Community Development, Building Better Communities

Community Development

Ball State University is helping to plan and develop well-designed, aesthetically pleasing Indiana communities and an empowered local citizenry. Students and citizens work together to create design and development strategies. This focus includes:

downtown revitalization plans
historic preservation projects
land use planning
geographic information systems (GIS) planning and assessment
community and neighborhood development planning
assessment of housing needs
tourism development
transportation and energy studies
social science research
grant-writing skills development