Tourism Impacts

Similar Projects from around the world

Lessons from environmental and economic restoration efforts in other parts of the world could provide a path for Appalachia to move forward as a region. With the map below you can learn about other initiatives that have helped their local communities by providing new economic opportunities through tourism and job creation.

Marfa, Texas

  • Art and Exhibitions on Old Military Base
  • Median area household income grew from $24,000 in 2000 to $41,000 in 2016
  • 16 new art galleries
  • 150 new hotel rooms
  • Population 2,000
  • 45,000 tourists/year

Source: https://www.chinati.org/

Ruhr Valley, Germany

  • Coal mine redeveloped as a landscape park
  • Current population holding at 500,000 similar to mining years
  • 1.5 million visitors
  • 1,000 new jobs and 170 enterprises
  • 70% of new jobs in the creative sector
  • 70m euro economic impact

Source: https://www.pri.org/stories/2010-01-22/how-industrial-ruhr-valley-became-cultural-capital


Inhotim, Brazil

  • Art and Nature Park
  • Population growth 26,000 to 40,000 in 19 years
  • 3 million visitors
  • 1,000 new jobs
  • 80% of staff are locals

Source: https://www.inhotim.org.br/