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Rural Residential Development in the Greater Yellowstone: Rates, Drivers, and Alternative Future Scenarios: Author: Hernandez, Patricia Cristina; Date: 2004-05-15; Program: Biological Sciences; Abstract: Rates of immigration and rural land use change in the American West have far exceeded the national average, and have been exceptionally rapid in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Because the Greater Yellowstone is ecologically unique, is still largely undeveloped, and is characterized by unrestrictive land use policies, it is a particularly relevant place to study past and potential future growth in rural residential development. The scientific approach used to investigate trends in rural residential development involved the both the testing of specific hypotheses regarding historical develop...; Download File | View full details