April 17-20, 2012

1. State of the Science Web-based Conference April 17-20, 2012 Overview of Rural America: Past, Present and Future Brian Dabson, Nancy Arnold, and Tom Seekins Review of Rural America

2. Committed to changing the narrative about the role rural people and places play in the life, prosperity, and well-being of our nation… Review of Rural America

3. Rural Futures Lab POLICY ANALYSIS Review of Rural America

4. Rural Futures Lab POLICY ANALYSIS Review of Rural America

5. Rural Futures Lab POLICY ANALYSIS Review of Rural America

6. New Rural Narrative • Focus on opportunities that • Contribute to local, regional, national (and even global) prosperity • Build on community and regional assets • Are enabled by flexible, integrated policies and programs • Are brought about by regional partnerships and collaborations • Are made possible by enhanced institutional capacity • Are supported by high-quality modern infrastructure Review of Rural America

7. Attitude shifts… • Changing the relationship between rural and urban • Not rural vs. urban but (rural + urban) = regional • Embracing complexity and diversity • Not “one size fits all” but “horses for courses” • Not one rural America but many • New approaches to economic development • Not wasteful subsidies and tax incentives but investments in creating asset-based economic opportunity • Recognizing the criticality of institutional capacity • Not consolidation and contractions but enhancement of anchor institutions, technology, innovation Review of Rural America

8. Presentation Structure • What is rural? • How is rural America changing? • What are the main trends? • What are some promising strategies? • What needs to be done to enhance rural capacity? • What do you think are the implications for people with disabilities? Review of Rural America

9. The official definition from the US Census Bureau and the Office of Management & Budget Core Based Statistical Areas Review of Rural America

10. This is urban: K.K. Miller, RUPRI Review of Rural America

11. And so is this: K.K. Miller, RUPRI Review of Rural America

12. This is rural: K.K. Miller, RUPRI Review of Rural America

13. And so is this: K.K. Miller, RUPRI Review of Rural America

14. Most Counties are Urban and Rural! Coconino County, Arizona Review of Rural America

15. A.M. Isserman (2005) Review of Rural America

16. A.M. Isserman (2005) 51% of rural population in metro areas 49% in nonmetro areas Review of Rural America

17. U.S. Census Bureau Review of Rural America

18. Persistent Child Poverty in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan America Review of Rural America

19. K.M. Johnson (2011)

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24. Fostering entrepreneurship as a rural economic development strategy Review of Rural America

25. www.energizingentrepreneurs.org Review of Rural America

26. Capturing wealth as it is passed from generation to generation for community development Review of Rural America

27. Transfer of Wealth in Rural America Don Macke, Deborah Markley and Ahmet Binerer (2011) www.energizingentrepreneurs.org Review of Rural America

28. Strategies that build wealth based on an array of assets – financial, social, natural, etc. Review of Rural America

29. http://ruralwealth.org Review of Rural America

30. Mechanisms for channeling private, public, philanthropic investments into community development Review of Rural America

31. www.opportunityfinance.net Review of Rural America

32. Approaches to helping poor people save for long-term personal development goals Review of Rural America

33. www.cfed.org Review of Rural America

34. Community colleges, Hospitals or clinics, High schools Review of Rural America

35. Formal or informal, private/public/nonprofit led efforts to create regional strategies Review of Rural America

36. Local/regional institutions for stimulating, collecting, allocating philanthropic donations Review of Rural America

37. Innovative alternatives to consolidation; providing health and education services wherever needed Review of Rural America

38. RURALREGIONALPOLICYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEALTHENTREPRENEURSHIPCOMMUNITYASSETSANCHOR INSTITUTIONS CAPACITY COLLABORATION SYSTEMS What do you think are the implications for people with disabilities? Review of Rural America