Abstract
The benefit of beach preservation at Niigata coast was estimated by the Contingent Valuation Method. Estimation was performed from the environmental aspect on the beach recovery efforts of Niigata coast by shore protection works. The result was correlated with various properties, such as age, sex, annual income and the distance of the residence from the coast. It was found that median value of 1, 591 yen/year can be afforded for the maintenance of the present beach environment for the use of recreational purposes. High correlation was found between the interest on beach preservation and the frequency of visit to the beach.
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