Rural Population Policy in the Great Plains

The purpose of the Great Plains Population Symposium was to bring researchers together to investigate the continuing depopulation of the rural Great Plains and to raise the nation's awareness of the facts and ramifications relating to the emptying of the nation's central region. The project was sponsored by federal legislation and was supported by a grant from Congress. The project was led by Dickinson State University in collaboration with researchers at North Dakota State University, Colorado State University, University of Montana and Iowa State University.

Articles and Presentations

Bregendahl, Corry and Cornelia Flora. Rural Policy Alternatives to Stop Great Plains Population Loss: What Are Other Nations Doing? 2001.(PDF format, 87 kb)

Bregendahl, Corry and Cornelia Flora. 2002. "Will Agricultural Policy Adequately Address Rural Development Challenges? Rural Development News. 26(1):4-5. http://www.ncrcrd.iastate.edu/newsletter/Vol26No1-2002/agpolicy.html.

Bregendahl, Corry and Cornelia Flora. 2003. "Rural Policy Alternatives to Stop Great Plains Population Loss: What Are Other Nations Doing?" A New Paradigm. 3 (3):20-23.

Flora, Cornelia. 2001. "Comparison of National and International Trends and Policies." Great Plains Population Symposium. Video and PowerPoint presentation. http://gppop.dsu.nodak.edu/p_video.htm

For more information on the Great Plains Population Symposium, visit http://gppop.dsu.nodak.edu/index.asp.

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Last updated April 13, 2006