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Assessing Animal Management Within An Urban/Rural Continuum — NSF Award to Grand Valley State University (MI, $219,446)

The goal of this research project is to gain insight into the growth and decline of cities through the examination of animal management and distribution within urban areas. There are a variety of definitions for urban centers and cities, and each emphasizes different factors such as geography, economics, demographics,

Award titleAssessing Animal Management Within An Urban/Rural Continuum
Award ID2437473
AwardeeGrand Valley State University
CityALLENDALE
StateMI
Amount obligated$219,446
Principal investigatorElizabeth Arnold
ProgramArchaeology
Start date09/01/2025
AbstractThe goal of this research project is to gain insight into the growth and decline of cities through the examination of animal management and distribution within urban areas. There are a variety of definitions for urban centers and cities, and each emphasizes different factors such as geography, economics, demographics, and/or social aspects. However, these approaches do not consider that cycles of urbanism exist as cities grow or diminish in size and complexity and so change in form, function, or
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