Growing Economic Possibility in Appalachia: Stories of Relocalization and Representation of Stinking Creek
A 2018 project which explores the agricultural heritage and current social landscape of the Stinking Creek community of Knox County, Kentucky, and the legacy of the local nonprofit organization the Lend-A-Hand Center.
[Originally posted at https://uknowledge.uky.edu/sociology_etds/39/]
Impacts of the Reimagine Appalachia and Clean Energy Transition Programs for Pennsylvania: Job Creation, Economic Recovery, and Long-Term Sustainability
A 2021 study which proposes a recovery program from the COVID-19 pandemic for Pennsylvania that is capable of exerting an
effective counterforce against the state’s ongoing recession in the short run while also building a durable foundation for an economically viable and ecologically sustainable longer-term recovery.
[Originally posted at https://reimagineappalachia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Pollin-et-al-PA-Final-Report-1-22-21.pdf]
Quantifying the Social Equity State of an Energy System: Environmental and Labor Market Equity of the Shale Gas Boom in Appalachia
A 2019 study which develops and demonstrates a systematic approach to quantify the multi-dimensional equity state of an energy system, with a focus on the shale gas boom in the Appalachian basin.
[Originally posted at https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab59cd/meta]
Impacts of the Reimagine Appalachia and Clean Energy Transition Programs for West Virginia: Job Creation, Economic Recovery, and Long-Term Sustainability
A 2021 study which proposes a COVID-19 recovery program for West Virginia that is also capable of building a durable foundation for an economically viable and ecologically sustainable longer-term recovery.
[Originally posted at https://ecology.iww.org/PDF/misc/WV-CleanEnergy-2-22-21.pdf]
Education and Learning to Support a Just Transition in Central Appalachia
A 2020 case study which explores the learning and education of a community organization involved with multiple ‘just transition’ initiatives in Eastern Kentucky where the economies were formerly dominated by the coal industry.
[Originally posted at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Colleen-Unroe/publication/344416233_Education_and_learning_to_support_a_Just_Transition_in_Central_Appalachia/links/5f733fe9458515b7cf575327/Education-and-learning-to-support-a-Just-Transition-in-Central-Appalachia.pdf]
Social Movement Learning About Just Transition in Central Appalachia
A 2021 study which utilizes adult learning, working-class, hegemonic masculinity, and political economy theories to explore the education and learning that supports engagement in the ‘just transition’ movement in Central Appalachia.
[Originally posted at https://www.proquest.com/openview/587093b3cad9eaf9a0bfd85fad29921e/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y]
A New Horizon: Innovative Reclamation for a Just Transition
A 2019 report which highlights the successes achieved in 2019 from previously submitted projects and showcases a brand new round of innovative project.
[Originally posted at https://heraldcourier.com/reclaiming-appalachia-coalition-report-2019-pdf/pdf_19202b84-feb9-11e9-9bd7-235cf41223bf.html]
Restoration and Renewal: The New Appalachian Economy
A 2020 report which highlights successes from 2019-2020 and provides case studies of projects that advance community development amidst abandoned mine lands, or in some cases by reclaiming abandoned mine features as part of the project.
[Originally posted at https://appvoices.org/resources/AML-RAC/AML_RAC_report-2020-b-low-res.pdf]
Energy & Natural Resources in Central Appalachia: Opportunities & Challenges
A 2016 report which followed a retreat in which members of the Appalachian Funder’s Network and other experts came together to discuss the
formation of a new working group focused on the opportunities and challenges related to energy and natural resources in Appalachia.
[Originally posted at https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/appalachiafundersnetwork/pages/133/attachments/original/1461210976/ENRWG_2015_Workshop_Report_.pdf?1461210976]
Poverty, Place, and Coal Employment across Appalachia and the United States in a New Economic Era
A 2016 report which brings together two long-standing rural sociological traditions to address debates framed at the national level and for Appalachian communities facing the throes of transition from the coal industry.
[Originally posted at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ruso.12098]
Impacts of the Reimagine Appalachia and Clean Energy Transition Programs for Ohio: Job Creation, Economic Recovery, and Long-Term Sustainability
A 2020 study which proposes a recovery program for Ohio that is capable of exerting an effective counterforce against the state’s economic collapse in the short run while also building a durable foundation for an economically viable and ecologically sustainable longer-term recovery.
[Originally posted at https://peri.umass.edu/images/OhioGreenGrowth_101920_FINAL_230.pdf]
Socioeconomic Transition in the Appalachia Coal Region: Some Factors of Success
A 2021 study which identifies Appalachian counties that have successfully transitioned from dependence on coal while sustaining growth, and assesses factors that facilitate more successful community transition.
[Originally posted at https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/531201635134585522/pdf/Socioeconomic-Transition-in-the-Appalachia-Coal-Region-Some-Factors-of-Success.pdf]
Beyond Transition: Appalachia’s Pathway to Justice and Transformation
A 2021 report which was authored by Dialogue + Design Associates and summarizes content from online interviews conducted with 18 individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives identified by the Highlander Research and Education Center (Highlander) working on just transition initiatives across Central Appalachia in the spring and summer of 2020, as well as conversations with Highlander team members.
[Originally posted at https://highlandercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Final-Highlander-Center-Report_3_18_21_smaller_res-2.pdf]
Fossil-Free Investment for a Just Appalachian Transition: Obstacles and Opportunities
A 2014 paper, commissioned by the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED), which explores the relevance of divestment for the Appalachian Transition.
[Originally posted at https://croataninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Fossil_Free_Appalachian_Transition.pdf]
Advocating a Just Transition in Appalachia: Civil Society and Industrial Change in a Carbon-Intensive Region
A 2021 study which explores the role of a broad range of civil society actors. It focuses on the central Appalachian region in the U.S. (Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia), which has significant fossil-fuel resources.
[Originally posted at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629621000979]
An Economic Analysis of the Appalachian Coal Industry Ecosystem
A January 2018 analysis by West Virginia University and the University of Tennessee of the economy of the Appalachian coal industry.
[Originally posted at https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5fda3b73811ec6ecfc5dbfcb/5fda3b73811ec6f8325dc02e_An%20Economic%20Analysis%20of%20the%20Appalachian%20Coal%20Industry%20Ecosystem.pdf]