Regional Planning
Find tools to assist planners, economic development practitioners and those interested in sustainable development initiatives
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Regional Approaches to Resilience: A Tour of Resilience Work Around the Country
Disaster can strike anywhere. In recent years, the country has experienced record floods in the Midwest, drought in the West, tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in the Southeast, wildfires in the Southwest, and blizzards in the Northeast. In 2011 alone, the...
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Southwestern Massachusetts: Strengthening Businesses and Communities through Disaster Recovery
This case study is part of a series produced by the NADO Research Foundation exploring how regional development organizations1 have addressed the impacts of natural disasters, built resilience to future events, and increased long-term economic competitiveness and quality of life in...
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Southwestern Massachusetts: Strengthening Businesses and Communities through Disaster Recovery
This case study is part of a series produced by the NADO Research Foundation exploring how regional development organizations1 have addressed the impacts of natural disasters, built resilience to future events, and increased long-term economic competitiveness and quality of life in...
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Hazard Mitigation Planning
Regional Hazard Mitigation Planning: As we have seen time and time again, natural disasters do not obey local jurisdictional boundaries. When this fact is combined with the reality of shrinking municipal budgets and growing responsibilities placed upon local planners, it...
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Issue Brief: Creating Opportunity and Prosperity Through Strengthening Rural-Urban Connections
Metropolitan and rural America are highly connected and interdependent. To succeed, metropolitan America needs a healthy and sustainable rural economy and culture, and in turn rural America needs vibrant, well-functioning cities and suburbs to thrive and flourish.
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The NADO Research Foundation’s Economic Development District Training Program
The NADO Research Foundation has received funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to conduct a one-year training program for Economic Development Districts (EDDs). The goal of the program is to provide EDD staff members with the education and skills...
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Webinar Recording and Slides: “Building Economic Resilience in Your Community: Linking Economic Development and Hazard Mitigation Planning”
Hazard mitigation and economic development activities are both critical to the long-term prosperity of regions and communities, but they are often conducted separately. As a result, hazard mitigation plans and economic development strategies can be disconnected, making it difficult to...
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Lessons from the Storm: Case Studies on Economic Recovery and Resilience
This case study series highlights how regional development organizations have used 2008 disaster recovery funds from EDA to address the impacts of natural disasters, become more resilient to future events, and increase long-term economic competitiveness and quality of life in their regions.
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Recording Now Available for CEDS Content Guidelines Webinar
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) has released new CEDS Content Guidelines as part of updated federal regulations that went into effect on January 20. The Content Guidelines provide a clear, streamlined framework to assist Economic Development Districts and other interested...
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Sustainable Communities Learning Network Video Series: CONNECT Our Future (North Carolina)
Since 2011, the NADO Research Foundation has participated in the Sustainable Communities Learning Network as one of the capacity building teams supporting communities and regions that received planning grants as part of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s ...