tourism

Naturally Balanced: What does it take to steward the land and grow rural prosperity?
Rural and Native communities have been stewarding the land for generations. Many are using new ways of growing nature and...

Strategies for State-supported Microenterprise Development Systems : Practitioner’s Role
Report examines the Center for Rural Affairs Rural Enterprise Assistant Project (REAP) in its partnership with Nebraska's Office of Economic Development.

Impacts of Limited-Stakes Casino Gambling on Resident Satisfaction with Community Life: A Preliminary Report
Paper reports on the testing of select hypotheses predicting the response of residents of gambling communities in assessing satisfaction with community life

Residents’ perceptions and attitudes about limited stakes casino gambling and its impact on community life
Document shows copy of small-stakes gambling survey based on resident opinion.

Students’ Perceptions and Attitudes About Limited Stakes Casino Gambling and Its Impact on Community Life
Keynote slides detailing survey participant data on student opinions on small-stakes gambling as it effects community life.

A Common Bond: Issues and Responses in South Carolina’s Coastal Tourism Development
This paper represents effort by the Palmetto Conservation Foundation to bring issues in coastal tourism in South Carolina into focus.

Behind the Glitter: The Impact of Tourism on Rural Women in the Southeast
Paper seeks to shed light on tourism industry jobs, much of which are overwhelmingly female (food servers, maids, and retail clerks).