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OUTDOOR RECREATION
Publications
State Parks: Assessing Their Benefits
Juha V. Siikamäki
Resources | 2012 (179)
 
The State of the Great Outdoors: America's Parks, Public Lands, and Recreation Resources
Margaret A. Walls, Sarah R Darley, Juha V. Siikamäki
RFF Report | September 2009
 
Parks and Recreation in the United States: Local Park Systems
Margaret A. Walls
RFF Backgrounder | June 2009
 
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Events
Subtopic: Outdoor Recreation 
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander: The Perils of Energy Sprawl 
October 5, 2009
Event Type: Policy Leadership Forum
Related Topics: Energy, Land Use, Policy and Analysis
 
  
Features
Outdoor Recreation in U.S. Up Twofold in 50 Years
Americans are spending twice as much time enjoying outdoor pursuits than they did 50 years ago, according to findings in a new paper by Juha Siikamäki. Policies to improve access to outdoor recreation have likely contributed to the trend, the paper notes.
The Value of Open Space
RFF Scholars Virginia McConnell and Margaret Walls review ways to estimate the monetary value to community households of urban parks, wetlands, farms, and forests, based on surveys and property value studies.
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