Wil S. Hylton’s “Broken heartland:The looming collapse of agriculture on the Great Plains (story archive),” the cover story of the July 2012 issue of Harper’s magazine, makes extensive use of Frank and Deborah Popper‘s 1987 concept of the Buffalo Commons as the land-use future for much of the region. The story details how the Poppers’ initial idea of returning the Great Plains to its natural state has become central to the Midwest’s agricultural decline.
Read the full article at Harper’s
Disentangling policy and structural effects on car-ownership for car-owning and carless US households during and after the COVID-19 pandemic by Piyushimita (Vonu) Thakuriah. Ph.D. Highlights Increase in economic stimulus funding increased the odds of car-ownership....
Exploring Healthcare Challenges: Medical Debt and Provider Burnout Dean Stuart Shapiro hosts health administration Associate Professor Irina Grafova on EJB Talks this week, discussing her transition from labor economics to health economics and her research focusing on...
The New Jersey State Policy Lab is pleased to announce the launch of our newest survey, which we invite you to complete. This survey, which will take just a couple of minutes to complete, encourages respondents to indicate the policy issue or issues they believe...
Bloustein School Master of City and Regional Planning students Miranda Alperstein (MCRP '25) and Saul Ruddick-Schulman (MCRP '25) were recently selected as 2024-25 Morgan Stanley Community Development Graduate Fellows. Now in its 13th year, each of this year's nine...
What Elected Officials and CAOs Need to Know about Technology Fitness (Part 18) In this latest installment of Tech Fitness for Local Elected Officials and Administrators, Marc Pfeiffer explains that there is no one-size-fits-all set of controls for every technology...
Stop by virtually on Mondays (except for holidays) beginning September 9th through December 16th between 11 am and 1 pm to ask a quick (15 min) career-related question of Bloustein […]
Have a research or library question you need assistance with? Visit Open Office Hours with Bloustein Librarian Julia Maxwell. Every Monday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm unless otherwise noted. Can't […]
Please join us for a discussion about the upcoming federal election. Bloustein School Dean Stuart Shapiro will attempt to answer questions you might have about the election and the U.S. […]