Labels: Demography, Economy, Report-Rapport, Society, US
Source: ERS/USDA.
Rural America At A Glance, 2012 Edition highlights the most recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas for use in developing policies and programs to assist rural areas. This year's edition focuses on the U.S. rural economy, including employment trends, poverty, and population trends.
Report and brochure.
WWW: www.ers.usda.gov
Labels: Demography, Economy, Report-Rapport, Society
Source: Columbia Basin Rural Development. Institute (RDI).
The State of the Basin is an initiative to monitor and report on information relating to well-being in the Columbia Basin Boundary region. With this data, planners and decision-makers can make informed decisions about the future of our region to improve the quality of life for present and future generations.
The State of the Basin was first piloted by Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) in 2008. When the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI) was created, it brought together CBT and Selkirk College’s research assets and took on the responsibility of providing State of the Basin data moving forward.
Download Report.
WWW: www.cbrdi.ca
Labels: Demography, Webinar
Source: Rural Development Institute.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012. Manitoba has witnessed an unprecedented growth in recent times both in economic and population. The recent population counts publication from the 2011 Census showed rural Manitoba grew for the 6th consecutive inter-censal period—continuing a performance started in 1981.
As Manitoban’s know, this growth has not occurred everywhere. As elsewhere in Canada, some rural areas continue to grow and others continue to lose population. This pattern will be reviewed in the Canadian context.
What are the unique features of Manitoba's rural growth, where are the locations of growth and what are the implications?
On November 20th, founding editor of Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin, retired from Statistics Canada and also past-chair of OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators, Ray Bollman, will present a live webinar to discuss the significance of Manitoba rural demography and its national and provincial implications. Born in Moline, Manitoba Ray holds a B.Sc and M.Sc in Agricultural Economics from the University of Manitoba, a PhD in economics from the University of Toronto, and has held several academic roles in Universities across Canada.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Time: 9:30 am – 10:30 am (CST)
Please register for this free webinar by November 14, 2012
For more information or to register:
email rdi2@brandonu.ca
Tel> 204-571-8550 or 204-571-8515
WWW: http://www.brandonu.ca/rdi/
Labels: Data-Données, Demography, Study-Étude
Le texte en français suit l’anglais.
Source: Statistics Canada / Statistique Canada.
Between 2006 and 2011, Canada's rural population increased by 1.1%, compared to Canada's overall growth rate of 5.9%.
According to the 2011 Census, more than 6.3 million Canadians were living in rural areas, that is, areas with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants and a population density below 400 people per square kilometre. This number has been relatively stable since 1991, while the population living outside of rural areas has been rising steadily. Consequently, the proportion of Canadians who live in rural areas has been dropping and in 2011 fell below 1 in 5 Canadians to 18.9%.
Full article in PDF
Canada's rural population since 1851 (HTML).
WWW: www.statcan.gc.ca
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Entre 2006 et 2011, la population rurale du Canada a augmenté de 1,1 % comparativement 5,9 % dans l'ensemble du Canada.
Selon le Recensement de 2011, plus de 6,3 millions de Canadiens vivaient en régions rurales, c'est à dire au sein de régions comptant moins de 1 000 habitants et dont la densité de population est inférieure à 400 habitants au kilomètre carré. Ce nombre est relativement stable depuis 1991, alors que celui de la population ne vivant pas en régions rurales est en constante augmentation. En conséquence, la proportion que représentent les personnes vivant en régions rurales parmi l'ensemble des Canadiens est en baisse et a atteint moins d'une personne sur 5, soit 18,9 %, en 2011.
Article intégral en PDF.
La population rurale du Canada depuis 1851 (HTML).
WWW: www.statcan.gc.ca
Labels: Demography, E-book, International
Source: SpringerLink.
"With an inclusive international perspective, and founded on the principles of social demography, this handbook shows how the rural population, which recently dropped below 50 per cent of the world total, remains a vital segment of society living in proximity to much-needed developmental and amenity resources."
"The rich diversity of rural areas shapes the capacity of resident communities to address far-reaching social, environmental and economic challenges. Some will survive, become sustainable and even thrive, while others will suffer rapid depopulation. This handbook demonstrates how these future development trajectories will vary according to local characteristics including, but not limited to, population composition."
László J. J. Kulcsár and Katherine J. J. Curtis (Eds.). International Handbook of Rural Demography. 2012, XIII, 405 p.
