The Full Value of Parks: From Economics to the Intangible

by David Harmon

The Full Value of Parks is the first comprehensive look at the values associated with parks and other kinds of protected areas. Much has been written about the importance of parks to the tourism industry, yet the reasons why people care deeply about them usually have little or nothing to do with money. Instead, people value parks as sacred sanctuaries and places of spiritual self-discovery, as settings of breathtaking beauty, as venues of scientific...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074252714X
• ISBN13: 9780742527140
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"