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

Other RENCI Research | 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)

C.L.U.E.S. | 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

General, Urban 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

Urban Growth Model | September 26, 2011

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Student Monica Dorning Wins International Scholarship

News | 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

Urban Growth Model | 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

Progress | 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

Other RENCI Research | 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

Other RENCI Research | 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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CAGIS at UNC Charlotte Awarded Grant from Z. Smith Reynolds to Expand Urban Growth Model

Urban Growth Model | September 22, 2010

Researchers at the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) at UNC Charlotte  have been awarded a one-year grant by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation to expand their...

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