WWW: www.springerlink.com
Labels: Demography, Economy, Mining, Resources, Society, Thesis
Source: The University of British Columbia.
"A significant number of communities in British Columbia (BC) are founded on mineral development and are subject to variable economic boom-and-bust cycles with implications for sustainability and community health. There were three main objectives of this multi-method PhD dissertation."
"The first was to quantitatively examine community level indicators describing economic, sustainability, and demographic characteristics (gained from Canadian Census data) of 31 BC rural resource based communities (with a focus on mining communities) during a period of time (1991 to 2001) when BC resource sectors experienced an economic downturn. The second was to assess the relationship between exposure to declining economic conditions and acute cardiovascular disease, chronic cardiovascular disease, and mental health outcomes in 29 BC rural resource-based using Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey data and Ministry of Health data over the same time period, again with a focus on mining. The third objective was to qualitatively investigate the experiences of health and social service providers using interviews, with respect to community health issues and the boom-bust mining cycle in a Northern remote coal mining community in British Columbia."
Janis Shandro. 2001. The Demographic, Economic and Health Fabric of Mining Communities in British Columbia, Canada. The Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mining Engineering. The University of British Columbia.
Read the full document.
WWW: https://circle.ubc.ca
Labels: Demography, Immigration, Report-Rapport, Seniors, Youth
Le texte en français suit l’anglais.
Source: Statistics Canada / Statistique Canada.
The Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada analyses recent demographic patterns at the national, provincial and subprovincial levels. Trends in population growth and the evolution of the various components of Canada’s population growth—fertility, mortality and migration (interprovincial and international)—as well as marriage and divorce, are examined.
The Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada has been published annually or biennially since 1985. Beginning in 2011, the Report is available as a dynamic, internet-only publication in order to provide the most recent data and analyses on Canadian demographics as soon as they are available.
Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada.
WWW: www.statcan.gc.ca
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Rapport sur l'état de la population du Canada
Le Rapport sur l'état de la population du Canada présente une analyse de la situation démographique récente, tant au plan national que provincial et infraprovincial. Les tendances en matière d’accroissement démographique, l'évolution des diverses composantes de l’accroissement—fécondité, mortalité et migration (migrations internes et internationales)—ainsi que la nuptialité et le divorce y sont examinés.
Le Rapport sur l'état de la population du Canada est publié sur une base annuelle or bisannuelle depuis 1985. À partir de 2011, le Rapport est disponible sous forme d’une publication dynamique sur internet seulement, de manière à rendre disponibles plus rapidement les données et les analyses les plus récentes portant sur la démographie canadienne.
Rapport sur l'état de la population du Canada.
WWW: www.statcan.gc.ca
Labels: Agriculture, Demography, Labour, OECD, Podcast
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has run rural stories featuring news about the labour shortages in rural Australia, the potential for "grey nomads", and the experiences of "grey nomads" on the harvest trail.
Podcast: labour shortages in rural Australia.
Podcast: the potential for "grey nomads".
Podcast: the experiences of "grey nomads" on the harvest trail.
WWW: www.abc.net.au
Labels: Demography, Households, OECD, Study-Étude
Source: Australian Institute of Family Studies.
"Australia is one of the most urbanised countries in the world, with over two-thirds (69%) of the population living in major cities. It also has one of the lowest population densities outside of its major cities. Despite the vastness of Australia and the profound impact that this has on the lives of the peoples living in rural and remote areas, relatively little is known about families living in these areas of Australia compared to those living in major cities."
"This Facts Sheet describes how the characteristics of families differ between the "city" and the "country" or "bush". While words such as these are used in everyday parlance, it is very difficult to identify exactly where the city ends and the country begins. One way of categorising regions is in terms of the road distance from services, and this is the standard method to define remoteness for statistical purposes in Australia. Most of the information in this Facts Sheet is provided for: major cities, and inner regional, outer regional, remote, and very remote regions."
Read full study.
WWW: www.aifs.gov.au
Labels: Call, Demography, Economy, LatinAmerica, OECD, Society, US
Source: Stephan Weiler and Peter Schaeffer.
NORTH AMERICAN MEETINGS OF THE RSAI, MIAMI, FLORIDA NOVEMBER 9-12, 2011. As has become tradition, we are soliciting submissions of conference papers for sessions focusing on rural development. This conference attracts some of the most distinguished rural scholars in regional science, with attendance at the sessions devoted to rural/regional development usually very high.
