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Peer reviewedKrannich, Richard S.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1985
A survey of 441 adults from four small rural Utah and Wyoming communities exhibiting highly divergent population growth patterns indicates residents of energy "boom" towns do not report criminal victimization experiences that differ from those in "nonboom" communities, but they do exhibit significantly higher fear of crime.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Crime, Fear, Population Growth
Download full textFuller, Stephen W. – 1971
As one of several special reports on development possibilities for the agriculture and forestry sector of the Four Corners Economic Development Region, this monograph deals with the use of industrial development bonds as a means of resolving finance problems arising from inadequate or nonexistent credit in rural areas. Distinguishing between the…
Descriptors: Credit (Finance), Financial Support, History, Industry
Ayers, Marion; And Others – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1987
Describes study of boomtown characteristics of Park City, Utah, a rural community affected by recreational development since 1970. Finds that residents experienced stresses and social problems similar to those of energy-development boomtowns, including declining quality of life, higher cost of living, and family, social and drug problems. (LFL)
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Development, Community Satisfaction, Community Surveys
Kan, Stephen H.; And Others – 1981
A 1975-79 study assessing community satisfaction and migration intentions in 8 nonmetropolitan Utah communities ranging in population from 1,350 to 6,300 had 3 unique characteristics: (1) the use of distance from the community to the closest Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA), per capita sales tax, and energy development status as…
Descriptors: Community Satisfaction, Family Mobility, Individual Characteristics, Local Government
England, J. Lynn; Albrect, Stan – 1985
Three intermountain communities in Colorado and Utah were studied to determine the impact of rapid development on residents of rural communities, especially on their views of the world and their personal well-being, and to assess the degree to which energy boomtowns experience the social disruption suggested in the classical boomtown studies. Two…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitude Change, Community Attitudes, Community Satisfaction
Albrecht, Stan L. – 1980
Data on the social effects of boomtown growth and industrialization were collected from residents of three western communities (Craig, Colorado; Price, Utah; and Gunnison, Colorado) via a fairly detailed mail questionnaire sent to a random sample of 900. Completed questionnaires were received from 443 (a return rate of 65%). A number of different…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Problems, Community Satisfaction, Community Study
Greider, Thomas; Krannich, Richard S. – 1983
Perceived well-being and personal stress indicators among various subpopulations in two small western towns (one stable, one affected by an energy development boom) are examined to assess the notion that residents of energy boom communities experience generalized social pathology and disruption. A 2-stage data collection process used…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Community Attitudes, Community Change, Community Characteristics
