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Center
for Community Growth and Change
The College
established the Center for Community Growth and Change in 2001.
Directed by
Dr. Barry Nocks, the Center
coordinates public service projects within the College from an
interdisciplinary perspective and provides assistance to local communities,
provides a mechanism to conduct research and serves as an applied research
laboratory for Clemson students.
The Center has worked on state, regional, and local
planning projects such as river corridors, transportation modeling,
alternative land use and environmental impacts related to transportation,
regional planning, and land use regulation procedures. A major focus
of the center regards the issue of urban sprawl.
The Center’s primary mission is to encourage
efficient and equitable management of growth and change in the natural and
built environment. The Center works with policy-makers and the
community to promote policies and best practices towards achieving quality
urban development in concert with conservation of environmental quality
that promotes a strong economy and community livability. Furthermore, the
Center emphasizes the cultural heritage of communities as a foundation for
attaining a high quality of life. The Center provides a forum for positive
exchange of ideas and information about quality communities in a growth
environment.
Strom Thurmond Institute for Government and Public
Policy
The Strom Thurmond Institute was established in 1982 to formalize public
policy research and service efforts at the University. The Institute
conducts applied research and service programs in public policy areas
drawing on faculty, staff and students at the university for research and
program support. The Institute also enhances public awareness of public
policy issues through formal and informal educational programs.
Planning students and
faculty have participated in Institute projects relating to: water resource
policy, infrastructure and energy policy, solid waste management, and
comprehensive planning for communities. The Institute houses the South
Carolina Water Resource Research Institute and the Environmental Science
and Policy Program.
Clemson University has just established a
Restoration Institute, which will provide opportunities for research and
lectures regarding the significant restoration economy. Operations are being established in both
Clemson and Charleston.
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