Natural Resources Research Program. An Assessment of the National Economic Effects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Program
Abstract
Increased consideration of regional economic implications of recreation programs associated with Corps water resource development projects has resulted in the need for improved procedures for measuring these effects. An approach is proposed for developing credible, technically sound economic impact assessments of agency recreation programs. The approach involves four steps: (a) identification of appropriate economic impact indicators; (b) development of representative recreation expenditure final demand vectors; (c) creation of recreation demand models to measure recreation use shifts under different management actions; and (d) use of economic input/output models to transform shifts in recreation use into regional income and employment effects. Implementation of the proposed approach improves the ability of the agency to assess the full range of outputs associated with water resource development projects. This increased capability improves the agency's ability to communicate regional benefits of programs to affected state and local agencies, thus creating opportunities for maintaining and expanding recreation program partnerships to improve service to the visiting public.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA283205
Entities
People
- Daniel J. Stynes
- Dennis B. Propst
- R. S. Jackson