Coping With Rapid Growth In Rural Communities

Author : Bruce A. Weber
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429716799

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Coping With Rapid Growth In Rural Communities by Bruce A. Weber Pdf

This book integrates the most current research findings on the economic, demographic, fiscal, and social consequences of rapid growth in rural communities and offers strategies that can be used to mitigate the often disruptive impact of that growth. While working extensively with government officials and citizens in rural communities, Drs. Weber and Howell became aware of the need for a compilation and synthesis of the research on rural growth; they subsequently invited scholars working in selected topic areas to contribute to that effort. The resulting papers were refined during a meeting sponsored by the Western Rural Development Center, edited, and brought together in this volume. Incorporating 1980 census data, the book outlines the spectrum of changes associated with rapid growth in rural areas, presents specific options for managing rapid growth, and suggests a model that communities can use for impact assessment and for monitoring the effectiveness of various management strategies.

Author : Joseph J. Molnar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429712326

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Agricultural Change by Joseph J. Molnar Pdf

This book examines the impact of the rise and fall of new commodities, production technologies, and shifting government policies on individuals and farm families in the rural South and the interrelationship between agricultural change and community change.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : PSU:000022740311

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Managing Community Growth by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight Pdf

Author : Madelon L. Finkel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9798216099680

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The Human and Environmental Impact of Fracking by Madelon L. Finkel Pdf

Fracking for gas trapped in shale could be a game changer in the quest to find alternatives to dirty fossil fuels, but it also has potential for harm. This book provides "one-stop shopping" for everyone who wants to know more about the issues. Oil and gas account for a large percentage of the world's energy consumption, and the search for new ways to extract both from the earth is a global quest. Fracking is viewed as an energy game-changer but is a controversial topic about which there is much misunderstanding. This unbiased work was written to bring clarity to the issues. Under the guidance of an internationally recognized public health expert, this book provides a comprehensive look at unconventional natural gas development from many different perspectives. Written for the layperson, the book dispels myths surrounding fracking, corrects misconceptions, and offers impartial, scientifically based information on both benefits and challenges. Readers will learn about the effects fracking has on the environment—our water, air, and climate—as well as on human and animal health. The contributors also look at the economics of fracking and at its socioeconomic impact on local communities and nations. They discuss legal and ethical issues related to the practice and, in keeping with the intent to provide a fair and balanced overview, share the industry perspective as well.

Author : William Green,Ernest J. Yanarella
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1987-08-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780313389504

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The Unfulfilled Promise of Synthetic Fuels by William Green,Ernest J. Yanarella Pdf

The dismantling of the Synthetic Fuels Corporation and the shelving of scores of synfuel plant proposals have triggered a need for a searching inquiry into the reasons why the initial promise of synfuels has not been realized. In this volume a distinguished group of political scientists, policy analysts, and energy planners apply the critical tools of economic, scientific, and political analysis in an attempt to illuminate why the dream of synthetic fuels development has ended, at least temporarily. The essays collected here grapple with a variety of problems surrounding the rise and demise of synthetic fuels development in the 1970s.

Author : A.E. Luloff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429713446

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American Rural Communities by A.E. Luloff Pdf

This book is dedicated to the people of rural America whose struggle to make community meaningful provides important lessons. It includes the contributors' prescription for the 1990s that calls for a renewal of action, development, and leadership on the part of local citizens and civic leaders.

Author : John M Halstead,Robert A Chase,Steve H Murdock,F. Larry Leistritz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000312102

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Socioeconomic Impact Management by John M Halstead,Robert A Chase,Steve H Murdock,F. Larry Leistritz Pdf

The authors of this book present a comprehensive analysis of impact management for such large-scale resource and industrial development projects as power plants, mines, and nuclear waste disposal facilities. An overall framework for designing an impact management program is presented and specific recommendations for implementing management measures are provided. This book is unique in that it provides a conceptual framework for choosing among alternative approaches in designing a management system, as well as offering practical guidance for implementing such systems.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Education
ISBN : PSU:000068697068

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : DAVID LEVINSON,KAREN CHRISTENSEN
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 2045 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2003-06-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780761925989

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Encyclopedia of Community by DAVID LEVINSON,KAREN CHRISTENSEN Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Community is a major four volume reference work that seeks to define one of the most widely researched topics in the behavioural and social sciences. Community itself is a concept, an experience, and a central part of being human. This pioneering major reference work seeks to provide the necessary definitions of community far beyond the traditional views.

