Annual/Termination Reports:

[11/21/2008] [10/13/2009] [12/18/2010] [08/30/2011]

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Participants

Fox, Linda (lkfox@wsu.edu) - administrative advisor;
Hipple, Pat (phipple@csrees.usda.gov) - CSREES liaison

Members:

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Berry, Eddy (eddy.berry@usu.edu) - Utah State;
Brown, David (dlb17@cornell.edu) - Cornell;
Cromartie, John (jbc@ers.usda.gov) - USDA-ERS;
Foulkes, Matthew (foulkesm@missouri.edu) - Missouri;
Fuguitt, Glenn (fuguitt@ssc.wisc.edu) - Wisconsin;
Glasgow, Nina (ng14@cornell.edu) - Cornell;
Kandel, William (wkandel@ers.usda.gov) - USDA-ERS;
Kulcsar, Laszlo (kulcsar@ksu.edu) - Kansas State;
Lee, Marlene (mlee@prb.org) - Population Reference Bureau;
Lepczyk, Chris (lepczyk@hawaii.edu) - Hawaii;
Min, Hosik (hosik@hawaii.edu) - Hawaii;
Nelson, Peter (pbnelson@middlebury.edu) - Middlebury College;
Rathge, Richard - (Richard.Rathge@ndsu.edu) North Dakota State;
Rayer, Stefan (stefanr@bebr.ufl.edu) - Florida;
Singelmann, Joachim (joachim@lsu.edu) - Louisiana State;
Vias, Alex (alexander.vias@uconn.edu) - Connecticut;
von Reichert, Christiane (chris.vonreichert@mso.umt.edu) - Montana;
White, Katherine (kwhite@ssc.wisc.edu) - Wisconsin

Graduate student participants:

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Bolender, Ben (bolender@ksu.edu) - Kansas State;
Golding, Shaun, (sgolding@ssc.wisc.edu) - Wisconsin;
Sanders, Scott (srs73@cornell.edu) - Cornell;

Brief Summary of Minutes

Accomplishments

In its first year, W2001 members undertook collaborative research and published extensively in line with the committee's goal to advance understanding of three critical issues: the aging of the rural population, economic vulnerability, and the causes and consequences of land-use change. Publications included a book, Rural Retirement Migration, co-authored by David Brown and Nina Glasgow (with contributions from Laszlo Kulcsar) and roughly 50 refereed journal articles. Examples of on-going collaborative research include in-depth analyses of retirement destinations, impacts of baby boom migration on rural areas, the effects of aging on tax revenues, return migration to economically vulnerable communities, poverty in the Texas Borderland and the lower Mississippi Delta, household valuation of open space, social interaction and environmental knowledge in exurban settings, and the implications of demographic change for resource management. <br /> <br /> During its first annual meeting, the committee addressed the major concern raised during the review process, the need to fully articulate research goals for the proposed work on land-use change. In fact, it became clear that land-use change was emerging as a central theme for developing linkages among the three research areas. The committee discussed a research agenda focused on the demographic forces affecting land use change, and how these effects are mediated by a range of socioeconomic factors (including aging, race/ethnicity, and vulnerability) at different scales. The committee recognized the critical importance of geographic scale (whether questions are posed at the local, state, regional, or national level) in bringing demographic perspectives to bear on land-use research. The group committed to completing an overview article by next year's meeting, coordinated by Peter Nelson and Chris Lepczyk. They will solicit contributions from members and aim to publish results as a conceptual article, beginning with the question: what are the demographic factors connected to land-use change? Results will form the basis of a presentation and discussion at next year's meeting.<br /> <br /> Also at the annual meeting, plans were solidified for collaborative work on rural aging and the publication of a book to disseminate committee findings. Nina Glasgow and Eddy Berry agreed to serve as co-editors, and a timeline was developed to meet an expected publication date in the fourth year of the project. The book will be organized around two themes: 1) What is different about rural aging, compared with the urban context? 2) How does aging contribute to place-making? Specific research issues to be addressed include: work patterns; retirement pensions; taxation; healthcare; aging of the baby boom; formal and informal caregiving; housing; transportation; land-use patterns; volunteerism; and the changing roles of the eldery in rural communities.<br /> <br /> During it first year, committee members engaged in a number of significant outreach and research dissemination efforts, including numerous presentations at international conferences and participation in organized sessions at the annual meetings of the Rural Sociological Society, the Population Association of America, the Association of American Geographers, and several other groups. Briefings were made to policymakers and stakeholder groups, including the National Academies of Science; Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; American Bar Association; AARP; International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium; Rotary International; the New York Association of Counties; USDA's Agricultural Outlook Forum; Department of Labor's Annual Equal Opportunity Professional Development Forum; the Missouri House of Representatives; Senator Clair McCaskill; the Child Obesity Summit; New Hampshire Governor's Task Force to Retain Young Adults; New Hampshire Agricultural Extension annual meeting; Washington State Extension County Directors Annual Meeting; the annual Land, Water, and Fire Conference; Nebraska-Kansas Cooperative Extension Retreat; and Wisconsin Water Basin Educators.<br />

