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Rural Elected Officials, Environmental Policy, and Economic Composition
Author(s) -
McBeth Mark K.,
Bennett Keith
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
policy studies journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1541-0072
pISSN - 0190-292X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2001.tb02079.x
Subject(s) - ideology , politics , composition (language) , sample (material) , political science , environmental policy , public administration , economic growth , geography , economics , environmental planning , law , philosophy , linguistics , chemistry , chromatography
This research uses an alternative economic composition methodology that classifies 52 Idaho rural communities. This methodology classifies communities as dependent, diversified, or post‐industrial. A survey was mailed to elected officials (mayors and city council) from the sample of 52 rural communities to examine whether there is a relationship between environmental policy support and economic type. One hundred and thirty‐three respondents (48%) returned the surveys. The findings reveal that the economic composition of the community was related to views of environmental policy on 7 of 16 measures while controlling for gender, political ideology, and age.