Community Decision Support

Community Decision Support uses a variety of tools to help communities explore the "what if" questions to plan for the future, broaden participation in community decision-making and improve policy decisions.

Below are links to the many tools available throughout the University of Missouri.

MU Direct http://mudirect.missouri.edu
Online courses available from MU Direct include "Local Economic Analysis"

CARES http://cares.missouri.edu
Center for Agricultural, Resource and Environmental Systems (CARES) is a research and service center within the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri – Columbia.

They use geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, environmental modeling, and internet mapping to help better address resource, environmental and socio-economic issues.

Community Policy Analysis Center
http://cpac.missouri.edu

OSEDA http://oseda.missouri.edu
Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis

Public Policy Research Institute
http://pprc.umsl.edu

RUPRI Community Information Resource Center
http://circ.rupri.org/

Contact:
Tom Johnson, JohnsonTG@missouri.edu (573) 882-2157

Mary Simon Leuci, Community Development Program Director
leucim@missouri.edu
Coleen Hughes, Website maintenance
hughesco@missouri.edu