Water Demands and Economic Growth and Economic Impacts of the CERP Projects
Weisskoff R. 2004. Water Demands and Economic Growth and Economic Impacts of the CERP Projects. Critical Ecosystems Studies Initiative. ASS01-9. Everglades National Park/South Florida Natural Resources Center
Final Report. It is believed that efforts to restore the Everglades will result in economic benefits to the south Florida community. These claims are often explored during traditional cost-benefit analyses that accompany all individual projects. On a larger scale, it is difficult to predict how south Florida's economic growth over the length of the project will interplay with the success of the largest hydrologic restoration initiative on the planet. This CESI-funded investigation explores this critical question in great detail. Investigators used an intricate regional economic model to forecast how restoration spending, coupled with trends in agriculture, investment, and tourism, might limit the success of Everglades restoration. The resulting projections are then used to gauge future demands for water and urban land in the region. Weisskoff, Richard. 2004. Water Demands, Economic Growth, and Economic Impacts of the CERP Projects. Final Report for the National Park Service (NPS) and Critical Ecosystems Studies Initiative. Everglades National Park, Homestead, Florida.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Weisskoff, Richard
- Date of Issue
- 2004-03
- Units
- EVER
- Keywords
- Assessment, CESI, Economy, everglades, Flooding, Response, Restoration, Water Supply
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Landscape Dynamics | Land Cover and Use