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Rural/Urban Interface:
Convergence & Divergence of Issues
Presented by
John C. Allen, Ph.D.
Director, WRDC
Utah State University
Presented to the Western Mid Managers Conference
July 11, 2006
Monterey, California
Overview of the Presentation
Urban/Rural Values & Interaction Patterns
Infrastructure Issue
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Telecommunications
Transportation
Institutional Reconfiguration
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Schools
Political re-districting
Health care
Agriculture/Open Green Spaces/Development
Entrepreneurial Activity
Future Issues
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Exurban development
Presented to the Western Mid Managers Conference
July 11, 2006
Monterey, California
Rural/Urban Attributes
Attribute
Rural
Urban
Community
Interaction
Mandatory
Voluntary
Roles
Ascribed
Achieved
Sanctions
Particularistic
Universalistic
Orientation
Group
Individual
Leadership
Traditional
Rational
Role Expectations
Fit Individual
Individual Fits Role
Norms
Informal
Formal
Relations
Primary
Secondary
Goals
May Not Justify Means
Justify Means
Authority
Traditional
Rational
Allen, John C. “Cultural Differences Among Rural and Urban Residents.” National Association for
Family Based Services Journal. Summer, 1994, pp. 3-4.*
Presented to the Western Mid Managers Conference
July 11, 2006
Monterey, California
Infrastructure: Transportation
Presented to the Western Mid Managers Conference
July 11, 2006
Monterey, California
Transportation: Highways
Two sides of the coin…
Fast growing exurban areas being inundated with
traffic and the lack of transportation system to
meet the needs of a growing population.
Geographically isolated places where
transportation dollars are being shifted to exurban
areas.
Presented to the Western Mid Managers Conference
July 11, 2006
Monterey, California
Freight Rail
Deregulation of railroads has led to consolidation
and...