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Title: |
Director
and Professor of Forest Economics |
| Phone: |
814-865-7541 |
| Email: |
chs3@psu.edu |
| Address: |
The
Pennsylvania State University
School of Forest Resources
121 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA 16802 |
- Education:
- B.S., The
Pennsylvania State University (1958)
- M.S., Michigan
State University (1960)
- M.A., The
Pennsylvania State University (1968)
- Ph.D., The
Pennsylvania State University (1974)
- Academic
Interests:
- Recreation
economics; energy economics; investment analysis of resource systems
- Courses
Taught:
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Forest Economics and Finance; Forest Resources Inventory
- Professional
Affiliation/Achievements:
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Research Honor Award, Pennsylvania Recreation and Park
Society (1979); Professional Service Award, Pennsylvania
Forestry Association (1986); University Faculty Senate,
elected member of Council (1989-95)
- Recent
Research/Educational Projects:
Economic Impact of Travel and Tourism in Southwestern
Pennsylvania (1993-99)
Tourism was evaluated on the basis of non-resident
clientele groups, their expenditures, and the economic
impacts realized within a nine county region.
Tourism was identified on the basis of over 20 activities,
involving over 400 events and management sites.
five state and federal agencies were also included as
key management units. Over 30,000 on-site interviews
were conducted among the activity groups to determine
geographic origins, itineraries, and expenditures among
the various audiences. Regional expenditures from
non-residents were evaluated with a regional input/output
model. Impact was traced with reference to tourism
activity sources and on the basis of the direct, indirect,
and induced placements within the sectored economy.
The relative strength of tourism was countered compared
to the region's export economy.
Long Term Economic Evaluation of a Heritage Tour
System (1991-1998)
Within southwestern Pennsylvania, a system of
20 historical sites depicting the region's cultural
and industrial heritage was formally organized in 1988.
The Path of Progress require renovation costs of $88.2
million. A ten-year study monitored the growth
and economic impact of this system within the nine-county
region.
Cumulative impacts from the system over the first 11
years of operation were $470 million, with 64% originating
from non-resident expenditures and 36% from capital
expenditures. A comparison of the original sites
(circa 1988) to current operations showed an annual
net gain of $16 million in impacts from non-resident
expenditures.
Eco-Tourism
in Pennsylvania: Managing Elk and People (1997-1999)
The
economic and visitor characteristics of elk-related tourism was
evaluated in northcentral Pennsylvania over a two-year period.
Attendance was identified at 52,000 visitor days in the first
year and 70,000 visitor days in the second. Over 92% of
the visits were from non-residents, with annual regional expenditures
averaging $1.1 million annually and total impacts averaging $1.8
million annually.
Both elk
and tourist are in need of further management. Elk herd
numbers could threaten their ecological carrying capacity.
And on the tourism side, over 65% of the tourist visitations
occur during the fall season, with 1400 daily visits received
on peak weekends in one small community. This too could
be approaching maximum carrying capacities.
Economic
Analysis for Producing Populous Hybrid under Four Management
Strategies (1980-92)
The
economic, silvicultural, and property characteristics of Populous
hybrid biomass were established under four plantation strategies
operated on a multiple rotation basis. A system of fertilized,
irrigated, and control strategies were established on two growing
sites and operated over a twelve-year period. Each strategy
was evaluated as a composite investment and critiqued relative
to optimal rotation lengths. A composite model, involving various
regional strategies from the U.S., provided a predictive statement
on relative costs and the competitive position of woody biomass.
- Selected
Publications:
Strauss,
C.H., B.E. Lord, and W.M. Tzilkowski. 1999.
Economic Impact on Pennsylvania's Elk Herd: Analysis
of the Demographics, Pursuits, and Expenditures of a Recreational
Audience. Two Year Report to the Rocky Mountain
Elk Foundations. PSU School of Forest Resources.
University Park, PA. 54pp.
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Strauss, C.H., and B.E. Lord. 1999. Economic
review of a national heritage tour route. in:
Proceedings of the 1999 Northeastern Recreation Research
Symposium. USDA Forest Service. Northeastern
Forest Experiment Station. Gen. Tech. Rpt. (in
press).
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Strauss, C.H., B.E. Lord, and S.C. Grado. 1997.
Economic impact of tourism within a regional economy:
Sources, size and direction of gain. in: Proceedings
of the Fourth International Conference on Retailing
and Services Science. European Institute of
Retailing and Services Studies. Scottsdale,
Arizona. June 30 - July 3, 1997. 17pp.
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Lord, B.E., C.H. Strauss and S.C. Grado. 1997.
County-level travel and tourism impacts - - contrasting
nine Pennsylvania counties. in: Proceedings
of the 1996 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium.
USDA Forest Service. Northeastern Forest Experiment
Station. Gen. Tech. Rpt. NE-232. pp279-282.
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Strauss, C.H. 1995. Economics of Short Rotation Forestry.
Chapter 8 of Handbook on Short Rotation Forests.
Ch 8 in Handbook of Short Rotation Forests.
Pp 8.7.1 - 8.7.12. Edited by S. Ledin.
International Energy AGency and Swedish University
of Agricultural Sciences. Upsalla, Sweden.
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Charles
H. Strauss