Publications

See attached file.

Impact Statements

1. W1001 is just entering its second year and has no impact statements developed at this time.

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see Summary of Minutes

Brief Summary of Minutes

Accomplishments

During the second annual meeting, Nina Glasgow and Eddy Berry reported on progress toward the publication of the committees collaborative research on the causes and consequences of rural aging. An overall framework has been established, a detailed outline written, priority issues identified, and chapter assignments made. Members stressed the importance of developing common themeshow aging contributes to place-makingand common approaches to analyzing the data, such as emphasizing urban-rural differences. Efforts will be made to demonstrate the effects of the current recession and housing crisis on the well being of the rural elderly, despite limited data. The committee discussed ways to highlight policy ramifications, including ending the book with a summary policy chapter authored by Marlene Lee.<br /> <br /> A central theme for developing linkages among the committees three research areas is emerging: the demographic forces affecting land use change, and how these effects are mediated by a range of socioeconomic factors (including aging, race/ethnicity, and vulnerability) at different scales. Peter Nelson, Matt Foulkes and Chris Lepczyk began work showing the links between population size and population structure and how this leads to distinct land use outcomes. Potential outputs were discussed at the annual meeting. Changing Ruralities: The Intersection of Aging, Diversity, and Landscapes is the working title for a planned mini-conference (tentative date is January 2011) to bring together research findings and plan policy-relevant outputs.<br /> <br /> During it second year, committee members published roughly two dozen refereed journal articles and an equal number of policy briefs or similar outreach articles (see attached publications list). Findings were presented at international conferences and in organized sessions at the annual meetings of the Rural Sociological Society, the Population Association of America, the Association of American Geographers, and several other professional groups. <br /> <br /> An extensive number of outreach and research dissemination efforts were undertaken, including participation in:<br /> <br /> 1. discussions of strategies to increase Latino/a participation in outreach programming in Washington State;<br /> <br /> 2. town hall meetings on race, ethnicity and migration in Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas<br /> <br /> 3. a forum on livable communities sponsored by the Congressional Quarterly and AARP, including a presentation of results at the National Press Club in DC<br /> <br /> 4. debates on the sustainability of biofuels production and processing in the Central Plains<br /> <br /> 5. weekly meetings of the National Economics Councils Committee on the Presidents National Broadband Strategy<br /> <br /> Briefings were made to a wide range of policymakers and stakeholder groups, including the White House Domestic Policy Staff; USDA Rural Development Administrators; the U.S. Census Bureau; the USDA Forest Service; the annual meeting of State Rural Development Directors; several State and National Extension Professional Groups; and several State executive and legislative task forces, advisory councils and commissions.

Publications

Impact Statements

1. W1001 is entering its third year and has no impact statements developed at this time. The committees work to date has included extensive planning of outreach efforts, including a policy conference in Washington, DC in the projects final year.

