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Regional Approaches to Sustainable Development

This report highlights the opportunities available to RDOs to undertake sustainable development initiatives using a systems-based approach and features case studies from California, Michigan, North Carolina, and Utah.

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National Symposium for Rural Transportation Planning Organizations and Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Assessing the Structure and Benefits of Collaboration

This proceedings report documents a special event on the relationships among regional planning organizations, state and local government agencies, and stakeholder groups. This symposium was held as a joint session during the 2010 National Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference and…

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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.
Released February 2008,

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Getting Started in Regional Energy and Fuels Planning: Sharing the Land-of-Sky Experience

This report examines how the Land-of-Sky Regional Council in Asheville, North Carolina worked with its local governments and other partners to design a framework for a regional clean energy and alternative fuels planning and business development project. The report was…

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Land-Based Sustainable Development Strategies in Western North Carolina

The NADO Research Foundation is sponsoring a two-part webinar series exploring how regional development organizations are incorporating sustainability principles into their regional planning processes.
The first webinar of the series, “Land-Based Sustainable Development Strategies in Western North Carolina”, was held…

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