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Crane Associates specializes in determining a community's "pareto optimum," or the ideal social balance, between river protection and economic development. This is done through intensive market research, environmental assessments, economic and demographic analysis, recreation assessments, community collaboration, consensus building and plain-old common sense.
Crane Associates believes that rivers are community development assets that support a "dual bottom line." If correctly planned and managed we can improve riparian ecosystems while simultaneously generating revenue for the local economy, provide a recreation resource, and enhance a community's quality of life.
Professional Services
Appropriate Uses
Capital Planning
Carrying Capacity
Comprehensive Recreation Planning
Feasibility Studies
Limits of Acceptable Change
Recreation Assessments
Recreation Market Analysis
Recreation Values
River Management Plans
Tourism Planning
User Conflict Solutions
We analyze rivers from every perspective to determine the optimal combination of uses that will balance community, economic, and environmental needs.