Counterurbanization and Its Socioeconomic Effects in High Mountain Areas of the Sierra Nevada (California/Nevada)

Löffler, Roland; Steinicke, Ernst

doi:10.1659/0276-4741(2006)026[0064:caisei]2.0.co;2

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“…Ghose 2004;Hammer and Winkler 2006;Loffler and Steinecke 2007;Torrell et al 2005). This change is significant, as it can lead to a positive feedback cycle in which real estate prices continue to escalate as amenity migrants continue to arrive, making the persistence of traditional productive practices less feasible, leading to the continued selling-off of land for inflated prices, at which point the only possible buyers are more (and increasingly wealthy) amenity migrants.…”

Section: Economic Implicationsmentioning

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Amenity migration: diverse conceptualizations of drivers, socioeconomic dimensions, and emerging challenges

2009

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Rural communities throughout the postindustrial world are in the midst of a significant transition, sometimes referred to as rural restructuring, as traditional land uses, economic activities, and social arrangements transition to those associated with ''post-productivist'' or ''multifunctional'' landscapes. Amenity migration, the movement of people based on the draw of natural and/or cultural amenities, can be thought of as both driver and implication of this transition, resulting in significant changes in the ownership, use, and governance of rural lands, as well as in the composition and socioeconomic dynamics of rural communities. In concert with other social, economic and political processes, amenity migration is contributing to the fundamental transformation of rural communities throughout the world. This paper presents a review of the social science literature related to the concept of amenity migration, focusing on the ways in which it has been conceptualized, theorized, and documented by different communities of scholars. We then profile and summarize diverse perspectives on drivers and socioeconomic impacts, highlighting emerging challenges and opportunities related to this type of migration occurring at multiple scales and in multiple sites. The paper also identifies and discusses particular areas where further research is needed.

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Section: Economic Implicationsmentioning

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Amenity migration: diverse conceptualizations of drivers, socioeconomic dimensions, and emerging challenges

2009

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“…In places experiencing high levels of recreation and tourism, local economies may be extremely dependent on these activities. For example, an estimated 38 percent of all jobs in Mammoth Lakes and the Lake Tahoe Basin are directly tied to tourism, and 74 percent of all jobs, and 68 percent of all wage payments, are indirectly tied to tourism (Löffler and Steinicke 2006). Forest Service managers may contribute to recreation and tourism-related development in forest communities through job creation associated with road, trail, and facilities maintenance and improvement projects (fig.…”

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Science synthesis to support socioecological resilience in the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascade Range

Long¹,

Quinn‐Davidson²,

Skinner³

2014

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“…Its excessive development connected with the spread of different forms of land exploitation may cause degradation of the natural potential of such territories (Löffler, Steinicke, 2013). Causes of migration in the RCB cannot be definitely identified based on the analysis of the available hard statistical data.…”

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Verification of Counterurbanisation Processes: Example of the České Budějovice Region

Popjaková

Blažek

2015

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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Abstract. Counterurbanisation as a deconcentrating process of settlement systems is connected with population migration from cities to their geographically distant hinterland located beyond the external border of suburbs, i.e. beyond the metropolitan zones. Many authors consider it a low-intensity process empirically hard to identify. Still, in the South Bohemian region of České Budějovice (RCB) counterurbanisation was confirmed, although it is not a dominant but rather a highly variable process with some effect on the character of settlements. It seems that after a long period of population and socio-economic decline a new rise started in several municipalities of the RCB rural area. The smallest rural settlements (less than 200 residents) boast now the top population growth rate along with the top net migration rate. In general, the volume of immigration flows to the rural area from the centre and suburbs of České Budějovice is higher in absolute figures than the volume of emigration flows from the rural area. The detailed anonymised database of migrants of the Czech Statistical Office makes it possible to analyse the migration volume and direction by municipalities.

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Counterurbanization and Its Socioeconomic Effects in High Mountain Areas of the Sierra Nevada (California/Nevada)

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Cited by 35 publications

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Amenity migration: diverse conceptualizations of drivers, socioeconomic dimensions, and emerging challenges

Amenity migration: diverse conceptualizations of drivers, socioeconomic dimensions, and emerging challenges

Science synthesis to support socioecological resilience in the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascade Range

Verification of Counterurbanisation Processes: Example of the České Budějovice Region

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