Sustainability and tourism: the effect of the United States’ first offshore wind farm on the vacation rental market

Sustainability and tourism: the effect of the United States’ first offshore wind farm on the vacation rental market

One concern with offshore wind energy development is a negative impact to tourism. In this paper we assess this concern by examining how the Block Island Wind Farm, the first of its kind in the United States, has impacted the vacation rental market. Using data from AirBnb, we estimate a difference-i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Carr-Harris, A. (Author), Lang, C. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2019
Subjects:
Block Island
Commerce
Difference-in-differences
Difference-In-Differences
Difference-in-differences models
Electric utilities
New England
Non-market valuation
Non-Market valuation
Offshore oil well production
Offshore wind
Off-shore wind energy
Offshore wind farms
Offshore winds
Rental market
rental sector
Rhode Island
Southern New England
statistical analysis
sustainability
Sustainable development
tourism
Tourism
tourist destination
Tourist destinations
United States
wind farm
wind power
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