Coal Mining and Population Loss in Appalachia

Bibliographic Data

ID22312930
AuthorsNate W Kratzer (corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume21
Issue2
Pages173-188
Publication date2015-10-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Appalachian Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1082-7161 • E-ISSN: 2328-8612
PublisherUniversity of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5406/jappastud.21.2.0173
OpenAlexW2328771729
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited11

Despite abundant natural resources, Appalachia struggles with both poverty and population loss. Previous literature has not fully explored the hypothesis that the extraction of natural resources is causally related to the subsequent decline in population, given the failure to include extractive industries, economics, and population loss in a single model. I also suggest theoretical reasons for the link between extractive industries and population loss. The theory is tested using data from the 2000 and 2010 Census across 410 Appalachian counties. I test for population change and economic decline in 2010 based on coal production in 2000, controlling for the county’s economic status in 2000, as well as for demographic variables. I find support for the hypothesis that counties with high levels of coal mining experience higher population loss

Appalachia · Archaeology · Biology · Census · Coal · Coal mining · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Natural population growth · Natural resource · Natural resource economics · Population · Population decline · Poverty · Sociology · Demography · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Mining and Resource Management · Natural Resources and Economic Development · Ecology

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