Abstract
Central Idaho has superior environmental amenities, as evidenced by exceptionally high-value tourism, such as guided whitewater rafting. The focus of our study concerns the attainment of high-quality jobs in a high-quality natural environment. We estimate cumulative wage rate effects unique to nonconsumptive river recreation in central Idaho for comparison with other sectors. The cumulative effects are based on a detailed survey of recreation spending and a modified synthesized input-output model. Cumulative wage rate effects support using the abundance of environmental amenities to expand and attract high-wage, environmentally sensitive firms, as opposed to expanded tourism to improve employment quality.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 749-758 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Society and Natural Resources |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cumulative wage rate effects
- Economic impacts
- Employment quality
- IMPLAN
- Input-output
- Nonmarket outputs
- Public land management
- River recreation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Development
- Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
- Sociology and Political Science