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http://dx.doi.org/10.9765/KSCOE.2012.24.6.373

A Basic Study on the Estimating the Value of Sand Beach using amenities  

Shin, Bum-Shick (Waterfront and Coastal Research Center, Kwandong University)
Kim, Kyu-Han (Department of Civil Engineering, Kwandong University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers / v.24, no.6, 2012 , pp. 373-380 More about this Journal
Abstract
The sandy beach along the east coast of Korea offers beautiful scenery with high-quality sand for leisure, and is also famous for the white-sand and pine-tree which is an important scenic resource. Furthermore, the sandy beach helps to maintain natural environment of the costal area and functionates as a disaster prevention system against high waves. There are two major value evaluation methods, Travel Cost Method and Contingent Valuation Method, to assess the value of coastal sandy beach. Contingent Valuation Method is considered to be more appropriate for simultaneous evaluation on the usefulness and the uselessness of the beach. But in order to apply Contingent Valuation Method to coastal sandy beach evaluation, close examination and investigation on the potential bias, such as on questionnaires, surveys and replies, are required. In this study, the characteristic of primary amenity of sandy beach users is investigated, in prior to evaluating the usefulness and the uselessness of the beach measured by contingent valuation method. The characteristic of amenity on major sandy beaches on the east coast of Korea is studied and compared by diverse value evaluation methods.
Keywords
sandy beach; amenity; contingent valuation method; bias;
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