Studies on the Economic Impacts of Heritage Tourism
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation lists web-available studies on the economic impact of historic preservation including many on the list below plus more specific preservation studies on their website at: www.achp.gov/economics.html
Arizona
Arizona Humanities Council: Cultural Heritage Tourism Study
Study Summary
Downloadable Summary
Colorado
The Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation in Colorado (2005)
Two reports are available: a 40-page, full-color, illustrated summary report and a 250-page technical supplement.
Florida
Economic Impacts of Historic Preservation in Florida (2003)
Two reports are available: a 34-page, full-color, illustrated summary and a longer technical report.
Georgia
Profiting From the Past: The Economic Impact of Historic Preservation in Georgia (1999)
An 18-page, illustrated study.
Indiana
A 2009 report by Ball State University’s Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) on Cultural Tourism in Indiana: the Impact and Clustering of the Arts and Creative Activities in this Recession found that the arts and creative activities account for $4.9 billion in direct economic activity and employ 43,000 workers in Indiana.
Maine
The New England Foundation for the Arts and the Maine Arts Commission commissioned a study of the Creative Economy in Maine that was completed in June
2004.
Maryland
Maryland's report, Investing in Our Communities: Maryland's Heritage Areas Program (2003 Report for the General Assembly) is available through the Maryland Historical Commission's website.
Michigan
Investing in Michigan's Future: The Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation (2002)
A 20-page, full-color, illustrated study.
A 207-page study.
Nebraska
Preservation at Work for the Nebraska Economy
A report based on the study Economic Impacts of Historic Preservation in Nebraska by the Center for Urban Policy Research at Rutgers University and the Bureau of Business Research, University of Nebraska–Lincoln - 2007
New England Region
The New England Foundation for the Arts has funded several studies on the creative economy in New England including New England's Creative Economy: The Non-Profit Sector - 2000 which was released in 2003.
New Jersey
Partners in Prosperity: The Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation in New Jersey (1998) Two reports are available: a 20-page, illustrated summary and a longer technical report.
New York
New York: Profiting Through Preservation (2001)
A 28-page, illustrated report.
North Carolina
Creativity Means Business 2009 Industry Study
Homegrown Handmade Visitor Analysis
The HGHM study includes a model for measuring the impact of visitor spending at local venues. Click here for further information about our creative economy research.
Just the Ticket, a new study from the John Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University (ASU) reveals that North Carolina's nonprofit arts industry is just the ticket for powerful economic impact - $723 million annually and nearly 7,000 full-time jobs.
The CODA Survey on the Impact of Craft on the National Economy, 2000.
In April, 2001, the results of the landmark CODA Survey were announced at CODA's annual conference in Asheville, NC. The Craft Organization Directors Association (CODA) commissioned the survey, which was conducted by the Center for Business Research at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC and managed by Handmade in America.
Pennsylvania
D.K. Shifflet prepared a Pennsylvania Heritage Tourism Study for a consortium of statewide agencies in Pennsylvania which was released in May 1999.
South Carolina
Smiling Faces Historic Places: The Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation in South Carolina (2003) A 15-page, illustrated report.
Vermont
Vermont Tourism Fact Sheets
West Virginia
Economic Impact of Historic Preservation in West Virginia (1997)
An executive summary has been posted, and the full 33-page report is available.
National Heritage Areas
A study on the economic impact of national heritage areas can be found on these websites:
National Heritage Areas
Alliance for National Heritage Areas
Michigan State University
This list was compiled by the Heritage Tourism Program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation
with the assistance of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
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