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The Center for Regional Change at UC Davis brings together faculty, students, & communities to collaborate on innovative research to create just, sustainable, & healthy regional change in California's Central Valley and Sierra Nevada.
The Center for Regional Change
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connects university research with planners, land managers, non-profits, environmentalists, communities and social service providers.
- links university knowledge with state and local governments to develop policies that effect regional change.
- works across boundaries, leverages resources, builds unity and creates programs to address unmet needs.
What's New
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Check out the new changes and additions to our resources page.
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The Sactown Heroes, part of the Youth Voices for Change initiative of the Healthy Youth/Healthy Regions project, was recently featured on Capital Public Radio.
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Regional Advisory Committee member Sheila Steiburg was recently featured in a news article, As the state teeters on the brink, a local research center gives overlooked Californians a voice.
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The CRC has a new blog entry on a Constitutional Convention: The Solution for California's Problems?
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The CEAV Project is actively engaged in preventing state and regional officials from selling off the 360 acres of Cal Expo land to developers. For more information, see our projects page or email Red Slider at CEAV@ceav.us
Why do Regions Matter?
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Understanding regions is important because processes that occur at a regional scale are critical factors in shaping the well-being of people and communities within the regional boundaries, as well as the sustainability of associated biological and physical systems.
What is Regional Change?
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Regional change refers to both the intentional and unintentional processes that shape the form, function, and outcomes of social, biological and physical systems on a regional scale.
What is Regional Action
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Regional action involves public, private, and civic institutions in analyzing regional change trends and developing visions for better regional futures.