Is the level of importance attached to quality of life amenities, such as parks and restaurants,
influenced by the objectives of the economic development strategy developed by city …

Amenity migration, the movement of people for pleasure rather than economic reasons, has
become a major phenomenon in mountainous regions of western North America. Research …

Increasing criticism of resource-extractive and polluting heavy duty industries in urban
areas, as well as continuing declines in timbering, farming and mining in rural areas, have …

This chapter describes a case of collaboration between academic planning researchers and
communities of the Bulkley Valley in north-western British Columbia, Canada, in which …

Many rural communities in the Rocky Mountain West with high amenity values have
experienced substantial in‐migration in the 1990s. Popular media accounts and some social …

The 1980 census revealed that the historic growth of urban areas at the expense of the rural
may have reversed. Rural overpopulation and other factors, such as droughts in the Great …

The recent population growth in the rural countries of the American West promises to
surpass the impact of the first western migrations. Much of this growth is associated with …

The question of whether parks are equally available to African American and white residents
is of growing concern among public officials, urban and regional planners, parks and …

We analyze survey data from 5,487 residents of 85 Texas communities, including rural
communities, small towns, medium-sized cities, and the five largest urban centers, to model …

Since the mid-20th century, the mass-merchandising of recreational and retirement
communities for leisure and holiday purposes in the USA has mushroomed into a multi …