Using a spatial hedonic growth model, this paper empirically examines the relative roles of natural amenities and urban agglomeration economies as determinants of U.S. regional growth patterns from 2000 to 2010. Natural amenities and urban agglomeration are measured using the USDA Economic...

Die neuen Leitbilder und Handlungsstrategien für die Raumentwicklung in Deutschland greifen die veränderten räumlichen Rahmenbedingungen auf, wie sie sich vor dem Hintergrund der Globalisierung und des demographischen Wandels in den letzten Jahren herauskristallisiert haben. Eine...

Regional migration and growth are increasingly associated with high-quality in situ natural amenities. However, most of the previous U.S. research has focused on the natural amenities of the Mountain West or the South. The Great Lakes, with their abundant fresh water and natural amenities, would...