The Attitudes of Rural Residents Toward the Expansion of Natural Resource Based Economic Activities: A Comparison Between Recent In-migrants and Long-time Residents
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Rural residents, particularly recent in-migrants , are often characterized by preferences
for a tranquil rural Lifestyle based on the attributes of an open countryside. A survey of
residents of an isolated rural county in West Virginia was conducted to explore the
proposition that recent rural in-migrants are more opposed to the growth of natural
resource based activities which are detrimental to the rural countryside than are
long-term residents of the County . The hypothesis was not supported , as both recent
in-migrants and long-time residents strongly favored economic development of the
County's natural resources over preservation of the natural countryside.