rural and urban areas, and also in characteristics such as education, age, and other economic, demographic and behavior … variables. Results suggest that policy in rural areas and the South must emphasize recommendations based on dietary guidelines …. I also find that the characteristics typical of rural areas have a large effect regardless of the region. …

land-intensive than recent rural development patterns. Residential first-movers into such virgin areas may spark waves of … developments. Evidence regarding regional land-use intensities, path-dependence of rural development, and accumulating social costs … of rural sprawl are then presented to highlight the relevance of this paper's theoretical perspective in the Rocky …

This article illustrates the commonly overlooked sample selection problem inherent in using rural classification … methods that change over time due to population changes. Since fast-growing rural areas grow out of their rural status, using … recent rural definitions excludes the most successful places from the analysis. Average economic performance of the areas …

now returning. Rural southern blacks still face a low-wage economy and their prospects are conditioned by a legacy of both … participation of blacks in rural southern labor markets and civil society. …

of spatially defined covariates, rural/urban subset models, and geographically weighted regression (GWR) models. Results …

and non-metro rural areas adjacent to metro areas grow much faster than purely rural areas. Third, we find strong links …

competition, lagging regions of the U.S., and especially in the rural South, will need new ideas from regional science on how to …

rural and metro economies. We examine factors influencing the costs employers face in providing health insurance to their …

Food processing firms are often seen as potential sources of growth for rural areas. This paper examines the influence …-level data for 12 states in the midwest and southern U.S. Findings suggest that rural areas are at a comparative disadvantage …