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 …

This study examines two important issues concerning the evaluation of business location
factors. First, in contrast to many analyses that seek to determine the influence of a single …

The quality of life in rural populations plays a key role in rural development policies. Starting
from a capabilities approach, the aim of this work is to evaluate, with a simultaneous quantile …

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 …

While the literature is clear that areas endowed with scenic beauty, lakes, forests, and
wildlife among other natural and built amenities are experiencing robust economic growth …

Patterns of economic growth in rural Appalachia are examined with a focus on natural and
built amenities. While the literature is clear that rural areas endowed with scenic beauty …

The rapid expansion of oil and gas extraction in large parts of the Marcellus fields in the
Appalachian Basin and the Bakken fields in the Williston Basin of the Dakotas and Montana …

In this study, we examine the role of microenterprises in US economic growth. Using a panel
of the 48 lower US states from 1977 to 1997, we estimate an expanded Carlino–Mills type …

Few studies empirically estimate the effects of metropolitan growth on nonmetropolitan
communities at a national scale. This paper estimates the growth effects of 276 MSAs on …

This article examines the extent to which local governments in North Carolina embrace
innovation in their economic development activities. The study makes a distinctive …