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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
Copp, James H. – 1983
A study of the process of a 1977-1983 oil and gas boom in Caldwell, Texas, disproved the assumption that local social effects of rapid energy development are severe and negative. Using interviews, surveys, observation, local newspapers, and other writings as data sources, researchers determined that during the boom, Caldwell's population grew…
Descriptors: Churches, Community Development, Community Organizations, Community Satisfaction
Bronfman, B. H. – 1977
As part of a continuing effort to assess the social impacts on communities of energy facility planning, construction, operation, and decommissioning, a May 1977 survey of 37 community leaders in Hartsville, Tennessee (site of a nuclear power plant) establishes major local issues (past, present, and future) which leaders feel are important to…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Community Development, Community Leaders, Community Planning
