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Peer reviewedFrey, William H. – Population Bulletin, 1990
For most of this century Americans have gravitated toward cities. During the 1970s, however, nonmetropolitan areas grew at the expense of many large industrial centers, especially those in the Northeast and Midwest. This "rural renaissance" resulted from a combination of forces, including a growing demand for retirement and recreation…
Descriptors: Baby Boomers, Demography, Metropolitan Areas, Minority Groups
Download full textWinter, William F. – Rural South: Preparing for the Challenges of the 21st Century, 2000
The South can move out of the shadows of the harsh economic realities of the last 15 years and into the sunshine of developing new strategies to take advantage of the region's strengths. These strengths include a vast wealth of natural resources; a Sunbelt location; and most important, a huge reservoir of undeveloped human capital. The road to…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Economic Development, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Cosper, Denise M., Ed. – Southern Perspectives, 1999
This theme issue of the newsletter "Southern Perspectives" contains five articles on labor supply and demand issues in the rural South: "An Overview of Employment Changes in the Nonmetropolitan South" (David L. Barkley) examines nonmetro earnings trends in 16 southern states and employment trends in selected industries in the…
Descriptors: Demography, Dropout Rate, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment
Plunkett, T. J. – 1977
This booklet for Canadian secondary school students examines urbanization and its relationship to other factors of the economy. Five sections analyze urbanization, the pattern of urban development, community needs, the management of urban growth, and urban governance. Part I traces the growth of the Canadian population, noting that 10% of the…
Descriptors: Administration, Attitude Change, City Government, Foreign Countries
PDF pending restorationDavis, Nancy J.; Fuguitt, Glenn V. – 1976
Population growth rates in the 1950-1975 period indicate that metropolitan and nonmetropolitan streams of migration are of virtually the same magnitude in Wisconsin; metropolitan residents are moving to nonmetropolitan places as frequently as their nonmetropolitan counterparts are migrating to metropolitan communities. When migration streams are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Age Groups, Demography
PDF pending restorationCurrent Population Reports, 1985
Designed to provide a ready resource for government, educators, librarians, and the general public, the Index contains demographic information on a wide variety of population-related topics and is the first bibliographic inventory of all Current Populaton Reports. The Index's 20 sections are listed sequentially by subject, series number, year…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Census Figures, Community Size, Demography
