On the other hand, even where monetary benefits 

 are assigned to recreation, these values only poorly 

 reflect the essential element of quality. Research is 

 needed to explore means to weight explicitly 

 non-market benefits, together with benefits for 

 which dollar market values are available. 



Cost sharing is another major problem requiring 

 research. Funds are derived from a combination of 

 general taxes, special taxes, and user fees. Equity 

 considerations call for research to identify better 

 the many and diffuse beneficiaries of recreation 

 programs. 



The person who goes to the ocean for his 

 recreation activities needs to have it clean, unclut- 



tered, and pleasing. Likewise, the person who 

 invests in facilities to satisfy these interests nee.ds 

 to have some assurance that his investment will be 

 protected by zoning and other procedures that 

 protect and stabilize the enviroiunent. As Chapter 

 3 of the Report of the Panel on Management and 

 Development of the Coastal Zone points out, the 

 most serious disturbances to the coastal environ- 

 ment are caused by man, and we are only 

 beginning to understand these disturbances and 

 their effects. Systematic studies of preventive or 

 corrective action and a full evaluation of man's 

 efforts are necessary to realize the potential of our 

 coastal resources and to prevent their destruction. 



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