Urban-Rural System Research Coordination Network funded by the US National Science Foundation
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The Mississippi River basin experiences a variety of challenges, from
flooding to urban sprawl to nutrient runoff. A team of researchers will
examine how these issues connect to affect the environmental conditions
of cities, suburban areas and rural areas — and the people living
there.
The Urban-Rural Systems Research Coordination Network, housed at Iowa
State University, has received a $500,000 National Science Foundation
grant from the Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems
program to launch a five-year study.
The team will be led by Ulrike Passe, professor of architecture and lead of the Sustainable Cities Research Team at Iowa State.
Finding solutions to the Mississippi River basin’s biggest challenges