Special Reports - Environmental Stewardship

Tackling Regional Air Quality Issues: A Breath of Fresh Air for North Carolina Residents
In this report, the NADO Research Foundation's Center for Regional Development and Environmental Stewardship explores how numerous regional development organizations in North Carolina have been forward-thinking and pro-active in their efforts to protect the nation's air quality.

(February 2008, 12 pages): View the report

Taking on Water: The Role of Regional Development Organizations
in Helping Local Partners Manage and Protect Water Resources
The NADO Research Foundation's Center for Regional Development and Environmental Stewardship developed this report, which examines the increased role of regional development organizations in working with local partners to create, preserve and manage regional water resources.

(February 2008, 8 pages): View the report

Clean Water for Virginia’s Coal Counties: A Case Study
in Regional Leadership, Partnerships and Strategic Investments
This new report explores how the Lenowisco Planning District Commission (PDC) and the Cumberland Plateau PDC have formed partnerships with local officials and community leaders to address pressing water quality and treatment needs throughout this highly rural region.

(November 2007, 6 pages): View the report

Green Light to Green Building: Regional Development Organizations
are LEEDing the Way
This new report provides examples of how regional development organizations are building green, which has had a positive impact economically and environmentally.

(December 2007, 14 pages): View the report

Turning Renewable Energy into an Economic Development Opportunity
This new report looks at how rural and small metropolitan communities are developing and implementing renewable energy practices that are having significant impacts on their regions.

(August 2007, 6 pages): View the report

Regional Strategies for Environmental Stewardship:
Successfully Merging Environmental Protection with Regional Development
With funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the NADO Research Foundation conducted a scan of its members and other regional development organizations to determine how they promote economic development and environmental sustainability. The scan, along with extensive research and telephone interviews resulted in this detailed report which highlights specific projects and programs that highlight the link between environmental sustainability and economic development.

(April 2006, 36 pages, $25 Members, $35 Non-members): View the report

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