@article{Samnaliev:14530,
      recid = {14530},
      author = {Samnaliev, Mihail and Stevens, Thomas H. and More, Thomas},
      title = {ATTITUDES TOWARDS ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT POLICIES FOR  PUBLIC RECREATION LANDS},
      address = {2004},
      number = {1669-2016-136455},
      series = {ResEc Working Paper 2004-1},
      pages = {28},
      year = {2004},
      abstract = {Public recreation land management agencies have been  searching for ways to increase revenue. User fees as  implemented by the Fee Demonstration Program have received  the most attention. Corporate sponsorships and private  donations have also been implemented and other options,  such as partial privatization, closure of some areas, and  different forms of public-private partnerships have been  debated. The present paper reports results from a 2002 mail  survey of randomly selected Idaho and New Hampshire  households, designed to elicit public attitudes about a  wide variety of management policies for public  (federal/state) recreation lands. The most socially  acceptable forms for raising revenue were donation boxes  (61.1%), corporate sponsorships for visitor centers (61.8%)  and education facilities (61.1%), and adopt-a-site  contracts (81.0%). Both increased taxes and user fees faced  greater opposition  (about 49% of respondents) than support  (39%). In addition, user fees have resulted in (reported)  changes in behavior among a quarter of the respondents, and  may have stronger negative impact on low-income households  and on the users of public recreation lands. 

This study  is relevant to the current debate in Congress about the  future of the Fee Demonstration Program. Our findings can  also be used by policy makers interested in raising revenue  through socially acceptable management policies. Our  results suggest that donations, adopt-a-site and corporate  sponsorships (for selected areas) should be used to raise  additional revenues, and if additional funding is needed,  policy makers may be justified to advocate for increased  taxation rather than fees.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/14530},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.14530},
}