Past papers and session topics have included the following themes among others, but we always welcome new niches!
o Rural labor and financial markets
o Demographic evolutions in rural regions and implications for development
o Rural entrepreneurship, including links to metro markets
o Methodological and theoretical innovations
o Emerging issues in rural development, such as health care and economic development
o Contributions, positive or negative, of institutional structures to regional development
o Regional/rural competitiveness, including measures of such competitiveness
o Cross-national/international experiences in regional/rural development and policy
o Comparative development analyses in/among/across OECD countries
o Influence of international organizations, such as OECD, EU, NAFTA, etc. on rural and/or regional development issues
In addition to this first Call for Papers, we are also are interested in hearing from colleagues who will not have a “rural paper” to present but would like to participate as a session chair and/or discussant. If you would like to participate in the 2011 sessions, please contact either
Stephan Weiler (Stephan.Weiler@colostate.edu)
or
Peter Schaeffer (Peter.Schaeffer@mail.wvu.edu)
Paper submitters should email us a tentative title, abstract (~150 words), and contact information at their earliest convenience. If you are sending us a paper title/abstract for inclusion in the rural sessions, please do not submit this same paper online. We will handle this submission process for all session papers with the organizers, provided we receive firm commitments on participation from the paper presenters by the online submission deadline.
We also welcome the submission of partial or complete thematic sessions. In these cases, forward us the session title, presenters’ names/emails/affiliations, and paper titles and abstracts. Again, e-mail replies are preferred.
We look forward to hearing from you!
With best wishes for a productive and/or relaxing summer…
Peter and Stephan
NORTH AMERICAN MEETINGS OF THE RSAI
MIAMI, FLORIDA NOVEMBER 9-12, 2011
http://www.narsc.org/newsite/?page_id=10
Stephan Weiler (Stephan.Weiler@colostate.edu)
Department of Economics
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1771
Peter Schaeffer (Peter.Schaeffer@mail.wvu.edu )
Division of Resource Management
P.O. Box 6108, West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6108
Labels: Agriculture, Data-Données, Demography, Labour, US
Source: USDA/ERS.
The Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America is a mapping application that provides a spatial interpretation of county-level, economic and social conditions along four broad categories of socioeconomic factors.
These categories include:
* people (using newly released demographic data from the American Community Survey, including age, race and ethnicity, migration and immigration, education, household size and family composition);
* jobs (using economic data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other sources, including information on employment trends, unemployment, industrial composition, and household income);
* agriculture (using indicators from the 2007 Census of Agriculture, including number and size of farms, operator characteristics, off-farm income, and government payments); and
* county classifications (using typologies such as the rural-urban continuum, economic dependence, persistent poverty, population loss, and other ERS county codes).
Maps are interactive and also provided for download; raw data are provided for download.
Access the Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America
WWW: www.ers.usda.gov
Labels: Data-Données, Demography, Economy, Education, Health, North, Society
Source: Centre for the North.
The Northern Community Research Tool provides information about some 800 Northern communities; information can be extracted - and mapped - for nearly 90 indicators, for one, two or three indicators at a time.
Indicators are classified under the following headings:
* Demography - age, gender, Aboriginal identity and language, population
* Economy - income, economic diversity, unemployment rate, employment by industry
* Education - college and high school graduation, literacy rates, schools
* Geography - latitude and longitude
* Health - employment in health care sector, prevalence of chronic diseases, mortality rates, life expectancy, birth weight, obesity, smoking
* Housing -value of dwelling, number of residents per home, households in need of major repair
* Society - lone-parent families, voter turnout
Access the Northern Community Research Tool
Webinars on the Northern Community Research Tool
WWW: www.centreforthenorth.ca
Labels: Demography, Economy, Report-Rapport
Source: Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce.
The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, the “Voice of Business in Saskatchewan”, is pleased to release of its Community Growth Tool Kit. The Tool Kit will help Saskatchewan’s smaller communities benefit from the province’s increasing population by enhancing their planning and development processes.
The Tool Kit, which utilized the expertise of the Chamber’s Growth Strategy Task Force and the University of Regina, was developed to support the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce’s “Sustainable Growth Strategy for a New Saskatchewan”. The Growth Strategy has projected that by 2030 Saskatchewan should have 32 communities with a population over 2500. This means thirteen of Saskatchewan’s smaller communities need to make a significant population leap.
