Developing new strategies for urban-rural systems to overcome interconnected social, environmental, and technological challenges
Developing new strategies for urban-rural systems to overcome interconnected social, environmental, and technological challenges

Research and projects will appear here to improve land use planning for urban communities and adjacent rural areas to reduce sprawl, integrate renewable energy and energy conservation, address needs for housing construction and food production, and support community integrity.

Rural Shrink Smart

Iowa State University Architecture Professor Kimberly Zarecor is quoted extensively in an Aug. 20 Cedar Rapids Gazette article by reporter Tom Barton titled “Rural Iowa…

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First regional URSYS workshop

The first regional URSYS workshop took place in Minneapolis from April 21 to 23 and engaged 37 researchers and community stakeholders.  The workshop’s goal was…

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Land Use Planning

Research and projects will appear here to improve land use planning for urban communities and adjacent rural areas to reduce sprawl, integrate renewable energy and…

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