Economic potential of agroforestry for public recreational parks |
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Authors: | Josef M Broder Brehon H Odronic |
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Institution: | (1) Dept. of Agricultural Economics, University of Georgia, 313 Conner Hall, 30605 Athens, GA, USA;(2) Leonard Hannula Project Planners Inc., Winchester, Va., USA |
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Abstract: | The availability of public recreational facilities is being threatened by growing demands, limited supplies, and declining
government funding. In response to these pressures, the economic potential of agroforestry for supplementing operating budgets
of public recreational parks is examined in a case study park consisting of 324 hectares. Agroforestry enterprises native
to the area were selected for development on 70 hectares of the site. Linear programming was used to determine the optimum
combinations of 23 agroforestry regimes composed of the following activities: 1) conventional forestry planting, tree density
of 1682 trees/hectare, 2) the selected agroforestry planting with hay, tree density of 1495 trees/hectare, 3) the selected
agroforestry planting with grazing, 4) hay production, and 5) rental of pasture for grazing. The objective function of the
study was to maximize the net present value of the study site subject to land, labor, capital, and minimum annual income constraints.
The preferred optimal regime generated $1782 per hectare from an agroforestry planting configuration of 1495 trees/hectare
with 75 percent hay, 25 percent grazing, and no annual income requirements. Minimum annual income requirements of $2400 and
$4800 were feasible but suboptimal from a net present value criteria. The study found that agroforestry could be used to privatize
selective activities of public recreational parks and thus enable public agencies to provide these facilities more effectively. |
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Keywords: | Agroforestry outdoor recreation public parks linear programming land management privatization |
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