Do outdoor recreation participants place their lands in conservation easements?

By

Ghimire, Ramesh
Green, Gary
Poudyal, Neelam
Cordell, H. Ken

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014

Original Publication

BioRisk : biodiversity & ecosystem risk assessment

Volume

9

Pages

1-18

Subjects

Conservation easement , environmental concerns or awareness , Natural resources , Open Space , outdoor recreation participation

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.9.7981

 

Abstract

It has been posited that participation in outdoor recreation activities increases awareness of environmental issues and support for environmental conservation. Studies have shown that different outdoor recreationists may have different environmental orientations. For example, because of their utility orientation toward land, consumptive recreationists may be less likely than non-consumptive recreationists to protect their land from development. Hence, using a United States household survey, this paper examines whether people participating in consumptive outdoor recreation activities differ from those who participate in non-consumptive recreation in their willingness to place their lands into conservation easements. Results indicate people who participate in land-based consumptive recreation are less likely to place their lands in conservation easements than people who participate in land-based non-consumptive recreation.