Environmental protection, population change, and economic development in the rural western United States

Population and Environment

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-272

  Lorah, Paul ^a   Southwick, Rob ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b Southwick Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Roadless areas; Rocky Mountains; Rural development; Wilderness

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POPULATION GROWTH; PROTECTED AREA; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL POPULATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037225311     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021299011243     Document Type: Article

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