Travel and tourism is America's leading industry, employer, producer of new jobs, and earner of foreign exchange; and beaches are the leading factor in travel and tourism. Few in America realize that beaches are a key driver of America's economy and its competition in a world economy. Without a paradigm shift in attitudes toward the economic significance of travel and tourism and necessary infrastructure investment to maintain and restore beaches, the United States will relinquish a dominant worldwide lead in its most important industry.


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    Title :

    Coastal Engineering Research Center. The Economic Value of Beaches


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    Publication date :

    1995


    Size :

    9 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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