Understanding the distributional mechanisms of aggregate amenity-led economic growth is
a necessary prerequisite to informed rural tourism planning. This applied study develops an …

Amenity-rich rural communities attract tourists, retirees, second-home owners, and others
whose values are often assumed to conflict with those of longtime residents. While prior …

This article explores the changing role of natural resources in community development in the
United States. At one time, nonmetropolitan communities were dependent on traditional …

This paper contributes to the ongoing discussion about amenity‐driven rural development
strategies by examining the relationship between quality of life amenities and rural …

Amenity migration, the movement of people from cities to rural areas for non-economic
reasons, promises to become an important resource for the development of natural and …

Natural amenities have always been important to rural America. Places with high natural
ameni-ties enjoyed higher levels of employment, population, and income growth. However …

This article, based on 84 in‐depth interviews and 10 months of ethnography, focuses on the
rural Washington community of “Paradise Valley,” whose economic bases in mining …

The amenity migration phenomenon and outdoor recreation growth has led to rapid amenity-
based development of many gateway communities in the American West, particularly in …

The purpose of this paper is to provide an alternative operationalization of amenities that
does not privilege certain kinds of natural resources and climatic conditions and that can be …

Areas with high levels of natural amenities have enjoyed growing populations and income
levels in the past decade. Much of this growth has come from the inmigration of people with …