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Coastal Erosion Management from a Community Economics Perspective: The Feasibility and Efficiency of User Fees

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Warren Kriesel ,
Craig E. Landry  and
Andrew Keeler
Warren Kriesel
Affiliation:
Agricultural and Applied Economics Department, University of Georgia
Craig E. Landry
Affiliation:
Economics Department, East Carolina University
Andrew Keeler
Affiliation:
School of Public Policy and Management, The Ohio State University
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Abstract

Coastal communities cannot depend on funding from the state or federal government to maintain high-quality beaches that benefit the public and attract tourist revenues. This article investigates the feasibility and efficiency of beach improvement projects at two Georgia barrier islands through the alternative funding mechanisms of general-revenue financing and user fees. Benefits are calculated from an intensive, on-site survey of beach visitors, and the costs are calculated from observable sources. The analyses presented support beach improvement as an effective policy on both islands under all scenarios considered.

Keywords

beach nourishmentcoastal erosionrelocationuser feesQ26R51R53
Type
Invited Paper Sessions
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 37 , Issue 2 , August 2005 , pp. 451 - 461
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2005

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