Based on a conference held in Madison, Wis. in the summer of 2004.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The supply of natural amenities: moving from empirical anecdotes to a theoretical basis; 3. Rural amenity policies: future stakes; 4. Equity within institutional arrangements for the supply of rural amenities; 5. The supply and demand for natural amenities: an overview of theory and concepts; 6. Out-migration from the Northeast US: the relative roles of economic and amenity dfferentials; 7. Amenities and change in the well-being of nonmetropolitan localities.
8. The role of wilderness and public land amenities in explaining migration and rural development in the American Northwest9. Regional economic growth with a focus on amenities; 10. Impact of outdoor recreation facilities on remote rural income growth; 11. Recreation, amenity migration and urban proximity; 12. Resident-employed photography as a tool for understanding attachment to high-amenity places; 13. Seasonal residents: members of community or part.
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Explores the paradigmatic shift in how we view land resources and the potential for development in amenity-rich rural regions. Aimed at those concerned with economic development and natural resource preservation, this book concludes that public policy needs to focus on maximizing complementary uses while minimizing antagonistic uses of amenities.
Amenities and rural development.
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Land use, Rural, Congresses.
Rural conditions, Congresses.
Rural development, Congresses.
Rural-urban relations, Congresses.
Land use, Rural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- City Planning & Urban Development.