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  1 - Economic Valuation of Promenades Using Zonal Travel Costs Method (Z.T.C.M) (Case study: Koohrang Waterfall of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province)
  Davood Mafi Gholami Nabiollah Yarali Akram Nouri Kamari
  Introduction: According to daily increasing request of people for promenades and recreationalcenters, social and economic analysis and full review of people requirements is a key factor inproviding required facilities.Materials and Methods: In this study, Zonal Travel C More

  Introduction: According to daily increasing request of people for promenades and recreationalcenters, social and economic analysis and full review of people requirements is a key factor inproviding required facilities.Materials and Methods: In this study, Zonal Travel Costs Method (Z.T.C.M) was used forrecreational valuation of Koohrang waterfall. This method is based on map, overview, socialeconomicalcharacteristics of visitors of promenades and also increasing in cost and distant fromregion.Results: Obtained data from completed questionnaire by visitors, statistical calculations regarding todistribution of visitors and estimating travel costs showed that the recreational value of Koohrangwaterfall is 156.377.600.000 Iranian Rials. Money making value depends on the best natural locationand beautiful sights around it. Results showed that variables like age, education and amount ofvisitor’s income had significant impacts on use of promenades. Investigating amount of visitor’sincome showed strong correlation between this variable and number of visited days of promenade andalso their interest to pay entrance charges. It also showed that level of education has a key role inabsorbing visitors for Koohrang waterfall as most of the visitors were university graduates. Level ofadvantage has direct relation with income, as relief times of people would increase by increasing levelof education. Investigation of studying in some promenades of the country showed that there are moreinterest among teenagers and middle ages but our results showed most of the visitors (25%) were inthe range of 30-34. Results provided some valuable information to graduate promenade level ofKoohrang waterfall Manuscript profile