Charles H. Strauss

Economic impacts of a heritage tourism system

Abstract US history has often served as a theme for tourism. Within southwestern Pennsylvania, a system of historical sites depicting the regions cultural and industrial heritage was formally organized in 1988. The Path of Progress included the renovation of 20 historical sites at a cost of

Woody biomass production costs in the United States: An economic summary of commercial Populus plantation systems

88.2 million. A five-year study monitored the growth and economic impact of 13-completed sites within the nine-county region. By 1998, the 13 sites had an annual attendance of nearly 1/2 million visitor days, with 74% coming from non-resident visitors. Regional expenditures by non-resident visitors were

Antiquing as a Tourism Recreational Activity in Southwestern Pennsylvania

15 million in 1998. Total regional sales impacts from these expenditures amounted to

Economic evaluations of multiple rotation sric biomass plantations

33 million. Cumulative sales impacts from the entire system over the first 11 years of operation were

Short rotation woody biomass plantations: Technical requirements and costs for establishment

470 million, with 64% originating from non-resident expenditures and 36% from capital expenditures. A comparison of the original sites in 1988 to 1998 operations showed a net gain of

Input-output analysis of energy requirements for short rotation, intensive culture, woody biomass

16 million in impacts from non-resident expenditures. More can be expected as the system expands.

Using an inventory control model to establish biomass harvesting policies

Production costs for commercial-sized Populus plantations were developed from a series of research programs sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energys Short Rotation Woody Crops Program. Populus hybrid planted on good quality agricultural sites at a density of 2100 cuttings ha−1 was projected to yield an average of 16 Mg (OD) ha−1 yr−1. Discounted cash flow analysis of multiple rotations showed preharvest production costs of

Production costs for first rotation biomass plantations

17 (U.S.) Mg−1 (OD).

An inventory control model for supplying biomass to a processing facility

An economic impact study of travel and tourism in southwestern Pennsylvania iden tified 25 travel-related activities and associated visitor expenditures. Purchases of antiques appeared to be understated, therefore antiquing was included as a separate recreational activity in the second year of the study. All regional expenditures made by nonresident visitors were entered into an input-output model of the region. The majority of antique shops in the region belong to four cooperatives or antiquing centers. Annual visitation totaled 278,352 for the retail antiquing trade and was evenly split among residents and nonresidents. Nonresident visitors spent an average of

Financial selection of rotation age for SRIC plantations

32.47 per activity day. The value-added component of the economic impact totaled