Economic Valuation of Forests as a Natural Tourism Service Provider by Using Travel Cost Method in Ecotourism in Kampung Nipah Sei Nagawalan Village Serdang Bedagai Regency

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10.2991/aebmr.k.210220.027How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Mangrove Tourism, Kampung Nipah, Economic Value, Travel Costs

Abstract

Mangrove ecosystems have the potential to serve as a tourist attraction. The use of mangrove forests as a tourist attraction can develop the economy of the surrounding community. This study aims to analyze the economic value of the Mangrove tourism in Kampung Kampung Nipah Sei Nagalawan based on the travel cost method. The number of samples used in this research is 30 respondents, while the sampling technique accidental sampling. Based on the results of the analysis obtained by the magnitude of the economic value of mangrove tourism in Kampung Nipah with the Travel Cost Method is Rp.19.658.622,505/year. The intensity of visits to mangrove tourism in Kampung Nipah is as much as two visits.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Malahayati
AU  - Zahari Zein
AU  - Fitrawaty
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/02/22
TI  - Economic Valuation of Forests as a Natural Tourism Service Provider by Using Travel Cost Method in Ecotourism in Kampung Nipah Sei Nagawalan Village Serdang Bedagai Regency
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Strategic Issues of Economics, Business and, Education (ICoSIEBE 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 152
EP  - 158
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.210220.027
DO  - 10.2991/aebmr.k.210220.027
ID  - 2021
ER  -