A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF NEIGHBORING IN RAPIDLY CHANGING RURAL PLACES

A substantial body of research on changes in neighboring patterns has emphasized the impact of ecological and population change. This paper examines neighboring in four western U.S. communities experiencing either rapid population increases or declines. Differentials in the socio-demographic composition of rural communities did influence local interaction patterns. Differences in population and ecological growth patterns did not independently affect neighboring. © 1990.