Regional economic impacts of Grand Canyon river runners

Hjerpe, Evan E.; Kim, Yeon-Su

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.08.012

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“…Unlike the IMPLAN system in the US, for example (e.g. Bonn and Harrington, 2008;Hjerpe and Kim, 2007), these data are not available at the sub-national level in Germany and many other European countries (see, e.g. Huhtala, 2007).…”

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The economic impact of tourism in six German national parks

Mayer

Müller

Woltering

et al. 2010

Landscape and Urban Planning

155

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a b s t r a c tTourism in protected areas can create considerable income for adjacent communities. Based on faceto-face visitor surveys, the present study measures the structure, size and economic impact of tourist expenditure in the six German national parks Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer, Bayerischer Wald, Eifel, Müritz, Hainich and Kellerwald-Edersee. We find that mean daily expenditure per person of national park visitors is considerably below the national averages for tourists in Germany: day-trippers spend between EUR 7 and 13 per day (national average: EUR 28), whereas overnight visitors spend between EUR 37 and 57 (national average: EUR 120). The proportion of visitors with high national park affinity varies between a maximum of almost 46% in Bayerischer Wald and a minimum of nearly 11% in Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer. Between 49% and 51% of tourist expenditure is captured as direct and indirect income. The total impact of tourism ranges between EUR 525 million in Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer and EUR 1.9 million in Kellerwald-Edersee, reflecting the national parks' distinct trajectories as tourist destinations. In order to increase the economic benefits accruing from national parks regional policy could aim at a qualitative upgrading of tourist services, increased marketing of the unique national park label and the promotion of a diverse regional supply base.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The economic impact of tourism in six German national parks

Mayer

Müller

Woltering

et al. 2010

Landscape and Urban Planning

155

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“…The means to measure the economic effects, including multiplier effects, generated by tourists visiting the parks included econometric models (for instance in Canada: "Economic Impact Model for Parks"; in USA: "Visitor Spending Effects" model), recording of tourists' own individual spending in diaries distributed among them as well as the assessment of their willingness to pay for environmental values (Cullinane et al 2014, Driml, McLennan 2010Economic Benets… 2009;Economic Impact… 2011;Fredman 2008;Hjerpe, Kim 2007;Huhtala 2007;Job 2008;Mayer et al 2010;McDonald, Wilks 1986;Stynes 2010;Stynes et al 2000;Walpole, Goodwin 2000).…”

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confidence: 99%

Consumers preferences of shopping centers in Bratislava (Slovakia)

Kristína¹

2016

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The article presents the methodological assumptions in functional approach for exploring the economic impact of national parks on the local economy. The original model of systemic analysis proposed and discussed in the article allows the broad spectrum of direct and indirect economic relations of national parks with their immediate spatial surrounding to be analysed. The discussion on the economic aspects of national parks' operation relates to the specic conditions of Poland's transition economy. The factors determining the economic function of a national park in the local economy include legal regulations which specify the powers of the park's managing body and regulate the park's behaviour on the local market; the attractiveness of the park's location as a tourist destination; the scale of growth and commercialisation of tourism. Also important is the local social and economic context in which the national parks are embedded. Endogenous and exogenous determinants of the operation of Polish national parks determine the dynamic nature of their local economic relations.Key Words national parks, economic impact, local development, Poland, methodology. :Article Info: Received: November 2, 2015; Revised: December 10, 2015; Accepted: December 23, 2015; Online: December 31, 2015. The economic role of national parks as a research questionThe evolution of functional relations between national parks and their immediate spatial surrounding continues to be a source of numerous new research problems. It is a subject of much discussion in today's scientic

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“…At present, the demands of people, living in a leisure-time society as the post-industrial society is known, not only extend to organized recreation areas but also to protected leisure areas (Karameris, 1991;Getzner and Jungmeier, 2002;Hjerpe and Kim 2007). Thus, the promotion of ecotourism can constitute a pole of attraction and a basic pillar for supporting the integrated social and economic development of these areas, through the activation of the local human resources, while it also contributes to the protection and conservation of the natural environment as an integral element of the developmental process, rather than an obstacle to it (Udaya 2003;Hovardas and Poirazidis, 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%