Urban Policy ActivitiesUrban Policy Workshop Michigan State University's (MSU) Urban Affairs Programs (UAP) and the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) invited MSU faculty and off-campus policy experts, recognized for their study of urban-related issues, to participate in a discussion of urban concerns. UAP and IPPSR then convened a mix of 70 people from the campus, business and policymaking communities in a two-day discussion that identified imminent issues and related research needs pertaining to Michigan's urban areas. The meeting engaged participants in discussing urban issues that would most likely face community leaders and the legislature in the near future in three broad areas: Race, Urban Inequality, and Social Justice; Urban Housing and Land Development; and Urban, Economic and Fiscal Concerns. The workshop resulted in a series of white papers and a book entitled Urban Policy Choices for Michigan Leaders and a new Urban Research Interest Group, described in more detail below. Born out of the 2001 MSU Urban Policy workshop, the Urban Research Interest Group (URIG) is sustained by Michigan State University's Urban Affairs Programs, Center for Global Change and Earth Observations, the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research and the Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. Faculty members involved in this effort are involved in continuing forums and research projects. Many in the group authored papers on urban policy research topics discussed at the conference. Most recently the group was involved in a land use focused event entitled: The Built Environment: Social Capital and Human Health Conference. More information about URIG sponsors is available online. Presentations and Publications
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