A Summary of the National and State Economic Effects of the 1994 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Research Program.

Abstract

This report documents the regional economic effects of recreational use of Corps of Engineers (CE) water resource development projects. In 1994, over $12 billion was spent by visitors to engage in recreation at CE projects, resulting in $5 billion in income and over 186,000 jobs in industries directly supplying goods and services to CE visitors. Secondary effects of CE visitor spending accounted for an additional $15 billion in income and 410,000 jobs. The total effects of CE visitor spending in 1994 accounted for 0.4 percent of income and 1 in 200 jobs in the United States. Over 50 percent of CE visitor spending and associated economic effects occur in the following eight states: Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Indiana. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA305687

Entities

People

  • Bruce D. Carlson
  • Daniel J. Stynes
  • Dennis B. Propst
  • R. S. Jackson

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arkansas
  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Commerce
  • Economic Impact
  • Engineers
  • Information Systems
  • Input Output Models
  • Kentucky
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Management Information Systems
  • Mississippi River
  • Missouri
  • Natural Resources
  • Recreation
  • Tennessee
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Economics

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Industrial Economics