Jioie Muriel dela Vega, C. Predo, L. Florece, J. Balatibat
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The study quantified the recreational benefits of Consocep Mountain Resort for the current and hypothetical improvement of the area. Recreation sites revealed their economic value through the services that they provide. However, these services do not command a price, which leads to an underestimation of their value. The travel cost method is one of the methods for estimating recreational values by converting physical and social benefits into monetary terms. The travel cost method was used to estimate the economic use value of Consocep Mountain Resort in its present condition by using visitors’ actual expenditures. Contingent behavior was added to compute the change in welfare, assuming that an improvement will occur and an additional access fee will be implemented. Given the current site condition of the area, the consumer surplus of a single visit per tourist is PhP 2,136.75 (US$ 41.41), while the consumer surplus for an improved visit is PhP 3,539.82 (US$ 68.60). visitors give high value to the site. Therefore, these information can be used as guide for managing the area. Conservation of resources is also important so that the benefits received by the present population can be enjoyed by generations to come.
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The Journal of Environmental Science and Management (JESAM) is an international scientific journal produced semi-annually by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB).
JESAM gives particular premium to manuscript submissions that employ integrated methods resulting to analyses that provide new insights in environmental science, particularly in the areas of:
environmental planning and management;
protected areas development, planning, and management;
community-based resources management;
environmental chemistry and toxicology;
environmental restoration;
social theory and environment; and
environmental security and management.