Analyzing and Comparing Quantitative Values of Practical Recreation and Practical Conservation of Lar Lake's Dam in Iran

With regard to non-marketing values of environmental resources and evaluating them with real prices, this research has tried to analyze and compare both practical recreation and conservation of Lar Lake’s dam which has a crucial role as an important natural resource in Iran. Therefore, in this research such diverse methods, as a Contingent valuation method, the questionnaire of Double Dichotomous Choice and Logit qualitative model have been used. The information related to this study was collected from 230 visitors based on random sampling in 1391. Here, a recreational value of Lar Lake’s dam was estimated 7626.2 rial ($2- 3) per person per visit. The average of inclination to monthly pay per person, in order to estimate a preserved value of this place was 3716.6 rial ($1.3). According to the results of both estimations, there were same outcomes for suggested variables, monthly revenues, and the rate of satisfaction. The level of education has a significant impact on pursuing people to accept the suggested fees for conservational values than recreational ones. Apart from that, ethnic minorities have noticeable desire to keep conservational values of this resource safe, compared to the other visitors.