1.0Mountain Associationhttps://mtassociation.orgAriel Fugaterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Lyy8tvSjUw"><a href="https://mtassociation.org/communities/understanding-the-economic-impact-of-recreation-on-community-well-being-and-sustainable-growth/">Understanding the Economic Impact of Recreation on Community Well-being and Sustainable Growth</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://mtassociation.org/communities/understanding-the-economic-impact-of-recreation-on-community-well-being-and-sustainable-growth/embed/#?secret=Lyy8tvSjUw" width="600" height="338" title="“Understanding the Economic Impact of Recreation on Community Well-being and Sustainable Growth” — Mountain Association" data-secret="Lyy8tvSjUw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://mtassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/redriver_gorge_economic_development.png705591This article is part of a series by Eastern Kentucky University graduate students and their professor, Michael Bradley, as they study recreation and its impact on economic development. Understanding how recreation impacts the economy is key to promoting growth and boosting community well-being. When we talk about recreation, we refer to activities people do for […]