The purpose of the tool kit is simple; to help communities determine the right questions to ask themselves and their neighbors to plan for the strategic and sustainable growth of their community. This tool kit is easy to use and provides processes that, when completed will result in a Growth Plan for the community.
Download report.
WWW: www.saskchamber.com
Labels: Agriculture, Amenity, Data-Données, Demography, Health
Le texte en français suit l’anglais.
Source: CID / BDC.
The Community Information Database (CID) Team is pleased to announce the following new data and features available at: www.cid-bdc.ca
* 82 indicators from the 2006 Census of Agriculture
* 83 indicators on Co-operatives for 1996, 2001, 2006
* Census rural and Census urban population for 2006
* 35 indicators from the Canadian Community Health Survey for 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008
* 1996, 2001, and 2006 Census of Population indicators by Health Region
* Socio-economic snapshots and territorial profiles for Health Regions
* Socio-economic snapshots for all communities which benchmark against similar types of communities
* Amenities - National Parks and National Historic Sites
* Graphs and tables showing 1996, 2001, and 2006 Census of Population by rural, urban, and Metropolitan Influenced Zone (MIZ)
* Improved searching for communities
The Community Information Database is a free Internet-based tool providing consistent and reliable social, economic and demographic data for all communities and regions across Canada.
The CID was developed by the Rural and Co-operatives Secretariat in collaboration with provincial, territorial and community partners. It is part of the Government of Canada’s ongoing support to rural and remote communities.
We would welcome your comments on the CID. We would be particularly interested in hearing how the CID is useful to you. Please send an email to: cid-bdc@agr.gc.ca
WWW: www.cid-bdc.ca
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L’équipe de la Base de données sur les collectivités (BDC) est heureuse d’annoncer les nouvelles données et fonctions suivantes offertes sur le site : www.cid-bdc.ca.
* 82 indicateurs du Recensement de l’agriculture 2006
* 83 indicateurs des coopératives pour 1996, 2001 et 2006
* Population rurale au recensement et urbaine au recensement pour 2006
* 35 indicateurs de l'Énquête sur la santé cans les collectivités canadiennes pour 2003, 2005, 2007 et 2008
* Indicateurs des recensements de la population 1996, 2001 et 2006 par région sanitaire
* Portraits et instantanés socioéconomiques des régions sanitaires
* Instantanés socioéconomiques de l’ensemble des collectivités qui se comparent à des types similaires de collectivités
* Attraits - Parcs et lieux historiques nationaux
* Graphiques et tableaux illustrant le Recensement de la population des régions rurales et urbaines et des zones d’influence des régions métropolitaines (ZIM) pour 1996, 2001 et 2006
* Recherche améliorée pour les collectivités
La Base de données sur les collectivités est une ressource en ligne gratuite qui donne accès à des données sociales, économiques et démographiques fiables et cohérentes sur toutes les collectivités et les régions du Canada.
La BDC a été élaborée par le Secrétariat rural en collaboration avec des partenaires provinciaux, territoriaux et communautaires. Elle fait partie du soutien continu du gouvernement du Canada aux collectivités rurales et éloignées.
Vos commentaires sur la BDC sont les bienvenus. Nous sommes tout particulièrement intéressés de la façon dont la BDC vous est utile. Veuillez nous envoyer un courriel à l’adresse suivante : cid-bdc@agr.gc.ca
WWW: www.cid-bdc.ca
Labels: Call, Demography, Economy, Society
Source: Stephan Weiler and Peter Schaeffer.
"As has become tradition, we are soliciting submissions of conference papers for sessions focusing on rural development. This conference attracts some of the most distinguished rural scholars in regional science, with attendance at the sessions devoted to rural/regional development usually very high."
RSAI10 Call for Papers
WWW: http://www.narsc.org/conference.html
Labels: Demography, Economy, EU, Study-Étude
Source: Regional Policy, European Commission.
"This paper shows that population decline in rural regions rarely leads to economic decline. In addition, it demonstrates that the decline of population affects urban as much as rural regions."
"Lastly, it reveals that between 2000 and 2006 the increase in GDP per head was highest in rural regions in the EU-15, while in the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) it was highest in urban regions."
Download study.