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Participants

see attached Summary of Minutes

Brief Summary of Minutes

Accomplishments

Accomplishments:<br /> During the third annual meeting, the committee held a mini-conference, titled Changing Ruralities: The Intersection of Aging, Diversity, and Landscapes to bring together research findings and plan policy-relevant outputs. The papers touched upon several themes for developing linkages among the committees three research areas.<br /> Significant progress was made on the publication of the committees collaborative research on the causes and consequences of rural aging (see attached minutes). The book will be titled Rural Aging in 21st Century America, to be published by Springer. <br /> During its third year, committee members published 18 refereed journal articles and an equal number of policy briefs or similar outreach articles (see attached publications list). Research findings were presented at international conferences and in sessions at the annual meetings of the Association of Policy Analysis and Management, Ecological Society of America, Rural Sociological Society, the Population Association of America, the Association of American Geographers, the Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference, and several other professional groups. <br /> <br /> An extensive number of outreach and research dissemination efforts were undertaken, including presentations to:<br /> <br /> " USDA Rural Development Administrators<br /> " The University of Montana Foundation Board of Trustees <br /> " The Board of Trustees, University System of New Hampshire<br /> " Senior Management Meeting, White Mountain National Forest.<br /> " Rural Learning Network of Central and Western New York.<br /> " NY Rural Schools Association <br /> " OECD Rural Development Conference<br /> " Washington State Disabilities Council <br /> " Cambio De Colores 9th Annual Conference <br /> " North Dakota Legislative Industry<br /> <br /> Members also served as consultants to, or made briefings to, the White House Domestic Policy Staff; the U.S. Census Bureau; the USDA Forest Service; State Rural Development Directors; and a number of advisory councils and county commissions.<br /> <br /> For her on-going research and outreach, committee member Nina Glasgow received the Cornell University Community and Regional Development Institutes 2010 David J. Allee and Paul R. Eberts Community and Economic Vitality Award.<br />

Publications

see attached file

Impact Statements

1. W1001 is entering its fourth year and has no impact statements developed at this time. The committees work to date has included extensive planning of outreach efforts, including a policy conference in Washington, DC in the projects final year.

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included in minutes

Brief Summary of Minutes

Accomplishments

During its fourth year, committee members published 22 refereed journal articles and an equal number of policy briefs and outreach articles related to the committee's objectives (see attached publications list). This output represents the committee's extensive on-going, inter-disciplinary research, including several collaborative efforts that have received external funding. In addition to the publications, members made over 60 presentations at international conferences and in sessions at the annual meetings of the Community Development Society, the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management, the Regional Studies Association, the Ecological Society of America, the Rural Sociological Society, the Population Association of America, the Gerontological Society of America, the Association of American Geographers, and several other professional groups.<br /> <br /> Significant progress was made on the publication of the committee's collaborative research on the causes and consequences of rural aging (in a book titled Rural Aging in 21st Century America) and on the International Handbook on Rural Demography (see attached minutes). The former will be published by Springer in early 2012 and the latter by Springer in November or December of 2011. <br /> <br /> At the 4th annual meeting in July, the committee made substantial progress in planning next year's policy-research conference in Washington, DC. The two-day event is being hosted by USDA-ERS and will focus on the causes and impacts of rural aging, with race/ethnicity as a major component. It is designed to share the committee's major research findings on rural aging and to receive feedback from rural policy experts representing USDA and several other federal agencies with significant rural policy agendas.<br /> <br /> An extensive number of outreach and research dissemination efforts were undertaken, including presentations to the White House Council of Economic Advisors, USDA Rural Development Administrators, USDA-NIFA, USDA Rural Development State Directors Meeting, HUD/EPA/DOT's Partnership for Sustainable Communities, the National Academies of Science Geographical Sciences Committee, the ERS-USDA 50th Anniversary Conference, the New York State of Upstate Conference, the Rural Assembly, the New Hampshire Sustainable Research Collaboratory, The New Hampshire Transportation and Land Use Roundtable, the Kansas Rural Electric Cooperatives Meeting, the ACS Data Users Workshop at the U.S. Census Bureau, the North Dakota Planning Conference, and several others.<br />

Publications

Impact Statements

1. W2001 has not developed its impact statements at this time. The primary research impacts will be generated from the committee&lsquo;s two forthcoming books, in addition to the impacts from the committee&lsquo;s extensive publication record. As detailed above, the committee&lsquo;s work to date has included major outreach efforts at the federal, state, and local levels, which will include the conference with rural policy experts in Washington, DC in the project&lsquo;s final year.

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