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- When industries historically supporting local economies go into decline, their assets deplete without serious investment and regeneration. Outdoor recreation assets can spur sustainable economic development through public-private collaboration and investment.
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From attracting tourists and new businesses to fostering a sense of community and driving long-term economic growth, investing in outdoor amenities and promoting a culture of outdoor recreation can be a smart and effective way for small towns to boost their local economy.
- The National Conversation About Rural Economies Isn’T Optimistic
- Successful Strategies For Rural Prosperity
- Economic Development Strategies Must Reflect Communities’ Strengths
- Outdoor Recreation Provides Economic Opportunity in Certain Communities
- A Recreation (or Any Other) Boom Brings New Challenges
- Diverse Opportunities For Diverse Rural Communities
These findingscome as the economic headwinds facing rural communities gain more attention nationally, including the concentration of jobs in big cities and increasing productivity (meaning lower employment per dollar of goods produced) of industries like manufacturing. These changes have helped cause distressing economic trendsfor many rural commun...
The reality, of course, is much more complex. Our work shows that rural communities are not all declining. Rural communities that have natural amenities and recreation economies do better. We also know from our frequent collaborator Dr. Julia Haggertythat communities that have crafted a vision of where they want to go and support strong local insti...
One necessary component is to pursue strategies that are geographically appropriate, reflecting each community’s proximity to capital, labor, and markets. While an isolated community is unlikely to attract the new Amazon headquarters, geographically appropriate development strategies can capitalize on existing assets with strategies that take advan...
As researchers highlight the importance of recruiting and retaining skilled employees, the ability of recreation economies to attract new residents is a particularly powerful economic advantage. Outdoor recreation economies often are equated with relatively low-paying service sector jobs. Results from this analysis show that average wages per job a...
Provided a community does have these resources, leaders must anticipate the challenges that accompany booming recreation towns, starting with rising cost of living and housing, changing land uses, and different stresses on infrastructure. Communities must also consider how to build wealth in local institutions and local government and avoid becomin...
National level conversations about rural places hopefully will be more frequent as 2020 presidential candidates court rural voters and need to consider the headwinds facing rural communities. These conversations also must understand the specific nuances and opportunities that exist across the diverse rural landscape. Recreation is one strategy that...
Jan 25, 2024 · Highly-Anticipated, Comprehensive Guide Helps Communities Strengthen their Economies through Outdoor Recreation. Washington, D.C. – Today the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) released the second edition of its Rural Economic Development Toolkit on a webinar with over 1,000 registrants.
This connection—between outdoor recreation and other industries—is a particularly critical one. In order to produce real, enduring economic benefits for residents, it is critical to look beyond tourism and see the outdoor economy as an opportunity to spark business and job growth in other sectors.
Clearly, a growing body of empirical evidence is convincing scholars, managers, and policymakers that outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism has the potential to contribute to sustainable lives, families, communities, economies, and conservation.
Jul 7, 2023 · For small towns, recreation and tourism can bring both profits and problems. Programs in two states help small communities promote the positive and avoid the negative in developing their outdoor economies.
