Climate change and outdoor recreation participation in the Southern United States

Abstract

In this chapter we begin to assess the potential effects of climate change on future outdoor recreation in the South, a region spanning 13 states from Virginia to Texas (Chapter 1). Our goal is to provide some useful insights about future natural resource-based recreation-an important nontimber product derived from southern forests-in the face of climate change. We develop and present projections of participation and consumption for 10 traditional natural resource-based recreation activities in the South. The work builds on previous outdoor recreation forecasts (Bowker et al. in press) by explicitly incorporating climate, along with population growth, land-use changes, and future socioeconomic conditions into demand models and projections.

Parent Publication

• Climate change adaptation and mitigation options a guide for natural resource managers in southern forest ecosystems

Citation

Bowker, J.M.; Askew, Ashley E.; Poudyal, Neelam; Zarnoch, Stanley J.; Seymour, Lynne; Cordell, H. Ken. 2014. Climate change and outdoor recreation participation in the Southern United States. In: Climate change adaption and mitigation management optionsA guide for natural resource managers in southern forest ecosystems CRC Press - Taylor and Francis (pp. 421-450) 30 p.