http://hdl.handle.net/2097/1730 2013-05-25T17:33:12Z 2013-05-25T17:33:12Z Lu, Max Jacobs, John C. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/15739 2013-05-02T21:59:11Z 2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

Rural regional governance in the United States: the case of the Resource Conservation and Development Program Lu, Max; Jacobs, John C. Rural governance has drawn considerable attention from both local government officials and scholars in the United States since the early 1990s. It is touted as a way to mitigate the limitations of the traditional government unit-based approaches to problem solving and decision making and to foster partnerships across both jurisdictional boundaries and sectors (public, private, and nonprofit). Established in 1962, the Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides a unique model of rural regional governance. Acting as a coalition of governments, private businesses, individuals, and interest groups, the RC&D program provides the flexibility needed to deal with issues at the appropriate spatial scale. It incorporates aspects of both grassroots and governmental organizations and can bring together local interests and expertise with governmental policy and support in service provision, problem solving, and economic development. The approach does not necessarily entail loss of power on the part of the state, but it does provide a mechanism for local people to exercise their agency, to tackle their problems, and to decide which elements of their lives they want to sustain.

2013-05-02T00:00:00Z Smith, Jeffrey S. Collins, Charles O. Pettit, Jenny http://hdl.handle.net/2097/15181 2012-12-17T19:45:23Z 2012-12-17T00:00:00Z

Research in Cuba: navigating logistical barriers Smith, Jeffrey S.; Collins, Charles O.; Pettit, Jenny

2012-12-17T00:00:00Z Smith, Jeffrey S. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/14942 2012-11-14T19:31:03Z 2012-11-14T00:00:00Z

Spanish-American village anatomy Smith, Jeffrey S.

2012-11-14T00:00:00Z Smith, Jeffrey S. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/14937 2012-11-13T16:08:35Z 2012-11-13T00:00:00Z

Rural place attachment in Hispano urban centers Smith, Jeffrey S. Continued rural to urban migration is helping to motivate cultural geographers to better understand the complexity of the urban structure. Interpreting patterns of gender, class, ethnicity, and commercialization have proven to be fertile research areas, yet little is understood of the links between rural and urban places. Despite intense feelings of loyalty to their rural villages, the 1940s witnessed Hispanos moving en masse to cities. By the 1950s, due to higher wages and secure employment, a majority were living in regional urban centers. The Hispano experience provides a valuable crucible to examine how the attachment urbanites have for rural places is manifested in various urban cultural expressions. Presenting examples garnered from the cities of Albuquerque, Española, and Santa Fe, New Mexico and Pueblo, Colorado, this article illustrates how painted murals, burial preferences, popular music, and irrigation ditches provide urban dwellers with a link to the rural village ideal. Understanding threads of rural culture that have been incorporated into the urban fabric leads to a clearer comprehension of the emotional attachment urbanites have for rural areas and a better appreciation of the complexity of the urban cultural environment.

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