scholarly journals Planning in Gateway and Natural Amenity Region Communities: Understanding the Unique Challenges Associated with Transportation, Mobility, and Livability

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danya Rumore ◽  
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Philip Stoker ◽  
Zacharia Levine ◽  
Lindsey Romaniello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Amenity

scholarly journals The timeshare industry of Africa: a study in tourism geography

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (21) ◽  
pp. 97-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayde R. Pandy ◽  
Christian M. Rogerson
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Tourism Geography ◽  
The World ◽  
Coastal Beach ◽  
The Usa ◽  
African Context ◽  
Natural Amenity

Abstract Within the broad spectrum of tourism accommodation the timeshare industry is a distinctive segment which has attracted only limited research work. This paper represents a contribution to tourism geography as it investigates the location of timeshare resorts in Africa and comparative position of African destinations in the global timeshare economy. The analysis shows the timeshare resort industry in South Africa is the most significant on the continent and is distinctive in its reliance upon domestic rather than international tourists. In terms of the distribution of resorts the key locational consideration in Africa parallels that found in other parts of the world, namely the positioning of resorts in areas of high natural amenity. In the African context this has meant clustering resorts in coastal beach areas and attractive mountain locations, as well as in the areas which afford opportunities for timeshare consumers to experience the African bush. Finally, of note in South Africa is the growth of large timeshare property developments at casino resorts, a development which parallels the experience of certain timeshare developments in the USA.

Rapid WUI growth in a natural amenity-rich region in central-western Patagonia, Argentina

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Marcela Godoy ◽  
Sebastian Martinuzzi ◽  
H. Anu Kramer ◽  
Guillermo E. Defossé ◽  
Juan Argañaraz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Census Data ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Environmental Conflicts ◽  
Natural Amenities ◽  
Housing Growth ◽  
High Resolution Imagery ◽  
Land Cover Data ◽  
Balance Development ◽  
Natural Amenity ◽  
Fire Ignition

The wildland–urban interface (WUI) is a focal area for human environmental conflicts including wildfires. The WUI grows because new houses are built, and in developed countries, housing growth can be very rapid in areas with natural amenities. However, it is not clear if natural amenity-driven WUI growth is limited to developed countries, or also prevalent in developing countries. Amenity-driven WUI growth may be particularly rapid there, owing to a rapidly growing middle class. Our objectives were to (i) map the current WUI; (ii) quantify recent WUI growth; and (iii) analyse relationships between the WUI and both fire ignition points and wildfire perimeters in the region of El Bolson, in Central Andean Patagonia, Argentina. We mapped the current WUI based on housing information derived from census data, topographic maps, high-resolution imagery and land-cover data. We found that the WUI contained 96.6% of all buildings in 2016 even though the WUI covered only 6.4% of the study area. Between 1981 and 2016, the WUI increased in area by 76%, and the number of houses by 74%. Furthermore, 77% of the recent fires in the region occurred in the WUI, highlighting the need to balance development with wildfire risk and other human–environmental problems.

scholarly journals Coastal homemaking: Navigating housing ideals, home realities, and more-than-human processes

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Gillon ◽  
Leah Gibbs
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
Housing Development ◽  
Urban Populations ◽  
Maintenance And Repair ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Natural Amenity ◽  
Sydney Australia ◽  
Do So ◽  
At Home

As urban populations expand, high natural amenity locales—forests, bushland, and coasts—are being transformed into highly desired, lucrative locations for new housing. This paper examines what it means to live in such an environment, tallying between the realised dream of that lifestyle and the everyday challenges (financial and labour) of navigating the elements at home. To do so, we bring two conceptual approaches into conversation: cultural geographies of home and homemaking, recognising home as a more-than-human process; and architecturally inflected geographies of buildings, attendant to building materials and socio-technical practices of maintenance and repair. Drawing on semi-structured walking interviews with 24 residents of a new coastal housing development in southern Sydney, Australia, the paper examines how coastal conditions and elements accelerate material decay, inciting and directing everyday homemaking practices: both proactive, in material selection, and reactive, in cleaning, repairing, maintaining, and replacing. We conclude by considering the differing economic rationalities of navigating the elements, and subsequent implications for household sustainability.

