Geospatial Analysis of Barrier Island Width of Two Segments of the Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA: Anthropogenic Curtailment of Natural Self-Sustaining Processes

2008 ◽  
Vol 241 ◽  
pp. 70-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher G. Smith ◽  
Stephen J. Culver ◽  
Stanley R. Riggs ◽  
Dorothea Ames ◽  
D. Reide Corbett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Barrier Island ◽  
Geospatial Analysis ◽  
Outer Banks

Modeling Barrier Island Response to Sea-Level Rise in the Outer Banks, North Carolina

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura J. Moore ◽  
Jeffrey H. List ◽  
S. Jeffress Williams ◽  
David Stolper
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Barrier Island ◽  
Outer Banks

scholarly journals Late Holocene barrier island collapse: Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen J. Culver ◽  
Candace A. Grand Pre ◽  
David J. Mallinson ◽  
Stanley R. Riggs ◽  
D. Reide Corbett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Late Holocene ◽  
Barrier Island ◽  
Outer Banks

Economic Impact of Investments in Bicycle Facilities

2005 ◽  
Vol 1939 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Paul Meletiou ◽  
Judson J. Lawrie ◽  
Thomas J. Cook ◽  
Sarah W. O'Brien ◽  
John Guenther
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Public Investment ◽  
Outer Banks ◽  
North Carolina Department ◽  
Economic Impact Analysis ◽  
The North ◽  
Spending Patterns ◽  
The One

The northern Outer Banks coastal area in North Carolina is well suited to drawing bicycle tourism because of its geography, climate, and attractions. In 2003, the North Carolina Department of Transportation commissioned a study to examine the value of public investment in bicycle facilities that have been constructed in this area over the past 10 years at a cost of approximately $6.7 million. A particular challenge in conducting this study was that tourists visited the Outer Banks for a variety of reasons, not just for cycling. Thus, the collection of information on the amount and nature of bicycling activity and on the spending patterns of bicyclists in the area was critical for the development of an economic impact analysis. Researchers surveyed cyclists using the bicycle facilities (shared-use paths and wide paved shoulders) and obtained data from self-administered surveys of tourists at visitor centers during the primary tourist season. The data collected were then used to determine the economic impact of bicycling visitors to the area. Seventeen percent of tourists to the area reported that they bicycled while there; this translates to 680,000 people annually. The economic impact of bicycling visitors is significant: a conservative annual estimate is $60 million, with 1,407 jobs created or supported per year. This is almost nine times greater than the one-time expenditure required to construct the facilities. Continued investment in bicycle facilities is expected to increase this favorable economic impact and is therefore recommended.

The Outer Banks of North Carolina (review)

1959 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-332
Author(s):  
Ruby C. Glockler
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Outer Banks
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document