With rapid urban expansion and loss of open space, attractive local landscapes will continue
to gain importance in location decisions and on political agendas. The present study reviews …

The emergence of urban-rural space, as evidenced by the expansion of low-density exurban
areas and growth of amenity-based rural areas, is characterized by the merging of a rural …

The intent of this research is to explore changes in US rural poverty rates from 1990 to 2000.
Using Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) I focus on spatial variations in the role of …

Abstract Rural North America has undergone a major economic transformation over the past
century due to labor‐saving technological progress, reductions in transport costs, and rising …

Concerns about a resource curse in Canada have been raised in response to rapid growth
in the petroleum sector in northern Alberta. In previous research, there has been little …

The determinants of rural and urban community population change over the period 1991–
2001 are investigated at a very fine level of disaggregation for Canada. The study examines …

The uneven rural development and the investigation of the place of rural areas in the
modern knowledge-based economy raise an important question. How can we foster …

Researchers are beginning to take notice of amenity migration processes and their impacts
in exurban areas of the US Our research explores second-home owners as contributors to …

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role played by built heritages and cultural
environments, alongside other locational factors, in explaining the growth of human capital …

In this ethnographic case study of amenity-driven rural development, we illustrate how the
school as a local institution can provide social, cultural, and educational privilege to some …