planning & development issues in rural america
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Presentation to the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee on issues in rural community development.TRANSCRIPT
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Challenges & Opportunitiesin Rural Planning
Michael Stumpf, AICP, CEcD
R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc.
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A Quick Overview
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Population Decline
- Losing people- Losing jobs- Aging population- Losing services and resources- Health care and hospitals
Almost every small town on the plains
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Population Growth
- Regional services- Employment- Retirement
Hays, KansasMitchell, South DakotaScottsbluff, Nebraska
Dickinson, North Dakota
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Growth Magnets
- Higher education- Federal labs or installations- Tourism
Billings, MontanaManhattan, Kansas
Black Hills area, South Dakota
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Oil and Gas Exploration
- Boom and bust cycles- Transient worker needs- Environmental issues
MontanaNorth DakotaSouth Dakota
WyomingNebraska
KansasColorado
Utah
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Biotechnology – Corn Refining
- Growing demand for biofuels- High corn prices- Spin-off industry (meat to plastics)- Energy, trucking, railroads- Attracting employees- Overbuilding?- Changing technology
The Corn Belt:Iowa, Illinois, Indiana
Also:South Dakota, Nebraska,
Wisconsin, Minnesota,Missouri, Kansas
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Wind Energy
- Nearly cost competitive- Wind is a fixed resource- Transmission requirements- Bird blenders- Neighbors’ objections
ColoradoWyoming
South DakotaIowa
Kansas
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Railroads
Laramie, WyomingAlliance, Nebraska
Huron, South Dakota
- Congested ports- Track utilization- Car shortage
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Manufacturing
- Access to markets- Access to labor- Low wage, low skill jobs- Overseas competition- Some stand-outs
Fort Dodge, IowaSidney, Nebraska
Brookings, South DakotaIdaho Falls, Idaho
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Retailing
Wal-Mart on the Plains
312 stores in region
60 rural counties – 19%99 micropolitan – 32%
153 metropolitan – 49%
207 competitors(Shopko, Target, Kmart)
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Tourism
- Character- Congestion- Cost of living- Community
Colorado mountain towns
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Agriculture
- Consolidation and corporate farming- Crop Reserve Program- Support services- Agri-tourism
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Cattle Range
- Environmental degradation- Tradition and livelihood- Recreation
ColoradoUtah
Wyoming
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Housing
- Too few buyers- Construction and renovation dynamics- Inadequate infrastructure- “Free lot” strategy
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Immigration
- Hispanic immigration- Courting immigrants
Lexington, NebraskaUlysses, Kansas
Fargo, North Dakota
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Conflict
- Natives- Old-timer and new-comer expectations- Property rights- Social change and power shifts
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Planning in Rural Places