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RECREATION AT THE MC CLELLAN‐KERR ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM 1
Author(s) -
Antle Lloyd G.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1979.tb01139.x
Subject(s) - recreation , hydropower , business , channel (broadcasting) , flood control , flood myth , environmental planning , environmental resource management , geography , environmental science , telecommunications , computer science , engineering , political science , archaeology , electrical engineering , law
Recreation has produced substantial employment, incomes, economic development, and migration impacts since completion of the McCle‐lan‐Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. These impacts support the influence of navigation, hydropower, flood control, and channel stabilization outputs on regional development. The marked success is not without substantial costs in public resources, including manpower which are devoted to recreational management. Increasing the share of financial resources obtained from recreational users and transfer of management responsibilities to nonfederal agencies, including private concessionaires is recommended.