Scientists have traditionally studied recreation in nature by conducting surveys at entrances
to major attractions such as national parks. This method is expensive and provides limited …

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 …

Current research on tourism in the Arctic has focused largely on the extent, location, and
type of tourism activities that occur in the region. Recently, challenges have been identified …

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

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 …

Export base theory, which posits that overall regional growth is a function of external sales of
locally produced goods and services, dominates economic development practice. But the …

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

Increasing demand for water-based recreation comes with the need for recreation site
managers to consider how to best satisfy different stakeholder groups. However, much of the …

The effects of highways on transforming human society and promoting population change
have been investigated in several disciplines, including geography, sociology, economics …

The inequality-economic growth debate remains unsettled. For instance, classical theories
point to the importance of incentives in increasing growth, but recent theories stress social …