The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
The Pennsylvania State University
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Rural Development Papers from the Northeast Region
PDF versions are large files with graphics--use html or black & white pdf version if smaller file is preferred.
Please Note: Some of these files are large--please contact us (nercrd@psu.edu) if you would like a paper copy.
If you would like us to consider your work for publication in this series, please send in a copy of your paper. Papers should be relevant and of interest to the entire Northeast Region.
| RDP# | Title | Version | |
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| RDP-46 | Evaluating Rural Entrepreneurship Policy. Stephan J. Goetz, Mark Partridge and Steven C. Deller. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-45 | Natural Amenities and Rural Development: The Role of Land-Based Policies. David A. Fleming, David A. McGranahan and Stephan J. Goetz. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-44 | An Introduction to Natural Gas Development and Workforces. Jeffrey Jacquet, January 2009. | Large File PDF | |
| RDP-43 | Energy Boomtowns & Natural Gas: Implications for Marcellus Shale Local Governments & Rural Communities. Jeffrey Jacquet, January 2009. | Large File PDF | |
| RDP-42 | Land Grant YES, Youth Entrepreneurship Symposium Proceedings. The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, November 2008. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-41 | State Entrepreneurial Climate Estimates: An Update Based on the Kauffman Index. Stephan J. Goetz, September 2008. Also available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1265243 | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-40 | What Entrepreneurs Mean for Your Community, and How Entrepreneurship Can Be Fostered. Jackie Yenerall, July 2008. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-39 | Population Change in the Northeast, 2000-2005. Tse-Chuan Yang and Anastasia R. Snyder, November 2007. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-38 | Targeting Regional Economic Development: An Outline of a National Extension Educational Program. Stephan Goetz, Steven Deller and Tom Harris, July 2007 [powerpoint presentation] | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-37 | Regional Listening Sessions on Rural Entrepreneurship: Lessons from the Northeast. Stephan J. Goetz and Walter Whitmer, July 2007 | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-36 | Evaluation Research and Strategy Development for the Tourism Enterprise Development: Activities of the Progress Fund. Martin Shields and David W. Hughes, August 2006. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-35 | A Systems Approach to Community Land Use Education, Planning, and Action. Timothy Collins and Stephan Goetz, June 2006. [powerpoint presentation] | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-34 | The Economic Case for State-Level Land Use Decision Making. Stephan Goetz, December 2006. Link to Journal Article | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-33 | Final Report to The Kauffman Foundation, The Place-Based Structural Determinants and Effects of Self-Employment. Stephan J. Goetz, September 2006. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-32 | Strategic Directions in Community and Economic Development Extension and Research in the Northeast: Building a Stronger Network in a Critical Time. December 2005. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-31 | Rural Policy and Planning. Mark Lapping, November 2005. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-30 | Economic and Community Development Issues and Priorities in the Northeastern US: Results of a Survey of Extension Educators. Walter Whitmer et al., December 2005. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-29 | Introduction to The Small Farm Industry Clusters (SFIC) Project. Stephan Goetz et al., October 2005. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-28 | Rural Poverty in the Northeast: Global Forces and Individual Coping Strategies. Diane McLaughlin, October 2005. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-27 | Do Landfills Always Depress Nearby Property Values? Richard C. Ready, May 2005. Revised July 18, 2008 | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-26 | Agricultural and Food Industry Clusters in the Northeast U.S.: Technical Report. Stephan J. Goetz, Martin Shields and Qiuyan (Cindy) Wang, November 2004. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-25 | Conservation Easements as Encumbered Ownership: Issues at Hand. Nelson Bills, Charles Geisler, Al Sokolow and David Kay, October 2004. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-24 | Food, Agriculture, and the Emergent Service Economy: Challenges for the Northeast Region. Nelson Bills, September 2004. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-23 | What the Public Values about Farm and Ranch Land. Workshop Summary prepared by Charles Abdalla, August 2004. Full proceedings |
Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-22 | The Causes of Enduring Poverty, An Expanded Spatial Analysis of the Structural Determinants of Poverty in the US. Anil Rupasingha and Stephan J. Goetz, December 2003. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-21 | Linkages Between Agricultural and Conservation Policies. Workshop Proceedings prepared by Lori Lynch and Joshua M. Duke, September 2003. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-20 | Proceedings of The 2003 Northeast Regional Information Technology Workshop on Bridging the Digital Divide. Workshop Proceedings edited by Stephan J. Goetz and William Shuffstall, September 2003. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-19 | Proceedings of The 2003 Northeast Regional Workshop on Extension Land Use Programming. Workshop Proceedings edited by Stephan J. Goetz and Timothy W. Kelsey, September 2003. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-18 | GIS Analysis of Land Use on the Rural-Urban Fringe: The Impact of Land Use and Potential Local Disamenities on Residential Property Values and on the Location of Residential Development in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Final Grant Report, Richard Ready and Charles Abdalla, June 2003. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-17 | Proprietor Employment-Dependent Counties. Stephan J. Goetz, April 2003. Paper presented at ERS's Measuring Rural Diversity Conference, November 21-22, 2002, Washington, DC. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-16 | Critical Development Issues in Rural Economies. Stephan J. Goetz, February 2003. Paper presented at the Agricultural Outlook Forum 2003, February 20, Arlington, Virginia. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-15 | The Nexus of Agricultural Land Use Policy and Rural Employment Generation in the Northeast United States. Final Grant Report, Edmund M. Tavernier et al., February 2003. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-14 | Economic Situation and Prospects for Maryland Agriculture. Bruce L. Gardner et al., September 2002. This pdf document is located on the website of the Center for Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. By clicking this link you will leave The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development's website. | N/A | Small File PDF |
| RDP-13 | Successful Adjustment to Economic Restructuring in the Nonmetro Northeast: 1950-1990. A reprint from The Review of Regional Studies, 2001. Stephen M. Smith and Kathleen Miller, October 2002. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-12 | A Community-Based Forestry Cooperative for Certified Wood. Final Grant Report, Marc E. McDill et al., October 2002. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-11 | Conserving Farm and Forest in a Changing Rural Landscape: Current and Potential Contributions of Economics. Conference Summary Proceedings prepared by Robert J. Johnston, October 2002. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-10 | Land Use Problems and Conflicts in the U.S., A Comprehensive Research Agenda For the 21st Century. Stephan J. Goetz et al, May 2002. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-9 | Web-Based and Other Resources on Land Use. Stephan J. Goetz, February 2002. Paper prepared for the Florida Land Use Research Workshop, February 21-22, 2002, Orlando, Florida. | Large File PDF | HTML Version |
| RDP-8 | Land Use Research: Scientific Publications from 1986 to the Present. Anil Rupasingha and Stephan J. Goetz, December 2001. | Large File PDF | HTML Version |
| RDP-7 | Protecting Farmland at the Fringe: Do Regulations Work? Strengthening the Research Agenda. Conference Summary Proceedings prepared by Charles W. Abdalla, December 2001. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-6 | Community vitality: Some conceptual considerations. William J. Grigsby, October 2001. | Large File PDF | HTML Version |
| RDP-5 | Land Use Issues and Research Opportunities in the US. Stephan J. Goetz, April 2001. Paper prepared for the second annual conference on European and U.S. Partnerships in Food and Agriculture Education and Research, April 4 and 5, 2001, Freising-Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich, Germany. | Large File PDF | HTML Version |
| RDP-4 | County Economic Development Index for the Rural Northeast US, 2000. Stephan J. Goetz and Brian E. Lego, November 2000, revised February 2001. | Large File PDF | Small File PDF |
| RDP-3 | Metropolitan Agriculture: A Chart Book of Trends and Statistics for the United States, the Northeast Region, and New York State. Joyce Altobelli and Max J. Pfeffer, September 2000. |
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| RDP-2 | Rural Development Issues in the Northeast: 2000-2005. Stephan J. Goetz, December 1999. | Large File PDF | HTML Version |
| RDP-1 | The West Virginia Extension Experience. . .a Powerful Tonic Blending Workforce Preparation, Economic Development, and the Engaged University. Lawrence S. Cote and Dennis R. Godfrey, November 1999. | Large File PDF | HTML Version |
