Projects
Current Projects
- Canadian Regional Development: A Critical Review of Theory, Practice and Potentials (2010 – 2013)
- Developing a Community-Based Monitoring Program for Drinking Water Supplies in the Indian Bay Watershed: A Baseline Study of Surface Water Quality, Contamination Sources and Resident Practices and Perceptions (2012 -2013)
- Fishing Policies and Island Community Development: Case Studies in Newfoundland and Labrador (2012 – 2013)
- Philanthropy as a Vehicle for Regional Development (2012 – 2013)
- Place Peripheral (2011 – 2013)
- The Future of the Fishery in the Tip of the Great Northern Peninsula (2012 – 2013)
- Understanding and Supporting Rural Innovation in the St Anthony (2011 – 2012)
- Understanding Land Use Issues in the Grand Falls-Windsor – Baie Verte – Harbour Breton Region (2012 – 2013)
Completed Projects
- Assessing Current Understandings of the Impacts of Large-Scale Industrial Development in West Labrador and Isthmus Regions and Identification of Future Research Needs and Potential Migration Strategies
- Assessing the Applicability of the Local Active Labour Market Development Approach in Newfoundland and Labrador: A Case Study of the Placentia Area
- Beyond the Document
- Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Project
- Community Development Toolkit
- Developing Innovative Approaches for Community Engagement In the Grand Falls – Windsor – Baie Verte – Harbour Breton Region
- Exploring Regionalism in the Burin Peninsula
- Network Weaving for Regional Development on the Tip of the Great Northern Peninsula
- Promoting a Sustainable Coastal Management in Pisco, Peru
- Rural-Urban Interaction in Newfoundland and Labrador: Understanding and Managing Functional Regions
- The Analysis of Municipal Readiness for Development Opportunities in the Communities Located on the Isthmus of Avalon Region
- Using Local Knowledge to Manage Coastal Environments and the Inshore Fishery
Graduate Student Research
- Intertwined – A Social History Narrative Of A. Job. Halfyard: The Interrelationship Between Educators, Leadership And Rural Development In Post-Confederation Newfoundland And Labrador (Sharon Halfyard)
- Labour Market Development In Newfoundland And Labrador: Regional Challenges And Active Solutions (Ekaterina Lysenko)
- The River Multiple: Exploring Identity and Place in Resource Politics on the Gander River (Jen Daniels)
- Understanding Rural Regional Governance (Ryan Gibson)
- Viability of Small Island Communities: The Role of Rural Policy (Bojan Fürst)