CIRPS is an engagement program of the University of New Hampshire, providing assistance to communities that integrates issues of land use - biodiversity, growth management, and conservation planning - with considerations of the build environment - integrative development and affordable housing - and social concerns - economics, health, and well being.

The center provides assistance through:

• Offering forums for promoting dialogue and education;
• Stimulating new interdisciplinary research projects that address community needs;
• Offering better access to important resources through an on-line clearinghouse and other mechanisms;
• Providing outreach to communities in partnership with other assistance providers

In our activities, we strive to meet the priority action suggestions of the 2003 Voices of Communities Experiencing Rapid Change public symposium, which include providing access to resources, educating decision-makers and the public, providing training and leadership development, and offering opportunities for communication and networking.