studies presented by foreign authors. According to our results, the respondents prevailingly hold the view that they should not pay for the recreational services provided by the interest area. This opinion is above all due to the fact that the visitors to the given territory perceive forests as a public property, and thus they believe that the forests should be accessible free of charge.
