New publication weighs costs and benefits of managing Waikīkī Beach
A new publication in Coastal Management by Nori Tarui and team examines the economic valuation of changes in Waikīkī Beach characteristics. In the paper, the authors consider recreationists’ willingness to pay for changes in beach width and water clarity as well as the preferences for the beach as-is, and the authors weigh in on how […]
Read MoreWhat’s a (Better) Beach Day Worth? Economic Valuation of Changes in Waikīkī Beach Characteristics
Abstract: Whether beach nourishment, an established beach management measure, is justified depends on its benefits and costs. We apply a discrete choice experiment at Waikīkī Beach on Oʻahu with mixed logit and latent class models to evaluate recreationists’ willingness to pay for changes in beach width and water clarity as well as the preferences for […]
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