The Coastal Engineering Research Center. The Economic Value of Beaches,

Abstract

Travel and tourism is America's leading industry, employer, producer of new jobs, and earner of foreign exchange; and beaches are the leading factor in travel and tourism. Few in America realize that beaches are a key driver of America's economy and its competition in a world economy. Without a paradigm shift in attitudes toward the economic significance of travel and tourism and necessary infrastructure investment to maintain and restore beaches, the United States will relinquish a dominant worldwide lead in its most important industry.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA304326

Entities

People

  • James R. Houston

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Civil Engineering
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Commerce
  • Dredging
  • Ecology
  • Electronic Mail
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Internet
  • Investments
  • Manufacturing
  • Sedimentation
  • Shores
  • Steel Industry
  • United States
  • Waterways

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