Rural Knowledge Center

Rural Resources, Insights, and Collaborations by Aspen CSG and Partners

Collaborative Strategies for Rural Health & Economic Prosperity

Insights and recommendations to do rural development and rural health differently—moving collectively toward equitable rural development with projects grounded in place and a people-centered vision of community impact.

Community and Economic Development Topics

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Forwarding the Rural Development Agenda

Report serves as an intelligence gathering support document in order to suggest areas to focus capacity development efforts in terms of issues needing to be addressed, possible approaches and suggested target audiences for the Aspen Institute's Rural Development Program.

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Designing Development Strategies in Small Towns

Paper highlights need for competent assessment of community resources and opportunities alongside more effective local planning and action.

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Coming Out of the Shadows: The Changing Face of Rural Development in the South

Report examines general trends in Southern economic development policy over the last five years in order to establish the context within rural development policies and programs are taking place.

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Significant Others: Exploring the Potential of Manufacturing Networks

Report examines the possibilities and pitfalls of efforts to build flexible manufacturing networks.

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Emerging Themes In State Rural Development

Report summarizes data collected through four interrelated analytic strategies under the State Policy Program (SPP) at the Aspen Institute

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Rural “Enterprise Development Intermediaries”

Report highlights the unique role intermediaries play in the development process in rural communities.

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Economic Development Strategies of the Great Plains

Paper seeks to examine how state government in Great Plains states see their role in economic development.

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A Common Bond: Issues and Responses in South Carolina’s Coastal Tourism Development

This paper represents effort by the Palmetto Conservation Foundation to bring issues in coastal tourism in South Carolina into focus.

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A Case Study of Brush, Colorado

This document contains a case study of Brush, Colorado, wherein researchers examined local community health through field research and qualitative surveys.

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National Trust’s Main Street Program as Rural Tool

Paper highlights the Main Street Program of the National Trust for Historical Preservation.

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The Changing Great Plains Economy: New Directions for Economic Policy

Paper examines the economic changes at work in the Great Plains.

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Overview of Change in America’s New Economy

Document serves an interim report of Phase 1 of the Great Plains Project.