Recreation, Tourism, and Rural Well-Being

Richard J. Reeder and Dennis M. Brown

No 7220, Economic Research Report from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: The promotion of recreation and tourism has been both praised and criticized as a rural development strategy. This study uses regression analysis to assess the effect of recreation and tourism development on socioeconomic conditions in rural recreation counties. The findings imply that recreation and tourism development contributes to rural well-being, increasing local employment, wage levels, and income, reducing poverty, and improving education and health. But recreation and tourism development is not without drawbacks, including higher housing costs. Local effects also vary significantly, depending on the type of recreation area.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.7220

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