Leah Kemp, director of the at Mississippi 鶹ý University, was a part of “Good things with Rebecca Turner” on Mississippi’s SuperTalk Radio yesterday [Aug. 9] at 2:20.
Kemp discussed city planning for towns and cities across the Magnolia 鶹ý. Also a part of the discussion was Scott Hummel, executive vice president and provost of William Carey University, discussing the rebuilding that has taken place on campus following a January tornado.
Established in 1979, the Carl Small Town Center seeks to initiate theoretical and applied research and to serve as a national focus for the collection, storage, dissemination and application of information pertinent to issues of special interest in small towns. Activities include graphic and photographic documentation and computer imaging of the small town scene. The CSTC has participated in design case studies, environmental impact studies, and economic and marketing analyses. It provides research and service assistance to towns through the redevelopment of downtowns and the implementation of other comparable community improvement initiatives. Assistance projects include community design and improvement, economic diversification, town planning, conservation of architectural and historic resources, affordable housing design and technology, and other activities that affect quality of life in the community.
The center’s motto is, “We are advocates of meaningful design for small towns… and towns that wish they were!”