Contemporary Western Rural USA Economic Composition: Potential Implications for Environmental Policy and Research

Abstract:

:/ The rural West of the United States is considered strongly antienvironment. The traditional economic reliance of the area on natural resources has long explained this antienvironment stance. The region consistently elects federal officials who as a group consistently vote against environmental bills and seek to undo existing federal environmental regulation. These politicians defend their antienvironment actions based on their perception of the economic composition and interests of the region. Recent studies, however, have suggested that rural residents are increasingly concerned about environmental issues. These studies, however, lack a consistent theoretical basis. This article uses an alternative economic typing system to examine the economic composition of rural Idaho and suggests that the results found using the alternative typing system might provide a theoretical basis to explain why some studies are finding increased rural environmental support. The results show that rural Idaho is much more economically diverse using this alternative typing methodology compared to the outcomes of traditional USDA economic methodologies. The policy and research implications of these findings are examined.KEY WORDS: Rural; Environmental policy; Economic composition

journal_name

Environ Manage

journal_title

Environmental management

authors

Bennett K,Mcbeth MK

doi

10.1007/s002679900112

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1998-05-01 00:00:00

pages

371-81

issue

3

eissn

0364-152X

issn

1432-1009

pii

1905

journal_volume

22

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