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Assessing the Potential for Sustainable Ecotourism in Munising, Michigan
- Author(s):
- Scott Jordan, David Kronk
- Date:
- 2016
- Group(s):
- MSU EDA University Center: Regional Economic Innovation
- Subject(s):
- Ecotourism, Economic development, Sustainable development, Ecology, Tourism, Economics
- Item Type:
- Report
- Tag(s):
- #Equity, #Economic, #Development, #EconomicDevelopment, #EconomicDevelopmentAdministration, #EDA, #Michigan
- Permanent URL:
- https://doi.org/10.17613/sv9d-0c46
- Abstract:
- This Co-Learning Plan examines the economic effects and sustainability potential of the creation of a Sustainable Ecotourism Alliance Organization (SEAO) in Munising to establish a fully functioning and recognized "Ecotourism" community in the state of Michigan. Munising is located in Michigan's North Central Upper Peninsula on the South Shore of Lake Superior and directly adjacent to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Hiawatha National Forest. With summer visitation up 97% from 2011, there is an urgent need for more local service providers (lodging and food) and policies to limit harmful impacts on the local environment (USFS 2015). SEAO, a highly successful model originally used in Costa Rica, is meant to better organize the industry by setting sustainable standards that benefit the local community.
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- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 6 months ago
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