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This chapter begins with an analysis of the direct economic effects of the 10 principal industrial sectors that make up the economy of the Ozark-Ouachita Highlands. The forest products and minerals industries are analyzed in more detail than other industries because of their partial dependence on public lands (national forests in particular) for their supply of raw materials. In addition, the travel industries of Arkansas and Missouri are analyzed in detail because they include significant components of the tourism and outdoor recreation-based economy that are partially dependant on recreational opportunities provided on public lands. Equivalent travel data for Oklahoma were not available. The second section of this chapter focuses on the role that national forests play in the Assessment area's economy, specifically the economic effects of national forest timber harvesting, mining, recreation use, Forest Service expenditures, and "25 percent returns" to States. The analysis includes calculations of the secondary impacts or "ripple" effect in the economy of these programs and an estimate of the amount that national forest programs contribute to the Assessment area's Gross Regional Product (GRP).
Fiscal Year: fy00 ·
Problem Area: pa98-3 ·
Theme: cctrgnas ·
Source: coop
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Busby, R. L., K. L. Abt, and C. Redmond. 1999. Chapter 4 - Economic Profile [in Ozark-Ouachita Highlands Assessment Report 4 - Social and Economic Conditions]. General Technical Report(SRS-34):99-130. USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station,Asheville, NC.
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