Original Article
A More Complete Picture: Rural Residents’ Relative Support for Seven Forms of Natural Resource-Related Economic Development
J. Tom Mueller,
Ann R. Tickamyer,
Corresponding Author
J. Tom Mueller
Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, The Pennsylvania State University
Direct correspondence to J. Tom Mueller, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, The Pennsylvania State University, Armsby Building, University Park, PA 16802. Phone: 913-302-6180. e-mail: TomMueller@psu.edu.
Search for more papers by this authorAnn R. Tickamyer
Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, The Pennsylvania State University
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Tom Mueller,
Ann R. Tickamyer,
Corresponding Author
J. Tom Mueller
Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, The Pennsylvania State University
Direct correspondence to J. Tom Mueller, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, The Pennsylvania State University, Armsby Building, University Park, PA 16802. Phone: 913-302-6180. e-mail: TomMueller@psu.edu.
Search for more papers by this authorAnn R. Tickamyer
Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, The Pennsylvania State University
Search for more papers by this authorDirect correspondence to J. Tom Mueller, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, The Pennsylvania State University, Armsby Building, University Park, PA 16802. Phone: 913-302-6180. e-mail: TomMueller@psu.edu.
Abstract
Understanding rural resident support for various forms of natural resource-related economic development has been a common research topic in rural sociology. However, the vast majority of research has only evaluated support for one form of natural resource use at a time. The little research that has explored support for a wide variety of uses has found that residents are likely to support many of the suggested forms of development. We assessed rural resident support for seven forms of natural resource development: commercial logging, natural gas, mining, real estate, wind energy, tourism, and outdoor recreation. Using social exchange theory, this study examines the influence of perceived impacts of development, industry trust, and perceived industry power on general support for the seven forms of natural resource-related economic development using a fixed effects generalized linear model among a sample of residents of rural Pennsylvania communities. Additionally, we use mixed logit discreet choice modeling to evaluate the drivers of relative support, meaning a stated preference for one form of development over other possible options. The drivers of general support and relative support were similar, with trust in industry and impacts to quality of life emerging as the primary drivers of both.
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