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This volume is a cogent empirical analysis of the interplay between
a region's natural amenities and its socioeconomic evolution. It
focuses on the rural sectors of America's Intermountain West
region, which lies between the Cascades and Sierra Nevada mountains
to the west and the Rocky Mountains to the east. Coherently
structured and meticulously detailed, it adds much to our
understanding of the ways an area's forests, lakes, mountains,
parkland and historic attractions affect residents' sense of
well-being as well as the sociodemographic and economic changes
they experience. The book examines patterns of growth and change
linked to the emergence of 'New West' conditions, assessing their
implications for the wider community as well as discussing the
impact these trends could have on the consumption of natural
resources. It also points to ways in which communities and their
development can be managed sustainably. The tight geographical
focus of this valuable resource ensures a depth of analysis which
can be applied to similar regions worldwide. Based on a
large-scale, random-sample survey of both full-time and seasonal
residents, it provides a much-needed overview of the macro-level
economic, demographic, and social transformations affecting rural
communities in America. As such, the book has relevance for all
researchers concerned with rural development, the changes impacting
rural landscapes, and natural resource management.
This volume is a cogent empirical analysis of the interplay between
a region's natural amenities and its socioeconomic evolution. It
focuses on the rural sectors of America's Intermountain West
region, which lies between the Cascades and Sierra Nevada mountains
to the west and the Rocky Mountains to the east. Coherently
structured and meticulously detailed, it adds much to our
understanding of the ways an area's forests, lakes, mountains,
parkland and historic attractions affect residents' sense of
well-being as well as the sociodemographic and economic changes
they experience. The book examines patterns of growth and change
linked to the emergence of 'New West' conditions, assessing their
implications for the wider community as well as discussing the
impact these trends could have on the consumption of natural
resources. It also points to ways in which communities and their
development can be managed sustainably. The tight geographical
focus of this valuable resource ensures a depth of analysis which
can be applied to similar regions worldwide. Based on a
large-scale, random-sample survey of both full-time and seasonal
residents, it provides a much-needed overview of the macro-level
economic, demographic, and social transformations affecting rural
communities in America. As such, the book has relevance for all
researchers concerned with rural development, the changes impacting
rural landscapes, and natural resource management.
Scenic rural communities across the nation and around the world
have been transformed as they have shifted away from extractive
industries such as agriculture, mining, and forestry and toward
recreation-based development relying on tourism, vacation homes,
and retirees. These communities have built new economies and
identities based on local natural resources and are highly
dependent on the natural environment. With these changes have come
new questions: Do retirees and seasonal residents fit into their
new surroundings? Do longtime and new residents share the same
values and visions for the future? Do diverse community members
disagree about how to manage their forest and water resources?
Condos in the Woods explores how these issues are reshaping
community structure, employment, and inhabitants' attitudes toward
their environment in the Northwoods. Looking at trends from the
1970s to the present, this work moves from the national scale to
the Pine Barrens region in northwestern Wisconsin and examines the
approaches of residents to the management of their natural
resources. At the heart of this story, the authors find that
despite the diverse makeup of such communities, residents share
many common goals and values and display more successful
integration than previously expected. "Makes a major contribution
linking and expanding beyond an array of research on the question:
What does the growing dominance of seasonal home ownership and use
mean for the communities of northern Wisconsin?"--Susan I. Stewart,
USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
With increasing awareness of the limits that natural resource
reserves and environmental concerns impose on economic growth,
rural sociologists have developed new ways of looking at the
relationship between man and his environment. This volume surveys
changing sociological views of that relationship and explores a
holistic, cooperative model of human/nature interaction that
reflects the needs of the post-industrial age. In their
introduction Field and Burch review significant landmarks in
natural resource sociology and comment on some of the underlying
aims of rural sociology. The remaining chapters focus on three
distinct periods during which rural sociologists have sought to
examine man's relationship and adaptation to the environment.
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