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Rapid Growth, Health and Well-Being: A Comparison of Ten Communities

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
January 1983

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Conventional wisdom and existing research on the psycho-social impacts of resource development supports the view that social disruption causes a wide range of social problems in rapid growth communities. The validity of this conclusion is difficult to access. A study of the residents of Fort McMurray compared to nine other populations found little evidence that they were negatively affected by rapid growth or that psychological well-being deteriorated with longer residence in the community.

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La sagesse populaire et les résultats des recherches sur les répercussions psycho-sociales de la mise en valeur des richesses naturelles viennent étayer l'idée que les perturbations sociales et tous les problémes sociaux qui en découlent sont inévitables dans les localités en rapide expansion. Il est difficile d'évaluer le bien-fondé de cette conclusion. Dans une étude comparative de la population de Fort McMurray et de celle de neuf autres localités, on n'a découvert aucune preuve attestant qu'une rapide croissance entraînait des effets négatifs ni que le bien-être psychologique se détériorait si le séjour dans la communauté était prolongé.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 2Number S1January 1983
Pages: 107 - 112

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Version of record online: 28 April 2009

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John W. Gartrell

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