International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
by Wayne Kelly, 31/05/2012 The recipe for rural development in the new economy is based on three key ingredients of knowledge, innovation and leadership. Various types of economic and social development in rural communities will require these three elements to be successful. An important starting point is to understand what each of these key Read More …
by Bill Reimer, 23/05/2012 The 2012 ICRPS summer school (or maybe we should call it a ‘road show’ this year) will be exploring options for sustainable futures. We will do so by spending 3 days in Montréal, QC, to see how rural resources, people, and services contribute to urban success. We will then move to Read More …
In the end of March, New York Times published a travel article on Vashon Island just off the Seattle coast with the title “A trip across Water, and Time, from Seattle“. ICRPS participant Shana Hirsch lives on Vashon Island, and commented on the article in social media. We asked Shana to elaborate on her point Read More …
Welcome to the new ICRPS Summer Insitute Alumni Blog “Exploring Rurality“! by Kjersti Nordskog and Katja Cappelen, 04/05/2012 We are hoping that this blog will be a meeting point for Summer Institute alumni and faculty to meet, stay in touch, exchange knowledge and get to know each other better. Please take a look at the Read More …