Valuation Of Taman Nasional Gunung Merapi By Using Travel Cost Method
AMATERA, NIFERTIDI (Adv.: Arief Surya Irawan, S.E., M.Com), Arief Surya Irawan, S.E., M.Com
The objective if this research is to obtain the economic value of Taman Nasional Gunung Merapi and also analyze factors that affect the demand to visit this recreational site. The method being used is individual travel cost method, using questionnaires as instrument to collect data. Sample for this research includes 100 respondents which are collected on the site and has single purpose in visiting. Result of this research shows that economic value of Taman Nasional Gunung Merapi is Rp666.937.562.277 while factors that significantly affect demand to visit are travel cost, distance and experience. This result was obtained by the data of visitors from February 2011 until January 2012.
Kata Kunci : travel cost method, economic value, consumer surplus,
