The challenge of reconciling development objectives in the context of demographic change

Evaluating asset-based development in Appalachia

Bibliographic Data

ID9265705
AuthorsJohn Provo (Virginia Tech), Mel Jones (Jones Institute)
Year2011
Volume99-1
Publication date2011-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevue de géographie alpine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0035-1121 • E-ISSN: 1760-7426
PublisherOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/rga.1339
OpenAlexW2062487923
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited16

This paper considers whether the US Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Asset-Based Development Initiative (ABDI) reconciles economic development objectives in communities experiencing demographic change. Through a case study approach utilizing key informant interviews in Southwest Virginia communities and a review of ARC-funded projects, the authors consider two main questions. Did community leadership change or adapt to the program? Were new projects demonstrably different in objectives, content, or outcomes than past projects? Economic and demographic similarities between Alpine and Appalachian communities, particularly in the role of in-migrants, suggest that this study’s findings will be relevant for other mountain regions and could contribute to a conversation among international scholars of mountain development

Asset (computer security) · Commission · Community development · Context (archaeology) · Demographic change · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental resource management · Geography · Political science · Population · Sociology · Demography · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Rural development and sustainability · Urban Transport and Accessibility

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