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SEPTEMBER 2009

UPDATE TO THE OREGON COUNTY MONITOR:

The latest report for each county in Oregon that includes measures indicating families’ ability to meet their basic needs

NEW

RSP Seminar on "Rural People and Places --- Familiar Subject, New View" by Professor Emeritus Emery Castle to be held on Monday, November 16th from 3-5 PM in Memorial Union Room 213

RSP Faculty Affiliates Mark Edwards and Hannah Gosnell have Articles Published in latest Rural Sociology Journal (September 2009)

RSP Community Economist Bruce Sorte Featured in East Oregonian Article on Rural Symposium (September 2009)

Rural America at a Glance - 2009 Edition has been Published by USDA Economic Research Service (September 2009)

Three New Working Papers Published: Federal Land Management and County Government: 1908 - 2008 and Two Papers on the Economic Impacts on Oregon Counties of the Termination of the Secure Rural Schools Act (#1, #2)(August 2009)

County Profile of Curry County - Employment, Income and Population Change (June 2009)

RSP Faculty Affiliate Kate MacTavish in Education.Com on Creating Inclusive Classrooms and Communities for Rural Poor (May 2009) (Related links on Education in Rural Oregon - 1, 2, 3)

RECENT

RSP Community Economist Bruce Sorte Cited in East Oregonian for Study of Small Farms (July 2009)
RSP Working Paper - Local Government Responses to Fiscal Stress: How do Oregon Counties Compare? by Vince Adams (June 2009)
New RSP Working Paper on Portland Metro Core Economic Interdependence with its Rural Periphery: A Comparison across Two Decades - by David Holland, Paul Lewin, Bruce Sorte, and Bruce Weber (May 2009)
RSP Community Economist Bruce Sorte in The Dalles Chronicle on Local Economies (April 2009)
RSP Faculty Affiliate Roger Hammer in the Portland Daily Journal of Commerce on Job Sprawl (April 2009)
RSP Fact Sheet: Understanding Food Insecurity and "Hunger" in Oregon (March 2009)  
RSP Faculty Affiliate Mark Edwards in The Oregonian on the Increase in Food Stamp Applicants Across Oregon (March 2009)
RSP Community Economist Mallory Rahe and Bruce Weber: The Changing Economy and its Impact on Oregon Communities (March 2009)
Rural Research Brief: Making Room for Place-Based Knowledge in Rural Classrooms by Devora Shamah and Kate MacTavish in Winter 2009 Rural Educator (March 2009)
RSP Faculty Affiliate Joan Gross Reports on Oregon's Linguistic Landscape (February 2009)
RSP Faculty Affiliate JunJie Wu Reports on Remoteness of Rural Communities (February 2009)


 

 
Fall Term 2009 Courses

 

ANTH 471/571 CASH, CLASS AND CULTURE: HUNTER-GATHERERS TO CAPITALISM
Students explore the cultural and social effects of capitalism in the contemporary world within the larger question of how economics and society intersect and change over time. Special emphases are put on food and work, but students explore the linkages of global forces and local life in a variety of ways.

ANTH 481 NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY VALUES
This online course investigates the relationships between human communities and their environments from perspectives of Human Ecology and Ecosystem Ecology. The scope of this course will cover anthropogenic and ecological aspects of global natural resource issues with an emphasis on North America. The content includes review and application of basic principles of ecology and social science including community dynamics, resource management, stakeholder identification and value analysis.

ANTH 486/586 ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD
This course covers the role of food in human cultures, both past and present. Topics include a discussion of different food procurement styles, social movements affecting food and the political economy of food. Students will look at the symbolic aspects of food as well as its relationship with the environment.

AREC/PS/SOC 407 CURRENT ISSUES IN RURAL POLICY
This on-line seminar examines the contemporary economic, social, cultural, political policy issues affecting rural communities in America. Topics include but are not limited to economic development and natural resource management, individual and family well-being, cultural identity and change, and local governance policy issues. Special attention will be paid to rural issues affecting Latino and Native American communities.

GEO 423/523 LAND USE
This course provides students with the skills to develop a conceptual framework for land use study. Additional topics include an analysis of land as a resource, land use trends in the U.S., land use principles, and management issues as related to planning.

HDFS 447/547 FAMILIES AND POVERTY
Students will examine families in poverty focusing on the causes and consequences of family poverty. The course includes topics such as global economic factors affecting poverty, migration patterns, discrimination, and policies and programs for families.

SOC 480/580 ENVIRONMENAL SOCIOLOGY
Students explore the evolution of environmental thought, paradigm shifts, and institutional structures associated with environmental concerns, social movements, and social impacts.


 


For a list of all rural courses, click here.

Oregon Community Indicators Project

*Click on counties to view community indicators. Malheur County Harney County Lake County Klamath County Jackson County Josephine County Curry County Coos County Douglas County Lane County Deschutes County Benton County Lincoln County Linn County Baker County Grant County Crook County Jefferson County Wallowa County Union County Umatilla County Wheeler County Morrow County Gilliam County Sherman County Hood River County Wasco County Polk County Marion County Yamhill County Clackamas County Multnomah County Washington County Columbia County Tillamook County Clatsop County


The Rural Studies Program has created an online resource of Community Indicators for each of the 36 counties in Oregon.

Users will be able to retrieve in one location demographic, economic, social, and housing information that provide an overall picture of community well-being.

To start using the Indicators, please click on the county you would like to see on the map to the left.

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