RENCI Researchers Forecast 150% Rise in Developed Land in Greater Triangle and Rocky Mount Region by 2040

February 29, 2012

From 1976 to 2005, developed land in the 16-county Greater Triangle and Rocky Mount region increased nearly 570 percent, from 39,743 developed acres in 1976 to 264,883...

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Changing Neighborhood Scale Quality of Life in Charlotte, NC: 2000-2010

January 9, 2012

Among the many factors that can impact resident perception of the overall quality of life (QoL) in their neighborhood are a neighborhood’s crime rate, school quality,...

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About Charlotte Land Use and Economic Simulator (CLUES)

December 15, 2011

The poster below summarizes RENCI at UNC Charlotte’s Charlotte Land Use and Economic Simulator (CLUES) model.  This poster was presented at the 56th Annual...

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FUTURES Regional Growth Model

October 17, 2011

How has rapid growth and land development altered North Carolina’s natural and rural landscapes since the mid-1970’s?  What challenges will the state face as...

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Competing Values: Development and Conservation in the Uwharries of the South Central Piedmont

September 26, 2011

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Student Monica Dorning Wins International Scholarship

May 27, 2011

Monica Dorning, a RENCI research student, recently won an amazing international opportunity for studying complexity in human-natural systems. Monica received a...

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Exploring Growth and Development in the Land of Sky: RENCI Regional Engagement

February 2, 2011

Linda Giltz, Regional Planner with the Land-of-Sky Regional Council, welcomes attendees to the public forum and introduces the RENCI at UNC Charlotte presentation...

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Current Progress: Regional Growth Mapping and Forecasting

September 27, 2010

To date, 43 counties in the Southern Piedmont and western North Carolina mountains have been analyzed by RENCI researchers in their Urban Growth Mapping and Forecasting...

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RENCI Collaborators Leverage Relationships, Methods to Land Important NSF Grant

September 22, 2010

National Science Foundation funds Forest Persistence Project at UNC Charlotte Leveraging collaborative relationships and research methods developed through RENCI-supported...

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Expanded Research Agenda, New Partner for RENCI at UNC Charlotte

September 22, 2010

SECOND THREE-YEAR TERM AWARDED The Renaissance Computing Institute’s (RENCI) UNC Charlotte engagement site has been approved for a three-year term renewal beginning...

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