Tag: energy boomtown

• February 9, 2016

  Government and Community Reaction to Boomtown Growth theory

  1) Enthusiasm as officials and residents concentrate on the positive economic impacts of job growth and retail spending that are espoused by energy industry spokespeople, while the possible negative impacts are either unknown or are dismissed as unlikely in their specific area; 2) Uncertainty, as the town starts to change as new workers arrive in noticeable numbers. It…

• January 21, 2016

  Rational choice and spatial based solidarity problems

  “Strategies that are rational at the level of the individual can lead to unintended consequences or suboptimal outcomes at group or society level, thereby creating solidarity and inequality problems” Source @socioloxia This is The general definition of #marketfailure . Fascinating topic — Rafael H. M. Pereira 🚡 Urban Demographics (@UrbanDemog) January 21, 2016   @UrbDemogrphics…