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The Economic Importance of Air Travel in High-Amenity Rural Areas
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Rasker, Ray; Gude, Patricia H.; Gude, Justin A.; van den Noort, Jeff – Journal of Rural Studies, 2009
The western United States offers a case study on the importance of access to large population centers and their markets, via road and air travel, for economic development. The vast distances between towns and cities in the American West can be a detriment to business, yet they also serve to attract technology and knowledge-based workers seeking to…
Descriptors: Air Transportation, Travel, Economic Development, Rural Areas
Rural Development Research at Land-Grant Institutions in the South.
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Southern Rural Development Center, State College, MS. – 1974
Based on information derived from research resumes of the Cooperative State Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), this inventory of rural development research in the Southern States is part of the Southern Rural Development Center's effort to establish a base of knowledge on rural development and to point to gaps in…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Action Research, Classification, Community Services
Supplement to Task Force Report on Rural Development Research in the Northeast for the Next Five Years--A Framework. Publication 1.
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Harrington, Clifford R., Comp.; Glock, Sandra, Comp. – 1973
Prepared by the Task Force on Rural Development Research (appointed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture), this analytical directory gives primary emphasis to 133 Rural Development 1 (RD1) research projects which were "active" projects between January 1 and June 30, 1973 in 13 Northeastern state agricultural experiment stations and the…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Classification, Community Services, Directories
Rural Development Research at Land-Grant Institutions in the South. SRDC Series Publication No. 2 (Revised), January 1977.
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Southern Rural Development Center, State College, MS. – 1977
Based on information derived from research resumes of the Cooperative State Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), this revised inventory (current as of January 1977) of rural development research at land grant institutions in the Southern States is part of the Southern Rural Development Center's effort to establish a base…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Action Research, Classification, Community Services
The Role of Small Scale Industry in Employment Generation and Rural Development: Initial Research Results from Sierra Leone. African Rural Employment Paper No. 11.
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Chuta, Enyinna; Liedholm, Carl – 1975
Urban and rural small scale industry and employment generation in Sierra Leone, Africa were studied via a 2 phase procedure. Phase 1 data collection (March-June, 1974) involved a random sampling procedure based on locality size. The following information was obtained from each of the localities (cities, towns, and villages) and "enumeration…
Descriptors: Activities, Building Trades, Classification, Economic Development
The Development of Relevant Indicators for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of Country Efforts for Promoting Youth's Role in Development. Report of the Expert Group Meeting (Manila, Philippines, December 13-20, 1980).
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok (Thailand). – 1980
The report of a United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Expert Group meeting, involving 13 experts from 10 countries, discusses planning national efforts to promote youth's role in development. Current systems and indicators used to assess the situation of rural and urban youth and their contribution to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classification, Community Development, Comparative Analysis