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Enhancing Rural-Urban Interaction in Newfoundland and Labrador

This project focuses on understanding and managing functional regions in Newfoundland and Labrador to improve urban-rural dynamics. It involves quantifying and mapping linkages, assessing governance mechanisms, and promoting sustainability. The collaboration includes various organizations and research institutions to study case study regions and share lessons with stakeholders.

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Enhancing Rural-Urban Interaction in Newfoundland and Labrador

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  1. Rural-Urban Interaction in Newfoundland and Labrador:Understanding and Managing Functional RegionsProject Update to NLREDA Conference December 1, 2007, St. John’s, NL

  2. The Beginning: FCM – CRRF Alliance • Launched April 2004 • Partnering with StatsCan • defining urban & rural • understanding urban-rural inter-dependence • Leveraging the New Rural Economy Project • Governance and Capacity • Urban perceptions of rural and vice versa • Launching new research: Local Governance of Rural – Urban Interaction • Innovations in Municipal Collaboration • Inter-community Governance Innovations • Tools and Data to Support Innovation

  3. CRRF-FCM Research • More than one “rural” • Rural Adjacent (metropolitan regions) • Rural Non-Adjacent (mostly primary resource) • Rural Remote (mostly single industry, plus aboriginal) • Rural recreational / retirement / amenities

  4. CRRF-FCM Research Rural-Urban Linkages are multiple and complex • Trade and commerce • Goods, finance, services, people, information • Functional integration • Waste management, water protection, recreation • Institutional integration • Health, education, social economy, NGOs • Common environments • Water, air, climate • Common identities • Local, regional, national, international

  5. Functional Regions: Project Components • Quantify and map (GIS) linkages between communities in “regions”, particularly urban and rural relationships • Assess governance mechanisms used to manage these relationships, identify gaps, investigate alternatives • Assess the contribution of community linkages to sustainability and create a “labour market attractiveness index” • Knowledge Mobilization: collaboration, communication, application

  6. Functional Regions: Project Team • CRRF-FCM Alliance (national project linkages) • MNL • CCRC (municipal engagement, communications, advocacy) • Memorial University (research) • Harris Centre • Departments of Geography, Political Science & Marine Institute • University of Kentucky • Rural Studies (research) • Irish Loop Development Corporation (project coordination) • Provincial and federal agencies, NGOs • ACOA, HRLE, Service Canada, INTRD, NLREDA • Participating communities and regions • C/NL Labour Market Development Agreement

  7. Functional Regions: Case Study Regions • All Communities / Regions in NL covered by research • 3 Case Study regions selected to pilot research and conduct more in-depth interviews • Rural Adjacent: Irish Loop • Rural Non-adjacent: Twillingate-New World Island RDA area • Rural Remote: Labrador Straits • Lessons will be shared with all stakeholders

  8. Functional Regions: Where We Are • Mapping Data Collection • Pilot Site meetings • Governance Research • Small town amalgamation • Review of regional governance • Fisheries governance

  9. Thank You! Comments? Questions? Ideas?

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