The Rural Futures Lab has prepared or commissioned a series of papers across our major topic areas. This work has been partly supported by Congressionally-mandated funds through the US Department of Agriculture and through generous in-kind contributions from partner institutions. These papers are:

• Regional Resilience 
  – January 2012, Rural Futures Lab
• Pursuing High Performance in Rural Health Care 
  – January 2012, RUPRI Rural Health Panel
• Transitioning to Renewable Energy: Development Opportunities and Concerns for Rural America 
  – June 2011, Community & Regional Development Institute (CaRDI), Cornell University
• The Future of Disability and Rehabilitation in Rural Communities 
  – June 2011, Rural Institute, University of Montana
• Local and Regional Food Systems 
  – December 2010, Rural Futures Lab
• Regional Collaboration 
  – November 2010, expanded July 2011, Rural Futures Lab
• Entrepreneurship as Economic Development in Rural America
  – in progress, RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship

The Rural Futures Lab also strives to identify and feature Ideas in Action – profiles of innovative regional work. Our profile publications include:

• A series of case studies on rural-urban linkages  for the Ford Foundation’s Wealth Creation in Rural Communities initiative
• A profile of Ogallala Commons 
• A profile of The Northern Forest Center 

Contact Us

Brian Dabson, Director, Rural Futures Lab, and Research Professor, Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri, 216 Middlebush, Columbia, MO 65211
(573) 882-5060 brian@rupri.org

Jennifer Jensen, Research Analyst, Rural Futures Lab, and Visiting Scholar, Community & Regional Development Institute, Cornell University, B-11 Warren Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3082 jensen@rupri.org