A Colloquium and Field Study on Sustaining Rural Systems: July 2019: St Paul, MN

该项目支持2019年国际地理联盟（IGU-CSRS）农村系统委员会可持续性研讨会和实地研究，该研讨会将由麦卡莱斯特学院和威斯康星州大学在欧克莱尔联合主办。 学术讨论会促进合作和信息交流，特别侧重于农村系统的经济、社会和环境可持续性概念。 本次研讨会吸引学者，民间领袖和当地社区参与讨论和社区和农民倡议的具体例子，突出与美国可持续农村社区相关的创新模式和技术。 该论坛还为参与者提供了一个机会，以发展对农村可持续性的各种观点，并加强大学和当地社区之间的关系。 美国中西部地区是一个活生生的实验室，参与者将研究农村社区多样化的经济和社会轨迹。 全球化和经济发展在地方一级表现不同，对农村社区的影响也不同，这取决于全球贸易网络内部的联系。本次座谈会和实地研究围绕四个分主题组织，强调地方的重要性，同时询问地方社会和经济活力与国家和全球趋势之间的关系。 第一个分主题“农村创新：创业精神和城乡伙伴关系”，突出强调农村和城市地区之间的传统和感性障碍，并审查建立健康和可持续的区域网络的活动和机会。主题二，“认识农村人口的多样性”，突出了农村人口状况的迅速变化，包括老龄化、人口下降和种族多样性增加等问题。第三和第四个主题，“土地使用转型”和“农业转型”，重点是农村经济的结构调整，包括小型和大型农业、新企业和创新技术。 该项目通过一个学术讨论会，重点是来自世界各地的学者之间交流研究和经验，并在明尼苏达州和威斯康星州的农村社区进行深入的实地研究，调查农村社会，经济，环境系统。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得支持的，通过评估使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。

This project supports the 2019 Colloquium and Field Study of the Sustainability of Rural Systems Commission of the International Geographical Union (IGU-CSRS), which will be hosted jointly by Macalester College and the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire. The Colloquium fosters collaboration and information exchange specifically focused on concepts of economic, social, and environmental sustainability of rural systems. This Colloquium engages scholars, civic leaders, and local communities in discussions and place-specific examples of community and farmer initiatives highlighting innovative models and technologies related to sustainable rural communities in the U.S. The collaborations and partnerships include opportunities for student participation, training, and potential internships related to these themes. This forum also provides participants with an opportunity to develop a variety of perspectives on rural sustainability and bolster relationships between the universities and local communities. The U.S. Midwest region is the living laboratory in which participants will examine the diverse economic and social trajectories of rural communities. Globalization and economic development manifest differently at local levels and impact rural communities differentially, depending on linkages within global trade networks. This Colloquium and Field Study is organized around four sub-themes highlighting the importance of the local while interrogating the relationships between local social and economic vitality and national and global trends. The first sub-theme, "Rural Innovations: Entrepreneurship and Rural-Urban Partnerships," highlights conventional and perceptual barriers between rural and urban regions and examines activities and opportunities for building healthy and sustainable regional networks. Theme two, "Recognizing rural demographic diversity," highlights the rapidly changing rural demographic landscape, including issues of aging, population decline, and increasing ethnic diversity. The third and fourth themes, "Land Use Transitions" and "Agricultural Transitions" focus on the restructuring of rural economies, including small and large-scale agriculture, new business, and innovative technologies. This project investigates rural social, economic, environmental systems through a colloquium focused on exchanging research and experiences between scholars from around the world, and with an in-depth field-based study of rural communities in Minnesota and Wisconsin.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.