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1 ANNEXURE Annexure 6.1 THE COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Questionnaire for Eliciting Recreational Value of Cochin Backwaters The Cochin backwaters are one of the most valuable coastal environments in this part of the world, which provide a variety of recreational potentials to visitors and tourists. This study aims to understand the environmental value of the Cochin backwaters. The objective of this survey is to estimate the recreational value of the backwaters. I request you to co-operate with us by filling up this questionnaire. 1. How many trips have you made to the Cochin Backwaters within the last 12 months for the purpose of Sight seeing and recreation Boating Cultural Events Exercising others(specify) Where do you live? Panchayat District 1 State Country: 3. If you were not on this trip today, what would you most likely be doing? (a) Working (b) Watching TV (c) Housework or shopping (d) Others 4. How many hours did you spent in the backwaters today? Hours ( ) 5. Please estimate the time and distance it takes you to get to the backwater from your 9 home. Hours ( ) kilometers ( ) 198

2 6. Please state the cost incurred for undertaking a travel to the Cochin Ba :lolvaters_ I '\,,. ~ / -L-... ',4-"_"'-'... J1 ' i i "i i lterhsrwt "fra \ \ A (a) Travel from hometown to the Cochin I; Private oar(fuel cost) l_ 1 c, Motorcycle Train Bus Taxi Other (specify) (b) Boarding and odging(no. of days) h (c) Food and Beverage (d) Sight seeing and recreating (e) Photographs (0 Omms J jg 7 7. If you are not from Kochi you came to Kochi for (a) Conference attendance (b) Business (c) Visiting friends or relatives (d) Tour and travel (e) Other purposes (please specify) 8. Have you visited any other sitels before coming to the Cochin :1 Yes El N0 (If yes, specify the sitels) Name the sites you visited and planning to visit in Kochi during this tour? fi ggwamd H _g Hqmmgmvbfiw _ Which are the other sites you plan to visit during this tour? (8) (b) (0) 1 1. Are you willing to extend your stay in Kochi to visit the backwaters again 0 Yes 1:1 N0 199

3 SECTION B 12. Have you visited the backwaters of Alappuzha Cl Yes El N0 lfyes, 13. How do you rate the Cochin Backwaters with that of Alappuzha (a) Extremely Good (b) Extremely Bad (c) Quite Good (d) Quite Bad (e) Fairly Good (f) Fairly Bad (g) Neither Good nor Bad 14. How do you rate the water quality in the Cochin Backwaters? (a) Extremely Good (b) Extremely Bad (c) Quite Good (d) Quite Bad (e) Fairly Good (f) Fairly Bad (g) Neither Good nor Bad 15. From your experience in visiting various sites in the Cochin Backwaters how do you feel the congestion in those sites (a) Extremely Congested (b) Quite Congested (c) Slightly Congested (d) Not Congested 16. Please state the nature of your visit to this site today. (a) Break during working hours (b) Off-day (c) Leave (d) Holiday (e) Vacation SECTION C To help us analyse the results, I would like to have the following information. 17. Sex: C1 Male 1:1 Female 18. Age: L<15 {15-25$ I 3545_ F Ems 200

4 19. Education: School Graduate Primary High Secondaryfi Graduate Post ProfessionaT Others J 20. Occupation: Professional 1 Servicej Traders lfarmers LLaborers_ Others 21. Length of Vacation: 22. What is the status of ownership of your house? 13 Own :1 Rented 23. What type of housing do you live in? y V Bedroorn I Hall. Independent. I house, ' I I I I.TFIat I _ i _ I ii ; Joint family. Housingycolony I I.1 W y y I! I K Ti L, 24. What is the size of your family 25. What is the approximate monthly income of your household? (a) Less than Rs (b) Between Rs and Rs (c) Between Rs and Rs (d) Rs and above DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS TO MAKE ABOUT THIS SURVEY? IF SO, PLEASE USE THIS SPACE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COMPLETE THIS SURVEY. IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. 201

5 Annexure 6.2 Estimation of the Model The empirical relationship is detailed as a linear function. V = a - p C If the number of trips is zero, - At, V > O, and a = pc x = a - pc (6.2) (6.3) (6.4) = ( ~ 1 (6.5) Since consumer surplus associated with a price change is measured as the area beneath the demand culve that lies between these two prices, Consumer Surplus per trip V 2P (6.6) Annexure 6.3 Consumer Surplus of Visitors from Zone I to Zone V Consumer Surplus of Visitors from Zone I '0r , '' :1.,.". 00 "...---:'''4''.5~'''. 00"...---: ''4., oo "...---:'-,4''3'~'-,. 00"...---:'-,4-' "...---:'-:3"' Quantity Demanded 202

6 Consumer Surplus of Visitors from Zone 11 ~~ , ~ ~:2±3~. OO;:;-----:2~06~5B~.~OO;;--~2~04""~3~. OO:::---2~0~3~2~B~.OO :::---;;2~0'~B~3~. OO;;;;-----:'~"';;;!B. OO Q u a ntity Deman d e d Consumer Surplus of Visitors from Zone III 620 r , 6 ' BO 570 ~ ~O~ =~--=~~~~~~ QO Q uantity Demande d 203

7 Consumer Surplus of Visitors from Zone IV 62o, ' ~ ~~~,~. ~00;;---~'~6~'~7~8~0~0:---~'~8~2~"~.~00;;---~'~6~04c::8~. 0~0:---~'~58~8~'~. 0~0;;---~'~5~7~ Quantity Demanded Consumer Surplus of Visitors from Zone V 1550 ' "00,.90 ~ Quantity Demanded 204