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The Emergence of Rural Artistic Havens: A First Look

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2016

Timothy R. Wojan ,
Dayton M. Lambert  and
David A. McGranahan
Timothy R. Wojan
Affiliation:
Economic Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Dayton M. Lambert
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville
David A. McGranahan
Affiliation:
Economic Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
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Abstract

Nearly all applied research on arts activity has examined phenomena in metropolitan areas. Findings from this past research confirm an arts specialization in a limited number of cities. This paper finds a similar pattern in nonmetropolitan areas, where a limited number of counties maintain or develop a distinct specialization in the arts. We document the emergence of these “rural artistic havens” and identify county characteristics associated with the attraction of performing, fine, and applied artists. The implications of these findings for rural development strategies focusing on the arts are discussed.

Keywords

arts activitybuilt amenitiescreative classlogistic regressionnatural amenitiestourism development
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Contributed Papers
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Agricultural and Resource Economics Review , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , April 2007 , pp. 53 - 70
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Copyright © 2007 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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