| Description |
1 online resource (347 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics, v. 21 |
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Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics, v. 21
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| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Moving to nice weather; 3 The rise of the Sunbelt; 4 The role of amenities and quality of life in rural economic growth; 5 Population growth in high-amenity rural areas: Does it bring socioeconomic benefits for long-term residents?; 6 Natural amenities and rural employment growth: A sector analysis; 7 Recasting the creative class to examine growth processes in rural and urban counties; 8 An analysis of regional economic growth in the U.S. Midwest |
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9 Public conservation land and employment growth in the Northern Forest region10 The geographic diversity of U.S. nonmetropolitan growth dynamics: A geographically weighted regression approach; 11 Voting with their feet: Jobs versus amenities; 12 Population growth in European cities: Weather matters but only nationally; 13 Combining nature conservation and residential development in the Netherlands, England and Spain; Index |
| Summary |
Rising US income and wealth in the years have fueled an increase in consumption demand for environmental amenities. Many observers and researchers have argued that this at least in part underlies differentials in economic growth across regions. This collection of key articles addresses the issues and more |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Economic development -- Environmental aspects.
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Environmental economics.
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Economic development -- Environmental aspects
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Environmental economics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rickman, Dan
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| ISBN |
9780203868485 |
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020386848X |
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