Welcome to the UT Urban Affairs Center
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The UAC works with clients to develop and conduct surveys to facilitate analysis and policy-making. Click here for more information.
The Urban Affairs Center is an applied research unit of The University of Toledo within the Office of Research and a member of the Ohio Urban University Program. Our mission is to enhance the economic vitality and quality of life of Toledo and its metropolitan region. We strive to make this site useful and accessible to the our community, and we welcome your comments.
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UAC Director Elected Vice-Chair of IGU Commission
The UAC Fall 2008 Newsletter
The Fall 2008 UAC Newsletter highlights “Early Modernist” architechture in Toledo, how the Maumee Valley Growers reach out to the community, Green Industry in our area, and the economic future of Northwest Ohio. Click here to read more.
UAC Director Dr. Neil Reid was recently elected Vice-Chair of The International Geographical Union Commission on “The Dynamics of Economic Spaces.” This prestigious appointment by the international geographical community recognizes Dr. Reid's research and scholarship in economic geography. UAC is proud to host the Commission's web site and we look forward to working with the community of the IGU.
The Northwest Ohio Economic Research Collaborative
The Northwest Ohio Economic Research Collaborative (NWOERC) is an initiative aimed at identifying industry clusters that drive our region's economy and play a role in its future health. We encourage you to visit the NWOERC web page to read the latest information about this important project.
UAC Information
Recent News
- UAC's Fall 2008 Newsletter
- The 2007 UAC-funded study of a City of Sylvania - Sylvania Township merger prompted perhaps the last article for a while in the Toledo Blade on Thursday, November 13, 2008 in which the results of the November 5th general election vote was discussed.
- The 2007 UAC-funded study of a City of Sylvania - Sylvania Township merger was cited in a Toledo Blade article on November 5, 2008 that reported the results of the election issue in which voters in Sylvania Township rejected the idea of exploring a merger with the city of Sylvania, voting overwhelmingly against the formation of a merger commission.
- On Saturday, October 4, 2008, The Toledo Blade reported that Sylvania Township trustees voted unanimously against a November ballot issue that would form a commission to develop a plan to merge the township with the city of Sylvania. In March 2007, UAC performed a study of the proposed merger between the two.
- UAC Research Associate Paula Ross was quoted in the Toledo Blade issue of September 7, 2008 regarding efforts to encourage those on food stamps to take advantage of the values offered at the Toledo Farmers Market.
- UAC's contribution to the local quality of life was noted in the September 2008 section of the UT Matters web site.
Recent Studies
- Critical Steps in the Cluster Bulding Process, Reid, Carroll & Smith, The IEDC Economic Development Journal, Vol. 6, #4, Fall 2007.
- Toledo Community Food Assessment: a project of Toledo Area Ministries, UT's Sociology & Anthropology Dept., and the UAC
- Ohio's Future in the Renewable Energy Industry
- Sylvania – Sylvania Township Merger
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