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FUEL CRISES, ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, AND OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL TRAVEL

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00450306

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Abstract:

An assessment was made of the effects of fuel availability, fuel price, and general economic conditions on attendance at national parks. The findings indicate that American propensity for outdoor recreational travel is strong enough to withstand the challenge of fuel shortage or economic uncertainty. This study demonstrates the resilience of outdoor recreational travel patterns in the decade 1973 to 1982. The challenges of two severe fuel shortages in 1974 and 1979 and periodic recessions, most notably in 1981-1982, caused only momentary and inconsistent variations in the outdoor recreational travel patterns of the American traveling public.

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Monograph Accession #:

01419870

Report/Paper Numbers:

HS-038 878

Authors:

Kihl, Mary R

Editors:

Starkey, Jane

Pagination:

pp 24-29

Publication Date:

1984

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 988
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309037727

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (1) ; References (15) ; Tables (4)

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Subject Areas:

Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Nov 30 1985 12:00AM

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