The Rural Review

An online journal produced in conjunction with the Rural Reconciliation Project.

The Rural Review publishes digests of important academic contributions, program information, blog-style commentary, and periodic roundups of rural items from across academic disciplines and scholarly media.

Contributions from interested authors are welcome. Find our author guidelines here.

Rural Reconciliation 10/17/23 Rural Reconciliation 10/17/23

Buzard et al.: Barrier Island Reconfiguration Leads to Relocation

In Barrier Island Reconfiguration Leads to Rapid Erosion and Relocation of a Rural Alaska Community, authors Richard M. Buzard, Christopher V. Maio, Roberta J.T. Glenn (all of University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department of Geosciences), Nicole E.M. Kinsman (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), Li H. Erikson (Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center), Benjamin M. Jones (University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Northern Engineering), Scott Anderson (Native Village of Port Heiden), and Jacquelyn R. Overbeck (Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys) provide a unique analysis of modern coastal erosion in a rural Alaskan village.

Rural Reconciliation 8/1/23 Rural Reconciliation 8/1/23

Haggarty, Walsh, & Pohl: Public Finance via Land and Resource Trusts

Summary of Mark Haggarty, Kathryn Bills Walsh, and Kelly Pohl’s evaluation of New Mexico’s Land Grant Public Fund which supports the state's schools, infrastructure, and other services.

Rural Reconciliation 5/24/23 Rural Reconciliation 5/24/23

Call for Proposals: Fall 2023 Law & Rurality Workshop (Virtual)

Call for Proposals - Law & Rurality Workshop - Hosted Virtually Fall 2023

Rural Reconciliation 3/27/23 Rural Reconciliation 3/27/23

Event Summary: Running Out of Water with Dr. Lucas Bessire

This event summary reflects on the first event in our Land & Water program series, with Dr. Bessire sharing his work on the personal and emotional dimensions of aquifer depletion in southwestern Kansas.