Economic value of satisfactoriness of Chitgar forestall park in comparison with another forestall parks in our country
The economic valuation is a basic strategy in improving of environmental policies to achieve ecologically sustainable development. Given these mechanisms lead to an increase in human welfare. Hence, it is important to quantify and understand these resources. In this study, for value of environmental satisfactoriness of Chitgar forest parks, the recreational values were estimated using contingent valuation method, Factors affecting the satisfactoriness using logit models, respectively. The study in 2010 and stratified random sampling area were collected from 242 tourists. The variables of suggested fee, family monthly revenue, the educational level, satisfaction rate, age, the inclination to revisit, and spring and summer has a meaningful effect on people's inclination to pay for taking advantage of recreational useing of this park. The meaningfulness of three variables the suggested fee, family monthly revenue and the educational level is similar to research findings in another forestall parks. WTP for acquiring recreational amenities of Forest Park Chitgar per person per visit was 2559.9 Rials. The rate of forest compared to other parks in the north generally significantly lower. Difference beauty of this park, resulting in significantly different willingness to pay for the acquisition of recreational satisfactoriness they have. Therefore, measures should be taken to increase their satisfaction. The construction of facilities and infrastructure to attract tourists by encouraging and supporting the private sector to invest in this park is recommended.