The economic contributions of human-powered outdoor recreation to the US economy

dc.contributor.author	Southwick, R	en
dc.contributor.author	Bergstrom, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Wall, C	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:49:03Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:49:03Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	13548166	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/4399
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dc.subject	Human-powered	en
dc.subject	Income	en
dc.subject	Jobs	en
dc.subject	Outdoor recreation	en
dc.subject	Output	en
dc.subject	Regional and national economic contributions	en
dc.subject.other	employment	en
dc.subject.other	income	en
dc.subject.other	outdoor recreation	en
dc.subject.other	quality of life	en
dc.subject.other	recreational facility	en
dc.subject.other	regional economy	en
dc.subject.other	tourism economics	en
dc.subject.other	United States	en
dc.title	The economic contributions of human-powered outdoor recreation to the US economy	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	This paper presents a comprehensive assessment of the economic contributions of the major forms of human-powered outdoor recreation, including trail-based recreation, bicycle-based recreation, paddle-based recreation, snow-based recreation and camp-based recreation. The results show that the combined economic contributions of human-powered recreation to the US economy exceed US$590 billion annually in total gross output, supporting over five million jobs. Other studies estimate that wildlife-based recreation contributes another US$140 billion annually in total gross output to the US economy, making a total contribution of US$730 billion from both human-powered and wildlife-based recreation. Active outdoor recreation not only strengthens the US economy but also improves the quality of life for participants.	en
heal.journalName	Tourism Economics	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.volume	15	en
dc.identifier.spage	709	en
dc.identifier.epage	733	en