Economic development in rural Utah: is wilderness recreation the answer?

Keith, John E.; Fawson, Christopher

doi:10.1007/bf01581782

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“…If flows were maintained at the high level simulated throughout the summer, total estimated impacts of whitewater rafting then would comprise 1.8% of total annual Taos County income and 2.0% of jobs. These modest levels of impacts are similar to those in a study of Utah wilderness users by Keith and Fawson [1995]. While economic impact of additional streamflows is small in the context of the overall northern New Mexico economy, whitewater recreation adds to the diversity of economic activities in a low-income, rural economy heavily dominated by mining and government as principal employees.…”

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Measuring regional economic impacts of streamflow depletions

Leones

Colby

Cory

et al. 1997

Water Resources Research

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Abstract. Because of large upstream diversions for agriculture and an absence of policies to protect in-stream flows, flows in the Rio Grande near Taos, New Mexico, routinely are low by midsummer. The reach is a popular whitewater run in the southwestern United States when flows are adequate for river running. This article estimates the regional economic impacts attributable to summer streamflow depletions. Economic analysis indicates that while lower water levels affect the number of people coming to the region to raft on one river reach, low water levels had no effect on another nearby rafting area. Total expenditures and economic impacts were simulated for streamflows maintained at levels adequate for whitewater recreation throughout the summer season. These simulations indicate a 24% ($0.74 million) increase in rafting-linked expenditures and a 25% ($0.94 million) increase in value added from rafting, compared to actual 1992 expenditures and value added.

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Measuring regional economic impacts of streamflow depletions

Leones

Colby

Cory

et al. 1997

Water Resources Research

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“…Several studies of the economics of rural tourism focus not only on a particular destination but on specific tourist activities or attractions (Johnson and Moore 1993;Keith and Fawson 1995). Resource-specific studies are likely to become increasingly common as the conflict over the use of resources that are valued both for recreation and for uses such as agriculture and forestry grows.…”

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Tracking Expenditures of the Elusive Nature Tourists of Southeastern Arizona

Leones¹,

Colby²,

Crandall³

1998

Journal of Travel Research

104

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Expansion of nature tourism markets may be limited because of restrictions on visitor numbers at specific sites. Hence, factors affecting visitor expenditures are critical. This study of nature tourists in Arizona indicates that bird-watchers spend more money than other visitors to natural sites. Communities that target nature visitors from areas more than a few hours' drive away and encourage visits to multiple sites can increase visitor expenditures.

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“…Not all studies, however, support the notion that natural amenities have strong effects on economic growth and development. Keith and Fawson (1995) examined the economic effects of wilderness on local economic characteristics in Utah and found that the economic contribution of wilderness to local economic activity was not likely to be significant. Duffy-Deno (1997) analyzed the local economic impact of state parks in the eight intermountain west states and found a relatively weak effect on population and employment growth.…”

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Natural Amenities and Rural Development: Understanding Spatial and Distributional Attributes

2005

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Contemporary resource management practice and rural development planning increasingly emphasize the integration of resource extractive industries with non-market-based recreational and amenity values. There is a growing empirical literature which suggests that natural amenities impact regional economies through aggregate measures of economic performance such as population, income, and/or employment growth, and housing development. We maintain that assessing the developmental aspects of amenity-led regional change requires a more thorough focus on alternative measures of economic performance such as income distribution and spatial organization. In the applied research presented here we investigate relationships between amenities and regional economic development indicators. Results suggest mixed and generally insignificant amenity-based associations which highlight the need for appropriate regional economic modeling techniques that account for often dramatic spatial autocorrelation of natural amenity attributes. We conclude that with respect to amenity driven economic growth and development "place in space" matters. Copyright 2005 Blackwell Publishing Ltd..

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Economic development in rural Utah: is wilderness recreation the answer?

Cited by 28 publications

References 6 publications

Measuring regional economic impacts of streamflow depletions

Measuring regional economic impacts of streamflow depletions

Tracking Expenditures of the Elusive Nature Tourists of Southeastern Arizona

Natural Amenities and Rural Development: Understanding Spatial and Distributional Attributes

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