Influence of Amenity Migration on Land-Use Planning in Jackson County, North Carolina: A Political Ecology Approach

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dc.contributor.advisorHurley, Patrick T.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWatson, Annette
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDoyle, Briget
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHyman, Jeremy Hyman
dc.creatorRowland, Jessica McCallum
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-18T16:13:34Z
dc.date.available2016-10-18T16:13:34Z
dc.date.issued2014-08-25
dc.description.abstractAmenity migration generates a unique set of environmental management conflicts. These conflicts have been well studied in the Western United States, but there has been little research directed towards the Eastern United States and in particular southern Appalachia. This gap in the literature is addressed by presenting a case study from the mountains of Western North Carolina. Using Q methodology, this project asks how the opinions of amenity migrants concerning two controversial land use ordinances differ from those of other rural land users (i.e. long-term rural residents, local government officials, and real estate agents/developers) and examines how the convergence and divergence in opinions may shape future local environmental management. At issue are differing ideas of "nature" and "rural" as the county transforms from an economy based in natural resource extraction to one focused on real estate development. This project hopes to contribute to the study of amenity migration and environmental management by applying a political ecology analysis to a previously understudied region.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCollege of Charleston. Graduate School; College of Charleston. Environmental Studies Programen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3052
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectAmenity migration -- North Carolina, Western; Amenity migration -- Environmental aspects -- Case studies; Land use -- North Carolina, Western -- Planning; Human ecologyen_US
dc.titleInfluence of Amenity Migration on Land-Use Planning in Jackson County, North Carolina: A Political Ecology Approachen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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