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COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT of RURAL PLACES and LOCAL ASSETS Susan Vigil University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Architecture and Planning ETDs Electronic Theses and Dissertations 7-1-2014 COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL PLACES AND LOCAL ASSETS Susan Vigil Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/arch_etds Part of the Architecture Commons Recommended Citation Vigil, Susan. "COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL PLACES AND LOCAL ASSETS." (2014). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/arch_etds/27 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Electronic Theses and Dissertations at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Architecture and Planning ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. i Susan P. Vigil Candidate Community and Regional Planning Department This thesis is approved, and it is acceptable in quality and form for publication: Approved by the Thesis Committee: Theodore Jojola , Chairperson Claudia Isaac Keith Kjelstrom ii COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL PLACES AND LOCAL ASSETS by SUSAN P. VIGIL B.A. ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, 2000 THESIS Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Community and Regional Planning The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico July 2014 iii DEDICATION To those who find sanctuary in Socorro. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to acknowledge my gracious and spirited family for believing in and supporting my accomplishments. I would also like to acknowledge my mentors and professors for laying the path of righteous and peaceful relations. Finally, I would like to acknowledge my intrepid friends for teaching me to climb mountains. v COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL PLACES AND LOCAL ASSETS by Susan P. Vigil B.A. Economics, University of New Mexico, 2000 M.C.R.P., University of New Mexico, 2014 ABSTRACT This work is compiled from reflections on community development efforts in a rural New Mexico region invested with shared traditions and livelihoods emerging from a unique location herein referred to as the “Village of Magdalena, City of Socorro Study Area”. The possibility that rural communities may leverage place-based resources and networks comprehensively comprises this study’s propositional anlage to spark questions as to how leveraging may unfold through initiatives supporting both arts and agricultural activities. How communities identify with their location--its histories, economies, resources and communal spaces—defines opportunities both realized and imagined in this scarcely populated New Mexico place. Interviews and surveys of professional organizers, as well as observations of markets and open-air festivals were conducted to gain insight into the values and community development objectives of the study area. vi TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF MAPS, TABLES, AND GRAPHS ................................ x LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND ARTWORK ........................ xii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................. 1 Problem Statement ............................................................................ 2 Research ............................................................................................ 2 Village of Magdalena, City of Socorro Study Area and Map .......... 3 Data Selection Criteria ...................................................................... 6 Interview: “Valuations of Location”................................................. 9 Survey: “Importance-Strength” ...................................................... 11 Observations: “Local Arts and Agriculture Events” ....................... 13 Review: “Socorro County and Region Community Publications” . 14 Duration of Research ...................................................................... 15 Method of Analysis ......................................................................... 15 CHAPTER 2 HISTORY.............................................................................. 18 CHAPTER 3 LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................... 38 Cluster Theory, Locality Theory and Community Development Research ...................................................................................................... 38 Local Arts and Agriculture Plans and Studies ............................................ 50 Literature Review Summary ....................................................................... 55 CHAPTER 4 LOCAL IDENTITIES ......................................................... 58 Historical Identities ......................................................................... 58 vii Civic Space Identities ..................................................................... 65 Gaps in Civic Space Identities ........................................................ 68 Land Identities ................................................................................ 69 Gaps in Water Identities ................................................................. 71 Summary ......................................................................................... 72 CHAPTER 5 SOCIAL CAPACITY........................................................... 74 Community Capacities .................................................................... 74 Community Identities ..................................................................... 80 Gaps in Community Capacities ...................................................... 81 Gaps in Community Identities ........................................................ 85 Professional Capacities ................................................................... 86 Professional Identities ..................................................................... 95 Gaps in Professional Capacities ...................................................... 96 Gaps in Professional Identities ..................................................... 101 Summary ....................................................................................... 102 CHAPTER 6 WATER ASSETS ............................................................ 103 Rio Grande Importance-Strength Analysis ................................... 103 Rio Grande Cluster Advantages ................................................... 103 Gaps in Rio Grande Cluster Advantages ...................................... 104 Wildlife and Range Water Importance-Strength Analysis ........... 105 Wildlife and Range Water Cluster Advantages ............................ 105 Gaps in Wildlife and Range Water Cluster Advantages............... 106 Water Basins’ Importance-Strength Analysis............................... 106 viii Water Basins’ Cluster Advantages ............................................... 107 Gaps in Water Basins’ Cluster Advantages .................................. 109 Summary ....................................................................................... 110 CHAPTER 7 LAND AND PARK ASSETS .......................................... 110 Land and Park Importance-Strength Analysis .............................. 110 Range Cluster Advantages ............................................................ 112 Gaps in Range Cluster Advantages .............................................. 114 Farm Cluster Advantages.............................................................. 116 Gaps in Farm Cluster Advantages ................................................ 117 Open Space Cluster Advantages ................................................... 118 Gaps in Open Space Cluster Advantages ..................................... 119 Summary ....................................................................................... 120 CHAPTER 8 CIVIC SPACE ASSETS ................................................. 121 City of Socorro Civic Space Importance-Strength Analysis ........ 121 City of Socorro Civic Space Cluster Advantages ......................... 122 Gaps in City of Socorro Civic Space Cluster Advantages ........... 126 Village of Magdalena Civic Space Importance-Strength Analysis ........................................................................................ 127 Village of Magdalena Civic Space Cluster Advantages ............... 128 Gaps in Village of Magdalena Civic Space Cluster Advantages .. 130 Summary ....................................................................................... 131 CHAPTER 9 CONCLUSION ................................................................ 133 Tying Producers to Products ......................................................... 133 ix Expanding Local Markets ............................................................. 134 Coordinated Markets..................................................................... 136 Joint Marketing ............................................................................. 137 Bridging Community .................................................................... 138 Leadership through Identity .......................................................... 138 APPENDECIS APPENDIX A: RESEARCH SCHEDULE & INSTRUMENTS ....... 146 APPENDIX B: SOCORRO DEMOGRAPHICS ................................ 168 APPENDIX C: MARKETS & EVENTS SYNOPSIS ........................ 175 APPENDIX D: FINANCIAL ASSETS ................................................. 188 APPENDIX E: COMMUNITY RECOMMENDED ASSETS .......... 194 APPENDIX F: REGIONAL ASSETS & MAP .................................... 200 XI. 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