TY - JOUR AU - Deborah E Lee, AU - Mario Du Preez, PY - 2015/07/24 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - A demand-based management option to address boat congestion at the Sundays River Estuary, Eastern Cape, South Africa JF - Water SA JA - WSA VL - 41 IS - 4 July SE - Research paper DO - 10.4314/wsa.v41i4.18 UR - https://watersa.net/article/view/11015 SP - AB - <p>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.</p> ER -