EFFECTS OF RESERVOIR AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT ON RECREATIONAL EXPENDITURES AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

John Bergstrom, R. Jeff Teasley, H. Ken Cordell, Ray A. Souter and Donald B.K. English

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1996, vol. 28, issue 2, 14

Abstract: Exotic aquatic plant management is a major concern for public reservoir management in many regions of the United States. A study was conducted to measure the effects of alternative aquatic plant management strategies on recreational expenditures and regional economic activity. The study areas was Lake Guntersville, Alabama, and the local economy surrounding the lake. Lake Guntersville is one of the largest reservoirs in the Tennessee Valley Authority system. Results suggested the relatively moderate levels of aquatic plant control are associated with the highest levels of recreation-related economic effects on the economy surrounding Lake Guntersville.

Keywords: Resource/Energy; Economics; and; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.15120

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