Place elasticity: Exploring a new conceptualization of mobility and place attachment in rural america

Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 281-295

  Barcus, Holly R ^a   Brunn, Stanley D ^b  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachia; Eastern Kentucky; Immobility; Migration; Place attachment; Place elasticity; Rural

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; MIGRATION; MOBILITY; RURAL AREA; TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY;

APPALACHIANS; KENTUCKY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650537389     PISSN: 04353684     EISSN: 14680467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0467.2010.00353.x     Document Type: Article

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