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Article

Economic Value of Recreation as an Ecosystem Service in Ayer Keroh Recreational Forest, Malaysia

by
Nitanan Koshy Matthew
1,2,*,
Ahmad Shuib
3,
Nitya Ganeshwaari Raja Gopal
1 and
Goh Ie Zheng
1
1
Department of Environment, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
2
Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Food Security (ITAFoS), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
3
School of Business and Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2022, 14(9), 4935; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14094935
Submission received: 28 December 2021 / Revised: 5 April 2022 / Accepted: 8 April 2022 / Published: 20 April 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Assessment of Ecosystem Services at Different Scales)
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Abstract

Economic values of various ecosystem services of recreational forests are not well understood in many countries, including Malaysia. Policymakers and resource managers with a lack of such information may make inappropriate decisions to manage forest resources. To address the information problem, this study used data and estimated the economic value of recreation as a cultural ecosystem service of the Ayer Keroh Recreational Forest (AKRF) in Malaysia using the Travel Cost Method (TCM). The study estimated an economic value of USD 20,346/ha/year for cultural services, including recreation. These findings provide some useful information that might be needed for those involved in planning and management for the development of urban forest sites, especially in AKRF.
Keywords: cultural services; economic value; Travel Cost Method; urban recreational forest cultural services; economic value; Travel Cost Method; urban recreational forest

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Matthew, N.K.; Shuib, A.; Raja Gopal, N.G.; Zheng, G.I. Economic Value of Recreation as an Ecosystem Service in Ayer Keroh Recreational Forest, Malaysia. Sustainability 2022, 14, 4935. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14094935

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Matthew NK, Shuib A, Raja Gopal NG, Zheng GI. Economic Value of Recreation as an Ecosystem Service in Ayer Keroh Recreational Forest, Malaysia. Sustainability. 2022; 14(9):4935. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14094935

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Matthew, Nitanan Koshy, Ahmad Shuib, Nitya Ganeshwaari Raja Gopal, and Goh Ie Zheng. 2022. "Economic Value of Recreation as an Ecosystem Service in Ayer Keroh Recreational Forest, Malaysia" Sustainability 14, no. 9: 4935. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14094935

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Matthew, N. K., Shuib, A., Raja Gopal, N. G., & Zheng, G. I. (2022). Economic Value of Recreation as an Ecosystem Service in Ayer Keroh Recreational Forest, Malaysia. Sustainability, 14(9), 4935. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14094935

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