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Community and Economic Development

2009

Rural Exports: A Baseline Study (2009) (956 KB in size)
Studies on Unemployment and Underemployment in Rural Pennsylvania (2009) (2.6 MB in size)
Drinking Water Quality in Rural Pennsylvania and the Effect of Management Practices (2009) (977 KB in size)
Creation of Organic Feed Formulations for Rural Pennsylvania Aquafarmers (2009) (242 KB in size)
Your Agritourism Business in Pennsylvania: A Resource Handbook (2009) (1 MB in size)
Using Natural Heritage Program Data for Wind Energy Planning: A Manual for Townships (2009) (373 KB in size)
Modeling Potential Wildlife-Wind Energy Conflict Areas (2009) (778 KB in size)
Survey and Analysis of Alternative Education Programs II (2009) (1 MB in size)
Rural School District Enrollment and Building Capacity: Projections for the Next 10 Years (2009) (1 MB in size)
Rural Youth Education Project Second Wave (2009) (467 KB in size)
An Examination of Mobile Homes in Rural Pennsylvania (2009) (1 MB in size)
An Information Systems Security Readiness Assessment for Municipalities in Rural Pennsylvania (2009) (728 KB in size)
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use Among Youth in Rural Pennsylvania (2009) (515 KB in size)
Measuring and Analyzing Juvenile Recidivism in Rural and Urban Pennsylvania (2009) (797 KB in size)

2008

Economic and Transportation Impact of Warehousing on Rural Pennsylvania (2008) (2.2 MB in size)
An Evaluation of the Keystone Opportunity Zone (KOZ) and Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zone (KOEZ) Programs in Rural Pennsylvania (2008) (1076 KB in size)
Protocol for Determining the Feasibility of Installing Dedicated Wind Energy in Pennsylvania Rural Communities (2008) (388 KB in size)
Pennsylvania Local Government and Water /Resources Management: 1991 and 2006 (2008) (815 KB in size)
Developing Effective Citizen Engagement: A How-To Guide for Community Leaders (2008) (141 KB in size)
Broadband Internet Use in Rural Pennsylvania (2008) (250 KB in size)
An Inventory and Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Support Networks in Rural Pennsylvania (2008) (1.1 MB in size)
Health Care Degree Programs: Their Role in Serving Pennsylvania’s Rural Health Care Workforce (2008) (2 MB in size)
An Examination of Food Assistance Availability to Rural Pennsylvanians (2008) (678 KB in size)
Growing the Links Between Farms and Schools: A How-To Guidebook for Pennsylvania Farmers, Schools and Communities (2008) (1 MB in size)
Farm to School Programs in Pennsylvania (2008) (1.1 MB in size)
An Evaluation of Failing Private Septic Systems in Pennsylvania (2008) (5 MB in size)
A Statewide Investigation into Meeting the Mandates of No Child Left Behind (2008) (520 KB in size)
Wealth Transfer in Pennsylvania (2008) (2.2 MB in size)
Rural by the Numbers 2008 (2008) (1 MB in size)
Migration for Housing: Urban Families in Rural Living (2008) (269 KB in size)

2007

Substance Abuse in Rural Pennsylvania: Present and Future (2007) (97 KB in size)
School Nurses on the Front Line: Challenges in Meeting the Diverse Health Needs of Rural Pennsylvania School Children (2007) (3 MB in size)
A Rural-Urban Analysis and Comparison of Health Insurance Benefits Offered by Small Businesses (2007) (303 KB in size)
The Impact of Mandatory Managed Care for Medicaid Clients on the Delivery of Mental Health Services to Children and Adolescents in Rural Pennsylvania (2007) (63 KB in size)
Biosolids Disposal in Pennsylvania (2007) (1 MB in size)
Pennsylvanians’ Knowledge of Agriculture (2007) (506 KB in size)
An Examination of Pennsylvania’s Meat and Poultry Processing Industry (2007) (98 KB in size)
An Investigation Into the Needs and Concerns of Young Pennsylvania Farmers (2007) (149 KB in size)
Market and Labor Force Factors in the Growth of the Wood Products Industry in Rural Pennsylvania (2007) (300 KB in size)
Impact and Analysis of Act 50 (2007) (393 KB in size)
Rural by the Numbers 2007 (2007) (301 KB in size)
The Future of Hunting (2007) (260 KB in size)
Prisons and Rural Communities: Exploring Impact and Community Satisfaction (2007) (77 KB in size)

2006

Examining the Rural-Urban Income Gap (2006) (210 KB in size)
Rural Pennsylvania's Water and Wastewater Infrastructure (2006) (182 KB in size)
Affordable Housing in Rural Pennsylvania (2006) (424 KB in size)
Planning for the Future: A Handbook On Community Visioning, Third Edition (2006) (344 KB in size)
Childhood Asthma in Rural Pennsylvania: Building Schools’ Capacity to Optimize Health (2006) (165 KB in size)
Agritourism in Pennsylvania: An Industry Assessment (2006) (441 KB in size)
Rural Youth Education Project (2006) (49 KB in size)
Is Bigger Better? A Comparison of Rural School Districts (2006) (259 KB in size)
Adult Education in Rural Pennsylvania (2006) (547 KB in size)
Rural by the Numbers 2006 (2006) (288 KB in size)
Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment and Retention in Rural Pennsylvania (2006) (235 KB in size)

