RSS 1.0Rural Sociology faculty, student, and staff publications and presentations (MU)
Items in this collection represent publications and public presentations made by Department of Rural Sociology faculty, staff, and students, either alone or as co-authors, and which may or may not have been published in an alternate format.
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When Walmart leaves small towns : residents' perception and attitude towards discount store closures in rural Missouri : 2020 community survey report
(2020)Background: This study addressed the public opinion toward Walmart stores closure in rural America with a close look at the state of Missouri. The debate about pros and cons of Walmart's entry and exit effect still needs ... -
Southern Illinois farming survey
(2007)As part of the Southern Illinois Regional Assessment Project, a farming survey was conducted in April and May of 2007 in the twenty Southernmost Illinois counties: Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, ... -
Southern Illinois agriculture
(2007)This report examines the agricultural land use, agricultural production, and farm employment in Southern Illinois. The Southern Illinois region includes the southernmost 20 counties in Illinois: Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, ... -
Southern Illinois land use
(2007)This report examines the land use and changes in Southern Illinois. Land cover data provides general information on landscape and natural resources and can be used as an important indicator of local ecosystems. For purposes ... -
Fifteen years after the Bellingham ISSRM : an empirical evaluation of Frederick Buttel's differentiating criteria for environmental and resource sociology. Appendix, Sample studies included in the analysis
(2018)Abstract of related article: The sociology of natural resources and the environment constitutes a major field of inquiry in the research on human–environmental interactions. A constructive debate and dialogue on the ... -
Innovation in research organization: food for the 21st century
(1991)This paper examines the administrative structuring of the Food for the 21st Century program at the University of Missouri and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the cluster model of research. -
Interactive mapping: overlaying local and national data
(2010-03)The Center for Applied Research and Environmental Systems (CARES) at the University of Missouri-Columbia has a long history of integrating Internet accessibility with emerging technologies to assist underserved, under-resourced, ... -
The Discipline of Silence : Childrens' Bodies as Public Space [abstract]
(The Body Project, 2008)I am a mother to two children, one eleven-year old boy in sixth grade and one nine-year old girl in the fourth grade. Their adventures through public school have been inspirational in this research, and have taken me to ...