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Affiliated Centers & Programs
Center for Community Growth and
Change
The College established the Center for Community Growth and Change in 2001.
Directed by Dr. Mick Lauria, 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 environment 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.
Center for Real Estate Development
Clemson’s
College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities and the College of Business
and Behavioral Science established the Center for Real Estate Development (CRED)
in 2001 to educate leaders who are creating land development in the 21st
century. The new “master builder” center creates a rich
research, teaching and public service resource for students, consumers and
businesses in South Carolina and the Southeast. The initial mission has
been accomplished — establishing the University’s Master of
Real Estate Development program.
The
CRED has an advisory board that provides counsel in implementing the
center’s mission and in enhancing the resource base to support the
center. Recent endeavors include evaluating statewide growth policies with
the Home Builders Association of South Carolina and the S.C. Chapter of the
American Planning Association, evaluating tax increment financing in South
Carolina and hosting a regional workshop with the Society of Industrial and
Office Realtors on future growth and market implications in the Greenville
area.
Clemson
faculty actively participated on a 36-member statewide task force for a
two-year S.C. Quality Growth Initiative, which was sponsored by the
national office of the ULI and the University of South Carolina’s
Real Estate Center. The CRED director is the primary author of the report,
setting the research agenda for a new statewide ULI District Council that
will include active student involvement.
The
CRED and MRED program are actively involved with many other regional and
national organizations, including the National Association of Home
Builders, International Council of Shopping Centers, National Association
of Industrial and Office Parks, Society of Industrial and Office Realtors,
CCIM, Appraisal Institute, Mortgage Bankers Association, Counselors of Real
Estate and Congress for New Urbanism. Many of these groups have student
organizations. In addition to those activities, guest lecturers for the
MRED program often give presentations that are open to the public through
the center.
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