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

该项目支持将由Macalester学院和威斯康星大学欧克莱尔分校联合主办的2019年国际地理联盟农村系统可持续发展委员会座谈会和实地研究。座谈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的概念。本次座谈会邀请学者、民间领袖和当地社区参与讨论，并就社区和农民倡议的具体地点举例，突出与美国可持续农村社区相关的创新模式和技术。合作和伙伴关系包括与这些主题相关的学生参与、培训和潜在实习的机会。该论坛还为与会者提供了一个机会，以发展关于农村可持续性的各种观点，并加强大学与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，参与者将在这里研究农村社区不同的经济和社会轨迹。全球化和经济发展在地方一级的表现不同，对农村社区的影响也不同，这取决于全球贸易网络内的联系。本次座谈会和实地研究围绕四个分主题组织，突出了地方社会和经济发展的重要性，同时探讨了地方社会和经济活力与国家和全球趋势的关系。第一个分主题“农村创新：创业和城乡伙伴关系”突出了城乡区域之间的传统障碍和感知障碍，并审查了为建立健康和可持续的区域网络而开展的活动和机会。主题二“承认农村人口多样性”突出了迅速变化的农村人口格局，包括老龄化、人口下降和日益增加的种族多样性等问题。第三和第四个主题“土地利用转型”和“农业转型”侧重于农村经济结构调整，包括小规模和大规模农业、新商业和创新技术。该项目通过一个研讨会调查农村的社会、经济和环境系统，重点是在世界各地的学者之间交流研究和经验，并对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。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

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.