The role of wilderness and public land amenities in explaining migration and rural development in the American Northwest

Amenities and Rural Development: Theory, Methods and Public Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 113-128

  Dearien, Christy ^a   Rudzitis, Gundars ^a   Hintz, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 84890785258     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781845428075.00015     Document Type: Chapter

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