The Determination of Recreation Values of Jamshidieh Park in Tehran by Using Contingent Valuation Method

Introduction Nowadays, the main environmental economy subject, which is almost publicly accepted, is the fact that the environment is inseparable from the economy and any changes in one may affect directly the other one. In other words, no economic decision is made without influencing the natural and artificial environment and no environmental change occurs without economic influences. United States and Europe countries focus on CV method to determination of recreation values. Lee has determined recreation values of South Korea national park 10.54$ per year. Applying CVM, calculated the recreation values of ecosystem service 67.44 $ per year of family for Bursa State in Turkey. Baral et al (2008) determined recreation value by using CV. Given this backdrop, the main purpose of this research is the determination of recreation values of Jamshidieh Park in Tehran by Using Contingent Valuation Method and SHAZAM software on 2011. Partial goals are including: 1- Determination of Demographic characteristics of Jamshidieh Park visitors. 2- Determination of effective Factors on willingness to pay for Jamshidieh park visitors. 3-Determination of recreation values of Jamshidieh Park and estimation of WTP as Park admission fee.