Lionel J Beaulieu
Biographic Data
| ID | 155311 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lionel J Beaulieu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lionel J |
| FAMILY NAME | Beaulieu |
| SIGNATURE | BEAULIEU L J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Purdue University West Lafayette |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1612-1889 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 134 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The need for proactive environmental planning in local government
Many factors, including regulations, community values, and economic and environmental considerations, influence environmental planning decisions. Across the nation, local elected and appointed boards and commissions are responsible for planning and land use regulations. However, few studies have focused on environmental planning through comprehensive and parks and recreation plans. Using Indiana communities as a case study, this research highligh…
Community capitals and economic resilience
Recessions can cause regional economic changes, disproportionately impacting specific groups. To address these challenges, strategies are vital for boosting regional economic resilience. This article integrates qualitative insights from focus groups into a quantitative description of economic resilience using the community capitals framework and a structural equation model, drawing on data from the aftermath of the Great Recession in the Great La…
The role of transportation accessibility in regional economic resilience
Bringing hope
The US South is often characterized as a region on the rise, an area with an expanding population, a growing magnet for educated workers, a place with a business-friendly mindset, and an area with
Turning the Tide on Poverty
This special issue of Community Development on the Turning the Tide on Poverty (Tide) initiative addresses a number of elements that are vital to the ability of impoverished rural areas to take steps to improve conditions in their communities. This article is intended to highlight the key findings from this study in the southern US that are of value to community development practitioners. The Tide research team devoted special attention to the ef…
Breaking Walls, Building Bridges
Rural areas continue to face a series of challenges; many are likely to have profound impacts on the vitality of these places over the long term. Of central concern is whether the rural sociological enterprise, a potentially vital source of information and guidance on such diverse issues, will be able to effectively respond to such challenges. The author argues that in order to strengthen its relevance and viability in coming years, the rural soc…
The Influence of Family and Community Social Capital on Educational Achievement
It is increasingly recognized that families and communities are important in helping youths develop the knowledge and skills they need to obtain technologically sophisticated jobs, which are an emerging part of the global economy. In this paper we adopt social capital as a framework for examining the influence of family and community on promoting educational achievement among public school students. We explore more fully the role of community soc…
Beyond Amber Waves of Grain
Social Capital, Place of Residence, and College Attendance1
The relationship between social interaction and college attendance is examined across varying types of communities. Structural arrangements and interaction patterns that foster positive relationships are regarded as social capital and are conceptualized as investments that can yield human capital returns in terms of higher educational attainment. Logistic regression procedures are employed to analyze data from the High School and Beyond Longitudi…
The Rural South in Crisis
The Rural South in Crisis
Social conservatism
Societal implications of changes in the organization of agricultural production
The Influence of Family and Community Social Capital on Educational Achievement
It is increasingly recognized that families and communities are important in helping youths develop the knowledge and skills they need to obtain technologically sophisticated jobs, which are an emerging part of the global economy. In this paper we adopt social capital as a framework for examining the influence of family and community on promoting educational achievement among public school students. We explore more fully the role of community soc…
Social Capital, Place of Residence, and College Attendance1
The relationship between social interaction and college attendance is examined across varying types of communities. Structural arrangements and interaction patterns that foster positive relationships are regarded as social capital and are conceptualized as investments that can yield human capital returns in terms of higher educational attainment. Logistic regression procedures are employed to analyze data from the High School and Beyond Longitudi…
The role of transportation accessibility in regional economic resilience
Breaking Walls, Building Bridges
Rural areas continue to face a series of challenges; many are likely to have profound impacts on the vitality of these places over the long term. Of central concern is whether the rural sociological enterprise, a potentially vital source of information and guidance on such diverse issues, will be able to effectively respond to such challenges. The author argues that in order to strengthen its relevance and viability in coming years, the rural soc…
The need for proactive environmental planning in local government
Many factors, including regulations, community values, and economic and environmental considerations, influence environmental planning decisions. Across the nation, local elected and appointed boards and commissions are responsible for planning and land use regulations. However, few studies have focused on environmental planning through comprehensive and parks and recreation plans. Using Indiana communities as a case study, this research highligh…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
This special issue of Community Development on the Turning the Tide on Poverty (Tide) initiative addresses a number of elements that are vital to the ability of impoverished rural areas to take steps to improve conditions in their communities. This article is intended to highlight the key findings from this study in the southern US that are of value to community development practitioners. The Tide research team devoted special attention to the ef…
Social conservatism
Societal implications of changes in the organization of agricultural production
Social conservatism
The Rural South in Crisis
The Rural South in Crisis
Social Capital, Place of Residence, and College Attendance1
The relationship between social interaction and college attendance is examined across varying types of communities. Structural arrangements and interaction patterns that foster positive relationships are regarded as social capital and are conceptualized as investments that can yield human capital returns in terms of higher educational attainment. Logistic regression procedures are employed to analyze data from the High School and Beyond Longitudi…
Beyond Amber Waves of Grain
The Influence of Family and Community Social Capital on Educational Achievement
It is increasingly recognized that families and communities are important in helping youths develop the knowledge and skills they need to obtain technologically sophisticated jobs, which are an emerging part of the global economy. In this paper we adopt social capital as a framework for examining the influence of family and community on promoting educational achievement among public school students. We explore more fully the role of community soc…
Breaking Walls, Building Bridges
Rural areas continue to face a series of challenges; many are likely to have profound impacts on the vitality of these places over the long term. Of central concern is whether the rural sociological enterprise, a potentially vital source of information and guidance on such diverse issues, will be able to effectively respond to such challenges. The author argues that in order to strengthen its relevance and viability in coming years, the rural soc…
Bringing hope
The US South is often characterized as a region on the rise, an area with an expanding population, a growing magnet for educated workers, a place with a business-friendly mindset, and an area with
Turning the Tide on Poverty
This special issue of Community Development on the Turning the Tide on Poverty (Tide) initiative addresses a number of elements that are vital to the ability of impoverished rural areas to take steps to improve conditions in their communities. This article is intended to highlight the key findings from this study in the southern US that are of value to community development practitioners. The Tide research team devoted special attention to the ef…
The role of transportation accessibility in regional economic resilience
Community capitals and economic resilience
Recessions can cause regional economic changes, disproportionately impacting specific groups. To address these challenges, strategies are vital for boosting regional economic resilience. This article integrates qualitative insights from focus groups into a quantitative description of economic resilience using the community capitals framework and a structural equation model, drawing on data from the aftermath of the Great Recession in the Great La…
The need for proactive environmental planning in local government
Many factors, including regulations, community values, and economic and environmental considerations, influence environmental planning decisions. Across the nation, local elected and appointed boards and commissions are responsible for planning and land use regulations. However, few studies have focused on environmental planning through comprehensive and parks and recreation plans. Using Indiana communities as a case study, this research highligh…
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