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A hedonic analysis of state and local fiscal policy on nonmetropolitan economic

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: Yu, Yihua
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: Oklahoma State University
  • Published Location: United States -- Oklahoma
  • ISBN: 9780549975427
  • Country: United States

Scope and Method of Study . Following the quality-of-life hedonic pricing approach of Rosen (1979) and Roback (1982) as extended to fiscal conditions by Gyourko and Tracy (1989; 1991), this paper examines how state and local government taxes and expenditures affect the location decisions of households and firms in U.S. nonmetropolitan a ....

A model for regional technology-based economic development

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Savoie, Robert (Bobby) A.
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: University of New Orleans
  • Published Location: United States -- Louisiana
  • ISBN: 9781109200010
  • Country: United States

Technology-based economic development has been a highly sought-after objective for regions in developed and developing countries alike. The wealth created by regional knowledge-based economies like Silicon Valley is an attractive outcome. Without understanding cluster-based economic strategy, the different types of technology-based econ ....

A spatial simultaneous growth equilibrium modeling of agricultural land development in the Northeast United States

  • Year: 2006
  • Author: Hailu, Yohannes G
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: West Virginia University
  • Published Location: United States -- West Virginia
  • ISBN: 9780542763380
  • Country: United States
  • State/Region: Northeast United States

With population growth and expansion of economic activities, urbanized places have expanded; and with growing per capita income, residential location preferences have shifted towards suburban and rural locations. In many places, such new growth has been accommodated with the development of agricultural lands. The concern from natural re ....

A unique rurality: Exploring the role of the horse farm in the post-productivist rural landscape

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Wilton, Bronwynne Leigh
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: University of Guelph (Canada)
  • Published Location: Canada
  • ISBN: 9780494476246
  • Country: Canada
  • State/Region: Ontario

This thesis explores the role of the horse farm in the post-productivist rural landscape of Ontario, Canada. As agricultural landscapes in developed nations around the world evolve to an increasingly consumptive focus as opposed to a productivist landscape, there is an increased demand for recreational and lifestyle land uses in rural r ....

A water resources planning support system for a growing community with multiple water suppliers - application in Owasso, Oklahoma

  • Year: 2010
  • Author: Childers, Annamari
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: Oklahoma State University
  • Published Location: United States -- Oklahoma
  • ISBN: 9781267025036
  • Country: United States
  • State/Region: Oklahoma

This dissertation answers the general question of when and where consolidation of rural and medium size community water systems is appropriate and should be considered as a solution to address the growing water demands of a single critical community. To this end, a planning support system was developed, applied and consolidation recomme ....

An analysis of amenity-led rural economic development in northeast region: A spatial simultaneous equations approach

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Kahsai, Mulugeta Saare
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: West Virginia University
  • Published Location: United States -- West Virginia
  • ISBN: 9781109440652
  • Country: United States

In a matter of just a few decades, the economic landscape of rural America has changed in fundamental ways. Industries onceconsidered the backbone of rural economies have been  transformed by globalization and marketing. Others, such as tourism and amenity-based economies or the service sector, have emerged to replace the traditional na ....

Analysis of constraints to water marketing and an evaluation of select techniques to facilitate market-based reallocations

  • Year: 2007
  • Author: Pease, Michael C.
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
  • Published Location: United States -- Illinois
  • ISBN: 9780549604273
  • Country: United States

Water shortages are a frequent occurrence in some river basins in the American West. With growing water demand in many of these basins, competition over water resources is intensifying. Water marketing is one method of easing the strain over water; those with water rights can lease or sell their water to parties with the highest willing ....

Analysis of Public-Private Partnerships in Transportation Infrastructure Investment and Managementt

  • Year: 2011
  • Author: Zhang, Zitao Arthur
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: Northwestern University
  • Published Location: United States -- Illinois
  • ISBN: 9781124862828
  • Country: United States

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the infrastructure sector are agreements where private parties willingly agree to share responsibility with government agencies for (a subset of the following activities:) investment, finance, design, construction, renovation, maintenance, management, or operation of transportation facilities, e.g., ....

Being realistic about planning in no growth: Challenges, opportunities, and foundations for a new agenda in the Greater Sudbury, CMA

  • Year: 2007
  • Author: Hall, Heather M.
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: University of Waterloo (Canada)
  • Published Location: Canada
  • ISBN: 9780494352434
  • Country: Canada
  • State/Region: Ontario

Regional disparities, most notably of the 'heartland-periphery' pattern, have been a distinctive feature of Canadian urban geography throughout the industrial era. New regimes of economic prosperity, recessions, and restructuring in the post-industrial era coupled with demographic fluctuations have added new and accentuated divisions an ....

Blue line, greenbelts, and the effects of growth management: The geographical effects of growth management policies in Boulder, Colorado

  • Year: 2011
  • Author: Talucci, Anna C.
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: University of Denver
  • Published Location: United States -- Colorado
  • ISBN: 9781124958927
  • Country: United States
  • State/Region: Colorado

This study evaluates and describes the effects of growth management policies, established by the city of Boulder, Colorado, for the city and the surrounding region. A variety of techniques contribute to this evaluation, including remote sensing analysis of land-use change for the region, mapping of commuter flow patterns, and analysis o ....

Capacity of the governance structure of Palestine to undertake local economic development

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Salameh, Estephan Anton
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Published Location: United States -- Illinois
  • ISBN: 9781109609899
  • Country: Palestine

This dissertation titled: "Capacity of the Governance Structure of Palestine to Undertake Local Economic Development" focused on two main areas of research, (1) the central-local government relationship (centralization vs. decentralization) and how this relationship affects the capacity of local governments to undertake local economic d ....

Carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry systems in the West African Sahel: An assessment of biological and socioeconomic feasibility

  • Year: 2007
  • Author: Takimoto, Asako
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: University of Florida
  • Published Location: United States -- Florida
  • ISBN: 9780549456650
  • Country: West African Sahel

In recent years, carbon (C) sequestration potential of agroforestry systems has attracted attention, especially following Kyoto Protocol's recognition of agroforestry as an option for mitigating green house gasses. Although the possible benefits of agroforestry in carbon (C) sequestration have been conceptually discussed, field measurem ....

Change through tourism: Resident perceptions of tourism development

  • Year: 2006
  • Author: Doh, Minsun
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: Texas A&M University
  • Published Location: United States -- Texas
  • ISBN: 9780549415374
  • Country: United States
  • State/Region: Texas

Many view tourism as a tool for community development. Especially in the rural areas experiencing economic hardships, tourism often is considered an instrument for revitalization of a local economy helping to improve quality of life and protect natural and cultural resources. However, many researchers have raised concerns about an over ....

Community capitals: Examining the socioeconomics of a rural community

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: Tweten, Margaret R.
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: The University of North Dakota
  • Published Location: United States -- North Dakota
  • ISBN: 9780549755012
  • Country: United States

This research project study centered on the examination of community capitals that exist within a thriving rural community located in the upper Great Plains region. Grounded theory helped in the analysis of the data to understand how community capitals contributed to the socioeconomic growth and well-being of a thriving rural community. ....

Community learning: Process, structure, and renewal

  • Year: 2004
  • Author: Morse, Ricardo S
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Published Location: United States -- Virginia
  • ISBN: 9780542339820
  • Country: United States
  • State/Region: Virginia

Community renewal is a dominant theme in American society today. It has been said that public administration could and should be a leader in the community renewal movement, yet for the most part the field of public administration fails to "get" community. This study advances and explores a concept of community learning as part of a broa ....

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