A demand-based management option to address boat congestion at the Sundays River Estuary, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Authors

  • Deborah E Lee Department of Economics, PO Box 77000, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
  • Mario Du Preez Department of Economics, PO Box 77000, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4314/wsa.v41i4.18

Keywords:

estuary, choice experiment, implicit prices, conditional logit, random parameter logit

Abstract

The Sundays River Estuary situated in the Eastern Cape is an example of a South African Estuary experiencing congestion externalities, mainly vis-à-vis motorised boat use. This paper employs a choice model to estimate people’s preferences for less boat congestion on the Sundays River Estuary. The results show that visitors to the estuary are willing to trade off a levy of ZAR 35/a (in addition to what they already pay) for a reduction of boat congestion during peak periods (only). This paper proposes that this amount be set as a user charge to manage excess recreational boat use.

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Published

2015-07-24

How to Cite

Deborah E Lee, & Mario Du Preez. (2015). A demand-based management option to address boat congestion at the Sundays River Estuary, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Water SA, 41(4 July). https://doi.org/10.4314/wsa.v41i4.18

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Research paper