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Sharing A Landscape: The Construction Of Sense Of Place On The Maine Coast, Andrea Jane Ednie
Sharing A Landscape: The Construction Of Sense Of Place On The Maine Coast, Andrea Jane Ednie
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Motivated by interest and concern over the changing coastline in Maine, this study uses the concept of sense of place to develop an understanding of how a range of users share the resource, and to explore how place meanings are associated with their social experiences and perceptions. The site for this study was the Stonington region archipelago, an area that has not yet experienced the same amount of development as seen on the southern Maine coast, yet one that has witnessed a boom in recreational use and an influx of people from other areas. Using a mixed methodology, two groups …
Economic Approaches To Public And Private Land Conservation In The United States, Amy Claire Hudnor
Economic Approaches To Public And Private Land Conservation In The United States, Amy Claire Hudnor
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This research is composed of two essays, both using economic approaches to evaluate land conservation in the United States. Essay I uses econometric methods to evaluate public lands, and Essay II uses New Institutional Economics to gain insight into private land conservation. Essay I is titled "The Relationship Between Public Conservation Lands and Tourism Employment in the United States." This research examines the relationship between public conservation lands and the importance of tourism in United States counties. A spatial error model is used on three categories of conservation land: general public land, recreational land, and wilderness areas. A positive, significant …