Spatial Patterns of Migration and Income Change in the Mountain West: The Dominance of Service-Based, Amenity-Rich Counties

Professional Geographer

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 492-502

  Shumway, J Matthew ^a   Otterstrom, Samuel M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental amenities; Income migration; New West

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT POPULATION; INCOME; INTERNAL MIGRATION; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; MOUNTAIN REGION; POPULATION GROWTH; SERVICE SECTOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035700106     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0033-0124.00299     Document Type: Article

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