scholarly journals The Changing Landscape of Affordable Housing in the Rural and Urban United States; 1990-2016

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew M Brooks
Keyword(s):  
Population Growth ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Rural Counties ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Housing Costs ◽  
Amenity Development ◽  
Effects Of Aging ◽  
Natural Amenity

Affordable housing has declined in recent decades, yet limited research has examined the demographic and economic changes influencing place-level affordability—especially outside of large metros. In this study I examine the effects of county-level population growth and decline, population aging, and natural amenity development on rates of affordable housing, income, and housing costs across four types of counties. While declines in affordability from 1990-2016 were universal between rural and urban counties, population growth is associated with decreases in affordability in rural counties but increased affordability in large metros counties due to estimated decreases in housing costs. Population aging is estimated to improve affordability in large and small metro counties, despite the associated decrease in income and housing costs across all county types. The effects of aging vary greatly between owners and renters. Natural amenity development, despite its theoretical importance, is not associated with changes in affordability for rural counties.

Natural amenity-driven segregation: Evidence from location choices in French metropolitan areas

2016 ◽  
Vol 130 ◽  
pp. 37-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Schaeffer ◽  
D. Cremer-Schulte ◽  
C. Tartiu ◽  
M. Tivadar
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Location Choices ◽  
Natural Amenity

scholarly journals Dark sky tourism: economic impacts on the Colorado Plateau Economy, USA

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 930-942 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Mitchell ◽  
Terrel Gallaway
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Colorado Plateau ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Non Local ◽  
First Time ◽  
Natural Amenity

Purpose This paper aims to examine the economic impact from dark-sky tourism in national parks in the USA on the Colorado Plateau. The Colorado Plateau is a region encompassing parts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah that is known for its dark, star-filled night skies. Tourists in national parks are increasingly interested in observing this natural recreational amenity – especially considering that it is an ecological amenity that is quickly disappearing from the planet. Using a 10-year forecast of visitors to the national parks and using standard input-output modeling, it is observed that, for the first time anywhere, the value of dark skies to tourism in this area. The authors find that non-local tourists who value dark skies will spend $5.8bn over the next 10 years in the Colorado Plateau. These tourist expenditures will generate $2.4bn in higher wages and create over 10,000 additional jobs each year for the region. Furthermore, as dark skies are even more intense natural amenity in the non-summer months, they have the ability to increase visitor counts to national parks year-round and lead to a more efficient use of local community and tourism-related resources throughout the year. Design/methodology/approach Using a 10-year forecast of visitors to the national parks and using standard input-output modeling, we find that non-local tourists who value dark skies will spend $5.8bn over the next 10 years in the Colorado Plateau. Findings These tourist expenditures will generate $2.4bn in higher wages and create over 10,000 additional jobs each year for the region. Furthermore, as dark skies are even more intense natural amenity in the non-summer months, they have the ability to increase visitor counts to national parks year-round and lead to a more efficient use of local community and tourism-related resources throughout the year. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no other study has attempted to value the environmental amenity of dark skies.

scholarly journals Spatial Analysis of Rural Economic Development Using a Locally Weighted Regression Model

2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong-Hoon Cho ◽  
Seung Gyu Kim ◽  
Christopher D. Clark ◽  
William M. Park
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Opposite Effect ◽  
Employment Growth ◽  
Weighted Regression ◽  
Locally Weighted Regression ◽  
Rural Economic Development ◽  
Employment Density ◽  
Infrastructure Investments ◽  
Natural Amenity

This study uses locally weighted regression to identify county-level characteristics that serve as drivers of creative employment throughout the southern United States. We found that higher per capita income, greater infrastructure investments, and the rural nature of a county tended to promote creative employment density, while higher scores on a natural amenity index had the opposite effect. We were also able to identify and map clusters of rural counties where the marginal effects of these variables on creative employment density were greatest. These findings should help rural communities to promote creative employment growth as a means of furthering rural economic development.

scholarly journals The impact of natural amenity on farmland values: A quantile regression approach

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 151-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroki Uematsu ◽  
Aditya R. Khanal ◽  
Ashok K. Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Quantile Regression ◽  
Regression Approach ◽  
Farmland Values ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Natural Amenity
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