Economic Analysis
Improving the Economic Benefit of Outdoor Recreation Tourism in the Central Adirondacks
Wildlife Conservation Society and the Adirondack Communities & Conservation Program (2000)
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Tourism is significant to Adirondack communities because it represents a common thread unifying development and conservation issues in the Adirondacks. As a follow-up to the 1999 study, the Wildlife Conservation Society and Holmes & Associates hosted a work-shop to provide an opportunity for small business owners to further define priority issues and to outline an agenda for outdoor recreation tourism planning and promotion for an area of the Adirondacks most in need of economic assistance. The brief workshop summary presents the main priority issues identified by the participants during the distillation session near the end of the workshop. The issues are organized under three different headings corresponding to local, regional, and State level issues. Following those over-all priorities are the main issues raised in within each of three workshop discussion sessions: Needed Innovations in Outdoor Recreation Tourism Development; Trails & Recreation Corridors; and, Unit Management Plans (UMPs). Under those three topics, the priority issues are categorized under three main areas of focus: Information and Education Priorities, Land Use Management Priorities, and Re-search and Marketing Priorities.
Economic Analysis of the Final Draft Plan Lake Champlain Basin Program
Lake Champlain Basin Program (1996)
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Holmes & Associates and Anthony Artuso teamed with one of the leading Vermont economic analysis firms for this detailed economic analysis of the priority action items for Lake Champlain.
Preliminary Economic Analysis of the Draft Plan for the Lake Champlain Basin Program, Part 2
Lake Champlain Basin Program (1995)
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The follow-up to the Part 1 Preliminary Economic Analysis addressed the five remaining draft Plan Chapters.
Preliminary Economic Analysis of the Draft Plan for the Lake Champlain Basin Program, Part 1
Lake Champlain Basin Program (1995)
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Holmes & Associates assembled a highly qualified study team of five professional researchers for this project focusing on detailed analysis of economic benefits and costs related to the Lake Champlain Draft Management Plan. In addition to a detailed economic analysis, our study team created three economic modeling tools that will be used in on-going Lake Champlain Basin planning.
Developing Economic Considerations for the Draft Lake Champlain Plan
Lake Champlain Basin Program (1994)
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This short term contract allowed the Lake Champlain Basin Program to quickly incorporate economic data and concepts into the Draft Plan for managing Lake Champlain.
Lake Champlain Economic Database Project
Lake Champlain Management Conference (1993)
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Holmes & Associates assembled a highly qualified study team of five professional researchers for this socio-economic study of the Lake Champlain Basin. This project provided the LCMC with the following data and information: an accurate, accessible economic database for the entire basin; a description and discussion of Lake Champlain-dependent economic sectors; and, an analysis of alternative economic strategies for developing an efficient, fair, and effective pollution control program for the Basin.