WWW: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/
Labels: Demography, Economy, Education, Study-Étude
Le texte en français suit l’anglais.
Source: Statistics Canada / Statistique Canada.
During the 1980s and the 1990s, about one-third of Canadian communities experienced continuous demographic growth, while another third experienced continuous population decline.
Primary sector restructuring and the strength of metropolitan agglomerations are two major drivers of changing population settlement patterns across Canada.
Communities highly reliant on traditional sectors at the beginning of the 1980s (typically rural) experienced significant population downsizing. In contrast, communities with a higher share of employment in dynamic sectors (typically urban) experienced higher population growth.
Sector restructuring has been paralleled by a steady process of agglomeration around urban centres. Although urban decongestion has occurred within high density regions, both proximity and population size of the nearest urban core are positively associated with population growth of their surrounding communities.
Communities that were more diversified and had a higher educational attainment at the beginning of the 1980s experienced higher population growth over the following two decades.
Community population change is determined both by community as well as regional characteristics; the latter in some cases reinforces community effects.
Macro-regional differences are also evident: a pattern of change driven by restructuring and agglomeration describes the population dynamics of western Canada particularly well.
Study.
Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin, Chronological index.
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Pendant les années 1980 et 1990, environ le tiers des collectivités canadiennes a connu une croissance démographique soutenue, tandis qu'un autre tiers affichait une baisse constante de sa population.
La restructuration du secteur primaire et la force des agglomérations métropolitaines sont deux des principaux facteurs expliquant la modification des tendances relatives à l'établissement de la population au Canada.
Les collectivités (généralement rurales) qui dépendaient beaucoup des secteurs traditionnels au début des années 1980 ont vu leur population diminuer considérablement. À l'inverse, la population a augmenté dans les collectivités (généralement urbaines) où une plus forte proportion des emplois se trouvait dans des secteurs dynamiques.
La restructuration sectorielle s'est faite parallèlement à un processus constant d'agglomération autour des centres urbains. Malgré la décongestion urbaine dans des régions à forte densité, la proximité du noyau urbain le plus proche et la taille de sa population sont associées positivement à la croissance démographique des collectivités environnantes.
Les collectivités qui étaient plus diversifiées et dont le niveau de scolarité était plus élevé au début des années 1980 ont connu une croissance démographique plus forte au cours des deux décennies suivantes.
La variation de la population d'une collectivité est déterminée à la fois par les caractéristiques locales et par les caractéristiques régionales. Ces dernières renforcent, dans certains cas, les effets locaux.
Il existe aussi de nettes différences au niveau macro-régional : la tendance des variations déterminée par la restructuration et l'agglomération décrit particulièrement bien la dynamique de la population de l'Ouest du Canada.
Étude.
Bulletin d'analyse : régions rurales et petites villes du Canada. Index chronologique.
Labels: Demography, Report-Rapport
Source: C.D. Howe Institute.
"The twin demographic challenges of an aging population and slow workforce growth will affect Canada’s Atlantic provinces more acutely than other regions of the country"."A further factor that has tended to foster Atlantic Canada outmigration is the region’s urban/rural split."
"Historically, the significance of this urban-rural split lies not in any tendency for outmigration from rural regions but in relatively low in-migration to more rural regions. While the future may hold surprises on this front as well, our working assumption is that the greater economic opportunities and attractions of a larger community in urban centres will continue to work
against net migration to rural areas.
Download report.
Labels: Demography, Report-Rapport
Source: Ontario Ministry of Finance.
This report presents population projections for Ontario and each of its 49 census divisions, by age and sex, from the base year of 2008 to 2036.
"The suburban GTA census divisions are projected to record the highest growth in number of children aged 0–14 over the 2008-2036 period, with Halton seeing the most growth at 86.6 per cent. Conversely, most rural and northern census divisions are projected to have significantly fewer children by 2036, with the largest declines in the North."
Report.
Labels: Demography, E-book, Economy, Society, US
Source: CRRN.
Patrick Carr and Maria Kefalas. "Hollowing Out the Middle: The Rural Brain Drain and What it Means for America". "The emptying out of small towns is a national concern, but there are strategies for arresting the process and creating sustainable, thriving communities."
"Hollowing Out the Middle is a wake-up call we cannot afford to ignore-not only because 60 million Americans still live in rural communities and small towns, but because our nation’s economic health and future is tied to the Heartland."
Read more about the book.
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