Rural Urban Convergence

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...