Population change and rural society / edited by William A. Kandel and David L. Brown.
| Other author | Kandel, William, editor. |
| Other author | Brown, David L. (David Louis), 1945- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Dordrecht : Springer, 2006. |
| Copyright Date | ©2006 |
| Description | xix, 467 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Demographic methods and population analysis ; v. 16 Springer series on demographic methods and population analysis ; 16. ^A702432 |
| Contents | And Demographic Context -- Rural America through a Demographic Lens -- The Rural Rebound and its Aftermath -- Four Critical Socio-Demographic Themes -- The Changing Faces of Rural America -- Changing Livelihoods in Rural America -- Fifty Years of Farmland Change -- Changing Fortunes -- Case Studies of Population and Society in Different Rural Regions -- Rural Hispanic Population Growth -- Social Integration Among Older in-Migrants in Nonmetropolitan Retirement Destination Counties -- Agricultural Dependence and Changing Population in the Great Plains -- Gaming, Population Change, and Rural Development on Indian Reservations -- Metro Expansion and Nonmetro Change in the South -- Changing Land Use in the Rural Intermountain West -- Does Second Home Development Adversely Affect Rural Life? -- Housing Affordability and Population Chang in the Upper Midwestern North Woods -- Social Change and Well-Being in Western Amenity-Growth Communities -- Community Evaluation and Migration Intentions -- Poverty and Income Inequality in Appalachia -- Welfare Reform Amidst Chronic Poverty in the Mississippi Delta -- New Analytic Directions and Policy Implications -- Explorations in Spatial Demography -- Policy Implications of Rural Demographic Change. |
| Abstract | This book contains the latest research on social and economic trends occurring in rural America. It provides a unique focus on rural demography and the interaction between population dynamics and local social and economic change. It is also the first volume on rural population that exploits data from Census 2000 -- The book highlights major themes transforming contemporary rural areas and each is examined with an expanded overview and case study. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2007468814 |
| ISBN | 1402039115 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781402039119 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781402039010 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1402039018 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (ebk.) |
| ISBN | (ebk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HB2385 .P66 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |