Population growth in rural areas characterized by high levels of natural amenities has
recently received substantial research attention. A noted concern with amenity‐driven rural …

Objective. A widely noted concern with amenity‐driven rural population growth is its
potential to yield only low‐wage service‐sector employment for long‐term residents, while …

Contemporary resource management practice and rural development planning increasingly
emphasize the integration of resource extractive industries with non‐market‐based …

Natural amenities involving a mild climate, topographic variation, and the presence of water
areas are closely linked to population growth throughout the United States. From 1970 …

This volume is a cogent empirical analysis of the interplay between a region's natural
amenities and its socioeconomic evolution. It focuses on the rural sectors of America's …

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

Abstract C hi G. and M arcouiller DW Isolating the effect of natural amenities on population
change at the local level, Regional Studies. As latent production inputs, natural amenities …

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

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 …