Urban-Rural System Research Coordination Network funded by the US National Science Foundation
Author: codnew
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.
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