The blog was established for people who care about rural communities and their futures. It is a reflective pool for big questions and useful ideas. The first year has covered a lot of ground.
Tag Archives: rural development
Starting Points #2: Brain Frames
Experts bring their technical knowledge to rural regions, and they use this knowledge to frame regional development needs and actions. Too often, they fail to notice anything outside the frame.
Growing Your Region, Myth #2: Economic Growth will Grow Everything Else
Economic growth can make entire regions more prosperous, or it can widen the gap between haves and have-nots, growing only inequity and disadvantage.
Growing Your Region: Nine Kinds of Growth
When we talk about economic growth, we may not be talking about the same thing. Nor is economic growth the only kind of growth that matters for rural regions.
Grassroots Development, Practical Takeaways: How to Make Space for Change
It’s time to gather up some practical takeaways you can use when working in and with rural communities.
Grassroots development, the top layer: Shiny hopeful things
Development is a big shiny, powerful idea. It’s also a conveniently vague idea, so it can work for you whether you are interested in feeding starving children or building high-rise buildings.
Rural Development From the Ground Up
Rural development has a long tradition of attention to practical action.
Secrets to success, from problems to solutions
While rural regions are all different, they also share some common characteristics. Naming these up, noticing the patterns, can help us to understand the dynamics of rural economies.
So what is a “rural” region?
“Rural” is one of those words that can be used in lots of ways.