Author : Lionel J Beaulieu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000305319

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The Rural South In Crisis by Lionel J Beaulieu Pdf

This book captures the views of students of rural America on the serious state of affaire in rural South areas and on the strategies for stimulating improvements in the well-being of rural Southerners. It spurs policymakers, leaders, and rural residents to redress the ills of the rural South.

Author : Jan L. Flora,Cornelia Flora,Elizabeth Houdek,Mark Weinberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000310337

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Rural Communities Study Guide by Jan L. Flora,Cornelia Flora,Elizabeth Houdek,Mark Weinberg Pdf

This book examines the process of rural community development and transition—exploring the ways in which history, culture, and policies limit change as well as the extent to which local community resources can mobilize to support efforts for community change.

Author : Donald K. Larson,Linda L. Swanson,Linda M. Ghelfi,Marlys Knutson Nelson,Priscilla Salant,Robert A. Hoppe,Theodore E. Fuller,Vera J. Banks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : African American farmers
ISBN : OSU:32435023213226

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Will Employment Growth Benefit All Households ? by Donald K. Larson,Linda L. Swanson,Linda M. Ghelfi,Marlys Knutson Nelson,Priscilla Salant,Robert A. Hoppe,Theodore E. Fuller,Vera J. Banks Pdf

Author : Paul Lasley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429716010

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Beyond The Amber Waves Of Grain by Paul Lasley Pdf

This book explores the large-scale impacts of economic restructuring in the Midwest in response to the 1980s farm crisis. Drawing upon detailed surveys from twelve north-central states, the authors offer a comprehensive view of farm restructuring and its social, economic, and political consequences. The study goes beyond the farm gate to look at the broader implications of those changes for agriculture policy, related industries, and areas still dependent upon farming, contributing to the literature on economic restructuring. Like the factory closings in the Rust Belt, the dramatic failure of agricultural industries in the Farm Belt has caused fundamental changes in the organization and control of production. The impact of job losses and economic depression and the shattering of a way of life have shaken public complacency about the stability of many fundamental American myths. Beyond the Amber Waves of Grain looks at the farm crisis not as a purely agricultural, nonurban issue but as one that adds to our understanding of the overall social impacts of economic change. The book takes up the story of Midwestern farm enterprises in the wake of the farm crisis of the 1980s. Using data drawn from detailed surveys of 3,940 farm households in twelve north-central states, the authors offer a comprehensive view of the social and economic restructuring of agriculture and explore the consequences for farm enterprises, farm households, and farming communities. The study goes beyond the farm gate to look at the broader implications for related industries and communities dependent upon farming, for agricultural and rural policies, and for farm women and men, contributing to the literature on economic restructuring and its outcomes.

Author : Steve H. Murdock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429725142

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Nuclear Waste by Steve H. Murdock Pdf

Critical in solving the nuclear waste problem are such issues as the techniques needed to equitably select waste repository sites; the implications for economies, populations, public services, social structures, and future generations in siting areas; the best means for mitigating short- and long-term public and private impact of repositories; and the type of citizen involvement that best ensures the full participation of national, state, and local interest groups in the siting process. The contributors to this book examine these and related issues, offering the perspectives of sociology, economics, philosophy, and political science and representing the differing views of various regions of the nation.

Author : Pamela D. Elkind-Savatsky
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429709227

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Differential Social Impacts Of Rural Resource Development by Pamela D. Elkind-Savatsky Pdf

Assessing the social impact of rural development projects, this book aims to develop a cultural model based on theories of political economy. It presents case studies of rural projects that have affected such socially disadvantaged groups as laborers, women, ranchers, and ethnic minorities.