Information Resources

Following is a compilation of various resources that may be helpful to those wishing to learn more about the many issues related to the rural-urban interface. Please feel free to send suggestions for additions to Terri Cory at cory.1@osu.edu.

The Ohio State University:

College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES)
Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE)
Agroecosystems Management Program
Center for Farmland Policy Innovation (CFFPI)
Environmental Policy Initiative (EPI)
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC)
Ohio Business Retention & Expansion Initiative (BR&E)
OSU Extension (OSUE)
OSU Extension Land Use Team
Ohioline (News and Information from CFAES, OSUE, OARDC)
Exurban Change Project
Community Development - OSU Extension
Agricultural and Rural Law Program
The John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy
Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)
Kirwan Institute for on Race and Ethnicity
Knowlton School of Architecture
City and Regional Planning (a Section of the Knowlton School of Architecture)
Planning Education at a Distance (on-line urban and regional planning related to continuing education opportunities)
Ohio Watershed Network (Ohio State University Extension)
Ohio Dairy Industry Online Resources Center (Ohio State University Extension)

Other Research and Educational Institutions, Programs, Centers:

The Brookings Institution
Private Lands: Partners in Conserving America's Resources (maintained by Stewardship America)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Maps (sponsored by the University of Arkansas)
Elton R. Smith Program in Food and Agricultural Policy (Michigan State University)
The Maryland Center for Agro-Ecology, Inc.
Center for Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy (University of Maryland)
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (an agency of the Maryland Department of Agriculture)
National Center for Agricultural Law Research and Information (University of Arkansas)
Lake Erie Programs and Ohio Sea Grant
Ohio Bioproducts Innovation Center
Ohio Lake Erie Commission
North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (Iowa State University)
The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development (at The Pennsylvania State University)
Southern Rural Development Center (Mississippi State University)
Western Rural Development Center (Utah State University)
Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO)
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)

Associations, Organizations, Centers, Institutes, Foundations, Federations, Interest Groups:

American Farmland Trust
American Farmland Trust - Ohio
American Farmland Trust - Farmland Information Center
American Farmland Trust Information Library
American Planning Association
American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers
Big Darby Creek Watershed (Ohio)
Business Retention and Expansion International
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
County Auditors' Association of Ohio
County Commissioners' Association of Ohio
County Engineers Association of Ohio
EcoCity Cleveland
Farm Foundation
The Farmland Center (Northeast Ohio)
Farmland Information Center (through American Farmland Trust)
Global Public Media (part of MetaFoundation People & Environment Initiative)
Greater Ohio
Growing for Market (news and ideas for direct market farmers)
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Livestock Environmental Assurance Program (LEAP)
Ohio Association of Realtors
Ohio Home Builders Association
National Association of Home Builders
Michigan Land Use Institute (MLUI)
Michigan Land Use Leadership Council (MLULC)
Michigan Suburbs Alliance
MLULC's Final Report - "Michigan's Land, Michigan's Future"
Land Legacies
Michigan Land Use Partners (part of the larger LandLegacies.net website)
The Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute
Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC)
Ohio Planning Conference
American Water Works Association
Ohio Rural Water Association
National Rural Water Association
National Ground Water Association
Water Environment Federation
National Rural Development Partnership
Ohio Rural Development Partnership
National Governors Association
The Nature Conservancy (National)
The Nature Conservancy - Ohio Chapter
Center for the Study of Rural America (part of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City)
Northeast-Midwest Institute (research organization dedicated to economic viability, environmental quality and regional equity for Northeast and Midwest states)
Planning and Zoning Center, Inc.
Planning and Markets (a fully refereed international electronic journal from the University of Southern California)
Policy Matters Ohio
Private Landowner Network (PLN)
Ohio Township Association (OTA)
Reason Foundation
Smart Growth America (a national coalition promoting better choices for communities)
Smart Growth Online (a service of the Smart Growth Network)
Sprawl Watch
Sustainable Communities Network
American Farm Bureau Federation
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA)
Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG)
The Trust for Public Land
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA)
The Trust for Public Land

Ohio State Government and Related Sites:

State of Ohio Government Information and Services
Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio Senate
Ohio's Laws, Rules and Constitution
Ohio Agricultural Statistics Service
Ohio Bicentennial Commission
Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA)
ODA - Office of Farmland Preservation (includes Agricultural Easement Purchase Program [AEPP] information)
ODA - Livestock Environmental Permitting Program
ODA - Ohio Agricultural Resources (a listing of agricultural-related associations, marketing programs, etc.)
Ohio Department of Commerce
Ohio Department of Development
Ohio Department of Education
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Ohio Department of Taxation
Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)
Division of Travel and Tourism (a Division of ODOT)
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA)
Ohio Legislative Service Commission
Department of Administrative Services
Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program (OGRIP) (GIS information initiatives for Ohio; located within Ohio's Division of Administrative Services)
The Ohio Rail Development Commission
News Bureau: The Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau
State and Local Government on the Net - Ohio - (all states, territories, etc.)

Federal Government and Related Sites:

American FactFinder - U.S. Bureau of the Census (a source for population, housing, economic and geographical data)
Science.Gov (link to U.S government and science technology)
FedStats (links to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee
USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Program (NASS)
USDA-NASS Census of Agriculture
USDA - Economic Research Service (ERS)
USDA-ERS Briefing Rooms (offers in-depth discussion synthesizing ERS research and the economic issues that frame analysis)
USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
USDA Forest Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USDA-NRCS National Resources Inventory
USDA - The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)
USDA - Rural Development
National Agricultural Library
National Center for Education Statistics
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA)
U.S. Department of Commerce (USDC)
USDC Bureau of Economic Analysis
USDC Economic Development Administration
U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE)
USDOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
USDOE Smart Communities Network (assists in creating energy smart communities)
U.S. Department of the Interior (USDI)
USDI U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
U.S. Department of Labor (USDL)
USDL Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
USEPA Smart Growth Website
U.S. Small Business Administration
U.S. Legislative Information Sources on the Internet (hosted by Bowling Green State University)
Voter Contact Services (national political database of voter demographics)