Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2008

Keywords

Poverty; Homelessness; Education; Health; Safety; Ageing; Northwest Arkansas

Abstract

Northwest Arkansas has experienced considerable transformation in its soft infrastructure (demography, health, education, arts, civic engagement, etc.) over the last thirty years. The changes occurring in Northwest Arkansas have created a number of significant challenges that the region must acknowledge and address head-on, but certainly not all the changes have had a negative effect. The regions metamorphosis has invigorated communities throughout the area and created a tremendous set of social, economic, and cultural opportunities.

The intent of this quality of life report is two-fold. First, is to provide the people of Northwest Arkansas with an empirically grounded understanding of the changes taking place in their communities and the consequences of those changes. The second is to serve as a resource for citizens, service providers, and other stakeholders as they discuss the regions challenges, build upon its successes, and plan for its future.

A regional approach that examines, in detail, the quality of life in the four counties of Northwest Arkansas (Benton, Carroll, Madison, and Washington), is the reports focus. Focusing on life in these four counties forces one to ask big questions that transcend jurisdictional boundaries.

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