Innovators in Rural Community Economic Development
Tags: Community Economic Development, Economic and Fiscal Impact Analysis, Natural Resource Based Economic Development, Research
Client Name: Trust for Public Land
Location: Massachusetts
Resource Type: Report
Author Org: Mt. Auburn Associates, Yellow Wood Associates
Author: Yellow Wood Associates Staff, Mt. Auburn Associates Staff, Melissa Levy
Year: 2007
Parks and Beaches: Common Cents for the Common Wealth quantifies the value of the park system as an engine of Massachusetts economic development. This value includes recreational tourism spending, recreational equipment spending, the timber industry, business and employee relocation and recruitment, increased property values, green infrastructure services, and public health.
