A SPATIAL MODEL OF REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN EMPLOYMENT GROWTH IN APPALACHIA [PDF]
In this study, a spatial equilibrium model of employment growth is developed and empirically estimated by Generalized Spatial Two-Stage Least Squares (GS2SLS) estimator using cross-sectional data from Appalachian counties for 1990-2000.
Gebremeskel H. GEBREMARIAM +4 more
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The Privilege of Healthy Eating: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Local Food Choices of Low-Income Families from Appalachia [PDF]
, 2018 Using qualitative semi-structured interviews, 15 low-income women of different ages were asked to discuss their perceptions of healthy eating, local farmers’ markets, as well as their visitation of farmers’ markets.
Sharaievska, Iryna, Dr. +2 more
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Agriculture and poverty in the Kentucky mountains: Beech Creek and Clay County, 1850-1910 [PDF]
The poverty of Appalachia is not the product of modernization. Nor is it a unique phenomenon. An examination of the history of farming in Beech Creek, Kentucky, reveals that this community, which was prosperous in 1860, owed its fall into poverty to a ...
D. B. Billings, K. M. Blee
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A Spatial Panel Simultaneous-Equations Model of Business Growth, Migration Behavior, Local Public Services and Household Income in Appalachia [PDF]
In this paper we develop a spatial panel simultaneous-equations model of business growth, migration behavior, local public services and median household income in a partial lag-adjustment growth-equilibrium framework and utilizing a one-way error ...
Gebremariam, Gebremeskel H. +4 more
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Financial Risks of Investments in Coal [PDF]
, 2011 Analyzes the regulatory, commodity, and construction risks of investing in coal mining and coal-fired power plants. Examines industry analysts' consensus on viable alternatives to coal, including natural gas, solar, wind, and energy ...
Amy Galland, Leslie Lowe, Tom Sanzillo
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DISCUSSION: RURAL HOUSING NEEDS AND BARRIERS, THE CASE OF CENTRAL APPALACHIA [PDF]
Community/Rural/Urban Development,
Klindt, Thomas H.
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Appalachian diversification : in the heart of Appalachia, the people of Southwest Virginia are creating economic opportunities to replace coal jobs [PDF]
Economic ...
Karl Rhodes
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WHEN THE !%$? HITS THE LAND: IMPLICATIONS FOR US AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT WHEN LAND APPLICATION OF MANURE IS CONSTRAINED [PDF]
Confined animal production in the U.S. and its associated discharge of manure nutrients into area waters is considered a leading contributor to current water quality impairments.
Johansson, Robert C. +1 more
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Regional Trends in U.S. Milk Production: Analysis and Projections [PDF]
Livestock Production/Industries,
Jesse, Edward V., Schuelke, Jacob
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The Supply of Private Acreage for Public Recreational Use in Southern and Central Appalachia [PDF]
Public lands in Southern and Central Appalachia (SCA) available for outdoor recreational pursuits are limited relative to the rest of the county. This study identifies factors that encourage private land owners to permit public access to their land for ...
Fleming, Ronald A. +3 more
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