Recreational use of farmland in the Duncan Agricultural District, British Columbia

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dc.contributor.authorPatterson, Lynda Louen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-15T17:14:10Z
dc.date.available2024-08-15T17:14:10Z
dc.date.copyright1988en_US
dc.date.issued1988
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Geography
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractWithin the last decade considerable concern has been expressed over the conversion of agricultural land to nonĀ­-agricultural uses. There has been less of a focus on nonĀ­-agricultural uses of farmland, such as outdoor recreation, which do not result in conversion. This study investigates the extent of recreational use of farmland in the Duncan Agricultural District, British Columbia, and the preferences of farm operators in allowing recreational activities on their land. A personal interview questionnaire was designed and completed by thirteen per cent of the population of farm operators in the district. Information collected included: suitability of the respondents' land to accommodate a number of different outdoor recreational uses, willingness of the respondents to allow a number of outdoor recreational uses, preferred outdoor recreational uses, preferred times to allow different recreational uses, preferred access fees for different recreational uses, and preferred access numbers for different recreational uses. Data collected also included information on farm attributes as well as characteristics of the farm operators. Information obtained from the 100 respondents shows that recreational use of farmland has occurred in the past, and is occurring at present. Results indicate that landowners have allowed a wide range of outdoor activities on their holdings. The preferred activities include birdwatching, farm tours and photography. Farm operators also express different preferred access times, access numbers, and access fees to their land for different recreational activities. Categorical regression analysis is used to test several hypotheses about willingness of the farm operators to allow recreational activities. The results indicate that there are significant differences in the probability of farm operators allowing different recreational uses of their land depending on: farm type, farm size, area of cultivated land, area of forested land, past recreational use of their land, and whether or not the respondents use any farmland for their own recreational purposes. There are no significant differences in the probability of farm operators allowing different recreational uses of their land based on: location of the farm, whether or not the respondents at present allow recreational use of their land, and whether the respondent had a stated preference for the recreational use.
dc.format.extent159 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/19243
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.titleRecreational use of farmland in the Duncan Agricultural District, British Columbiaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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