Sensitivity of the leisure-recreational industry to the energy crisis

Technical Report · Fri Jan 18 04:00:00 EDT 1974

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5941497· OSTI ID:5941497

The results of a two-week study of the potential impacts of the energy shortage on the leisure-recreation (L-R) industry are presented. The study tasks included: definition and classification of the industry; identification of the key parameters which characterize each industry sector; and estimation of the relative energy sensitivity of each sector. Ten major categories of L-R activities have been selected to best classify the industry: home activities; local non-sport activities; local sports; spectator sports; winter sports; water sports; outdoor sports; traveling; and resorts, second homes, and recreational vehicles. The industry represented by these categories accounts for between $60 billion and $125 billion of personal expenditures, of the current annual total of approximately $725 billion, and employs approximately 10 to 15% of the total labor force. Quantitative data and qualitative arguments are presented in support of the following observations: shifts towards regionalization of L-R activities are likely to occur; substitution of one leisure activity for another at lesser distance from home is likely to occur, but it is not now possible to project the extent of these substitution effects or their impact; and those segments of the L-R industry most likely to be adversely impacted by energy shortages include: ski operations and manufacturing, boat operations and manufacturing, travel service operations, and recreational vehicle manufacturing.

• Research Organization: Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Inc., Bethesda, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5941497
• Report Number(s): DOE/TIC-10226
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
ENERGY SHORTAGES
INDUSTRY
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES
NORTH AMERICA
RECREATIONAL AREAS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
USA