{"product_id":"rural-housing-and-economic-development-paperback-1","title":"Rural Housing and Economic Development - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDon E. Albrecht\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eScott Loveridge\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eStephan Goetz\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHousing is crucial to the quality of life and wellbeing for individuals and familes, but the availability of adequate or affordable housing also plays a vital role in community economic development. Rural areas face a substantial disadvantage compared to urban areas in regard to housing, and this book explores these issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRural Housing and Economic Development includes chapters from nationally known experts from throughout the U.S. to provide insight to help understand and address the difficult housing concerns within rural areas. The chapters cover a variety of issues including housing for rural minorities, the extent of and problems associated with mobile home dwelling, the extent to which affordable rental housing is available in rural areas, the rapidly growing elderly population, and the housing consequences of rapid population and economic growth associated with energy development. The authors not only describe various housing problems, but also suggest policy approaches to more effectively address them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be a vital resource to policy makers at the local, state or national level as they grapple with difficult rural housing problems. Researchers and professionals dealing with housing issues will also benefit from the insights of these experts while the book will also be appropriate for upper level undergraduates or graduate students in courses on housing or economic development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon E. Albrecht\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Director of the Western Rural Development Center, Utah State University, USA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Loveridge is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics at Michigan State University, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephan Goetz is the Director of the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development and Professor of Agricultural and Regional Economics at The Pennsylvania State University, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRachel Welborn is Program Manager at the Southern Rural Development Center, Mississippi State University, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 274\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47204579999993,"sku":"9780367888770","price":97.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MjJQb0tlU296NlpOZmhWYm9acE5yUT09_6b50283d-c44d-4a06-ae23-2c427103c92e.webp?v=1768016543","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/rural-housing-and-economic-development-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}