2005

Public Health Infrastructure for Rural Pennsylvania (2005) (293 KB in size)
Assessment of Community Watershed Organizations in Rural Pennsylvania (2005) (258 KB in size)
Rural by the Numbers 2005 (2005) (165 KB in size)
Rural Development in the European Union: Lessons for Pennsylvania (2005) (283 KB in size)
Overweight Children in Pennsylvania (2005) (439 KB in size)
An Examination of Pennsylvania’s Oil and Gas Industry (2005) (235 KB in size)

2004

2003 Attitudinal Survey of Pennsylvania Rural Residents (2004) (343 KB in size)
Rural Pennsylvania in the New Economy (2004) (175 KB in size)
The Health and Nutrition of Hispanic Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers (2004) (82 KB in size)
Adult Day Services in Rural Pennsylvania (2004) (247 KB in size)
An Analysis of Employment Dynamics for Former TANF Recipients in Rural Pennsylvania (2004) (87 KB in size)
Dental Service Supply and Demand for the Indigent Populations in Rural Pennsylvania (2004) (248 KB in size)
Building on Our Strengths: Workforce Development for the Pennsylvania Dairy Industry (2004) (225 KB in size)
The Influence of Well Construction on Bacterial Contamination (2004) (156 KB in size)
Coordination and Integration of Rural Public Transportation Services in Pennsylvania (2004) (124 KB in size)
Exploring Public Housing Use in Rural Pennsylvania (2004) (102 KB in size)

2003

Broadband Internet Service in Rural and Urban Pennsylvania: A Common Wealth or Digital Divide? (2003) (308 KB in size)
Assessment of and Strategies for Enhancing E-commerce in Rural Pennsylvania (2003) (333 KB in size)
Analysis of the Children's Health Insurance Program in Rural Pennsylvania (2003) (84 KB in size)
Studies on Rural Elderly Care (2003) (274 KB in size)
Nature-Based Tourism Policy (2003) (116 KB in size)
Building a Geographic Information System (GIS) for Acid Mine Drainage Remediation Planning: A Manual for Non-profits (2003) (97 KB in size)
Acid Mine Drainage: Studies in Remediation (2003) (79 KB in size)
Survey and Analysis of Alternative Education Programs (2003) (115 KB in size)

2002

Welcome Back Downtown: A Guide to Revitalizing Pennsylvania's Small Downtowns (2002) (168 KB in size)
The Effect of New Medicare Reimbursement Methodologies on Rural Home Health Agencies and Their Beneficiaries (2002) (493 KB in size)
Welfare Reform: The Experience of Rural Pennsylvania (2002) (74 KB in size)
Starting & Strengthening Farmers' Markets in Pennsylvania (2002) (252 KB in size)
Postsecondary Enrollment and Persistence of Students From Rural Pennsylvania (2002) (58 KB in size)
Stats for Scaredy-Cats: A How-To Guide for Rural Data Users (2002) (189 KB in size)

2001

Rural Bankruptcy Rates in Pennsylvania (2001) (1,842 KB in size)
A Retrospective of Economic Development Programs (2001) (280 KB in size)
Measuring the Effectiveness of Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Regulations in Pennsylvania (2001) (982 KB in size)
Moving Heritage Tourism Forward in Pennsylvania (2001) (83 KB in size)
Cybercitizens of the Commonwealth: How Rural and Urban Pennsylvanians Access and Use the Internet (2001) (362 KB in size)

2000

A Demographic Profile of Pennsylvania's Rural Women (2000) (187 KB in size)
An Attitudinal Survey of Pennsylvania's Rural Residents (2000) (188 KB in size)
The Cost of Living Across Pennsylvania's 67 Counties (2000) (534 KB in size)
A Survey of Pennsylvania’s Small Town Municipal Officials (2000)
An Examination of Homebound Rural Seniors (2000) (150 KB in size)
The Improvement of Employment Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Upon High School Graduation in Rural Settings (2000)

1990s

Economic Values and Impacts of Sport Fishing, Hunting and Trapping Activities in Pennsylvania (1998) (192 KB in size)
Executive Summary - Single Parents' Attitudes Toward and Use of Government and Community Assistance: A Needs Assessment to Plan Interventions that Preserve Family Function and Lower the Risk of Poverty (1998) (Available on website only)
The Pennsylvania GIS Resource and Implementation Guide (1997) (Available on website only)
Inside Rural Pennsylvania: A Statistical Profile (1997) (3.73 MB in size)
Medium- and Small-Scale Methane Digesters for Livestock Manure Disposal in Lancaster County (1995) (Available on website only)
Pennsylvania Ecotourism: Untapped Potential (1995) (approximate 6MB) (Available on website only)
Economic Development in the Rural Community (1993) (Available on website only)