Linking Intended Visitation To Regional Economic Impact Models of Bison And Elk Management

Loomis, John B.; Caughlan, Lynne

doi:10.1080/10871200490272151

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“…Some studies (Loomis, 2004;Loomis and Caughlan, 2004) have demonstrated that the reduced bison and elk populations in Grand Teton National Park have negatively impacted visitation and hence the regional economy. Environmental groups argue further that wolves bring millions of dollars into local economies through increased tourism.…”

Section: Economic Arguments For Adaptation Rarely Resolve Policy Confmentioning

confidence: 98%

Public opinion for sale: The role of policy marketers in Greater Yellowstone policy conflict

McBeth

Shanahan

2004

Policy Sci

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This article develops a macro-level theory of framing to explain the intractable or ‘icked’ nature of environmental policy. Using conflict in the Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA) as a case study, we review how proposed solutions – technical, scientific, and economic – and cultural issues often lead to inadequate policy solutions. We then propose that interest groups, the media, and elected officials do not act solely as linkage mechanisms, but, rather, as policy marketers who market public opinion to citizens. The macro-level trends of a marketing culture in tandem with the rise of consumerism are explored in the context of GYA politics. Finally, we describe how our proposed macro-level theory of framing points to a rich research agenda for empirically testing questions about issue framing, policy marketers, and public opinion formation in environmental policy conflict. Copyright Springer Science + Business Media, Inc. 2004

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Section: Economic Arguments For Adaptation Rarely Resolve Policy Confmentioning

confidence: 98%

Public opinion for sale: The role of policy marketers in Greater Yellowstone policy conflict

McBeth

Shanahan

2004

Policy Sci

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“…In a hypothetical choice experiment study, Foelske et al (2019) found that residents near bison herds in Illinois and Iowa actually had no preference for those herds either to grow or shrink in future scenarios of their communities. Research on other charismatic species implies bison reintroduction might drive increases in visitor expenditures and help local economies (Wilson and Tisdell 2003;Loomis and Caughlan 2004;Duffield et al 2008). On the other hand, cattle ranchers have persistent fears that bison may reduce incomes by competing for rangeland with cattle, even though experimental research does not show that to be the case (Kohl et al 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

The impact of bison reintroduction on local economies

Ando

2022

Agric. Resour. Econom. Rev.

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Bison is an important and iconic mammal in the U.S. that is being reintroduced in many places after being driven nearly to extinction. This paper provides a nationwide assessment of the local economic impacts of bison reintroduction so that rural communities can take economic well-being into account when considering decisions regarding future bison restorations. We estimate the causal impacts of bison herd establishment on county-level income, employment, and population growth using staggered difference-in-difference and the synthetic control approaches. The simple positive correlation between local per capita income and bison herds might lead planners to think that bison reintroduction is good for the local economy. However, none of the causal inference analyses find statistically significant effects of bison reintroduction.

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“…An example of an economic impact of wildlife viewing study would be Loomis and Caughlan (2004). They estimate the economic impacts of different elk and bison management strategies in Grand Teton National Park and the adjacent National Elk Refuge and found that a no supplemental feeding management option would reduce visitation by 20% and would reduce local employment by 11%.…”

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The Economic Benefits of Elk Viewing at the Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area in Oregon

Donovan

Champ

2009

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

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Linking Intended Visitation To Regional Economic Impact Models of Bison And Elk Management

Cited by 8 publications

References 9 publications

Public opinion for sale: The role of policy marketers in Greater Yellowstone policy conflict

Public opinion for sale: The role of policy marketers in Greater Yellowstone policy conflict

The impact of bison reintroduction on local economies

The Economic Benefits of Elk Viewing at the Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area in Oregon

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