Are rural lands being used to their best potential? How do government, law, and policy influence landowner decisions about optimal and sustainable land use? This highly interactive session incorporated the expertise and experiences of scholars from abroad, including work from the international Office of Economic Cooperation and Development's Rural Working Group, as well as regional experts on topics ranging from energy development to water concerns and land use planning to natural resource management. International, federal, state, and tribal jurisdictions were also considered, and audience members had the opportunity to play a game called Plainsopoly, which encourages participants to explore and develop a vision for the future of rural lands.

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