F.R.E. Lunch: The Food and Resource Economics Podcast

From Currents to Capital: The Economics of Freshwater Tourism & Recreation Management

UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics

Join us for the final episode of our Freshwater Economics Season as we discuss all things tourism! 

We are joined today by two expert guests:

  • Dr. Taylor Stein, Professor of Ecotourism in the UF School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences
  • Dr. Sergio Alvarez, Associate Professor of Tourism Economics in Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida

This episode covers a wide range of topics including how tourism serves as a way to provide a valuation for our precious water resources, the costs and considerations behind effective recreation management, and a real life example of how these concepts can be seen played out at Wekiva Springs in Central Florida. 

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Intro and Outro Music - "Just Kidding" - Ahjay Stelino. Used under the Mixkit Stock Music Free License.