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Countryside recreation provision in England: Exploring a demand-led approach

Curry, Nigel; Ravenscroft, Neil

Authors

Nigel Curry

Neil Ravenscroft



Abstract

The Countryside Agency has recognised the need for a more demand-led approach to countryside recreation provision. This represents a departure from traditional planning-led approaches, in which measures of consumption have generally been used as proxies for demand. This paper explores the main determinants of the demand for recreation, as well as the principal characteristics of consumption. Despite claims to the contrary, aggregate consumption has not increased in England for the past 20 years, with the main triggers to consumption-incomes and tastes-being beyond the direct control of the recreation policymaker. Despite this, the paper argues that demand-led policy can have a role in manipulating prices, targeting particular social groups and improving the quality rather than the quantity of provision. As a result, we argue that in the future the state will be more effective as a facilitator than as a direct provider of countryside recreation facilities. © 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Citation

Curry, N., & Ravenscroft, N. (2001). Countryside recreation provision in England: Exploring a demand-led approach. Land Use Policy, 18(3), 281-291. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0264-8377%2801%2900022-9

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Aug 7, 2001
Journal Land Use Policy
Print ISSN 0264-8377
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 18
Issue 3
Pages 281-291
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/S0264-8377%2801%2900022-9
Keywords countryside recreation provision, outdoor recreation, England
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1086234
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0264-8377(01)00022-9
Additional Information Additional Information : Curry was principal author of the review sections (1-4). The remainder of the paper was jointly constructed from an empirical research project.


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