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...
Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Putting Rural Community Change in Perspective Chapter 3. A Sociodemographic Portrait of the Intermountain West Chapter 4. "Old West" and "New West" - A Regional Perspective Chapter 5. A New and...