Rural Research and Action
Rural Policy Research Institute
Provides Un-Biased analysis on the Challenges and Needs of Rural America. Post News, Legislature and Policy Information.
Ten Best Regional Data Sites
Provides Links to the Highest Vote-getters in Data User Survey regarding Regional and Economic Information.
Smart Communities Network
Focuses on the Success of Communities that are Pursuing Sustainable Development.
The Carsey Institute at University of New Hampshire
Conducts Research and Analysis and Documents Trends and Conditions of Rural America.
Rural Communities Explorer at Oregon State University
Helpful Links for Learning about Communities, Rural Issues, Rural Oregon Stories, Maps, Charts, Tables, Data, etc.
Smart Growth Online
Invests Time, Attention, and Resources into Restoring Community and Vitality to Center-cities and Older Suburbs, Quality of Life, Economics, Housing, etc.
Sustainable Communities Network
Links for Planning a Sustainable Event, Tools for Community Action, Reducing Global Warming, Events Calendar, Jobs, etc.
Green Communities Tools
Provides Tools for creating a Green Community through Templates, Criteria, Specifications, Publications, and Online Resources.
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Rosemary F. Powers
Associate Professor of Sociology
Anthropology/Sociology
Program
rpowers@eou.edu
541 962 3819
The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain, is floating in mid-air, until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.
Jane Addams, 1892