Regional and Community Planning
Find tools to assist planners, economic development practitioners and those interested in sustainable development initiatives
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The NADO Research Foundation’s Economic Development District Training Program
The NADO Research Foundation (http://www NULL.eda NULL.gov) has received funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (http://www NULL.eda NULL.gov) to conduct a one-year training program for Economic Development Districts (EDDs). The goal of the program is to provide EDD staff...
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Center for Disease Control’s Community Health Status Indicators
The Center for Disease Control’s Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) 2015 (http://wwwn NULL.cdc NULL.gov/communityhealth) is an interactive web application that produces health profiles for all 3,143 counties in the United States. Each profile includes key indicators of health outcomes, which...
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Building Economic Resilience in the Kerr-Tar Region: Recommendations for Linking Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies and Hazard Mitigation Plans
Hazard mitigation and economic development activities—both critical to the long-term prosperity of regions and communities across the country—are often conducted separately. As a result, hazard mitigation plans and economic development strategies can be disconnected, making it difficult to ensure that...
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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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Workshop Materials Available for “Growing the Local/Regional Food System” (Louisville, KY)
On February 18-19, nearly 45 participants came together in snowy Louisville, KY for the workshop “Growing the Local / Regional Food System: Strategies for Sustainable and Equitable Economic Development.” Organized by the Environmental Finance Center Network (http://efcnetwork NULL.org/) and the...
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Recording Now Available for CEDS Content Guidelines Webinar
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) (http://www NULL.eda NULL.gov/) has released new CEDS Content Guidelines (http://www NULL.eda NULL.gov/ceds/) as part of updated federal regulations (http://www NULL.gpo NULL.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-19/pdf/2014-28806 NULL.pdf) that went into effect on January 20. The Content Guidelines provide a clear,...
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Materials Now Available from Business Continuity Workshop for Regional Economic Resilience
STRATEGIES FOR RESILIENT BUSINESSES: ENSURING A GOOD ECONOMY AFTER A BAD STORM BUSINESS CONTINUITY WORKSHOP FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC RESILIENCY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2015 In this interactive resilience exercise, facilitators led a discussion on best practices for preparing and recovering from...
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Upcoming Webinar (2/26): A Closer Look at the New CEDS Content Guidelines
(https://attendee NULL.gotowebinar NULL.com/register/5989409636846759169) The Economic Development Administration (EDA) (http://www NULL.eda NULL.gov/) has released new CEDS Content Guidelines (http://www NULL.eda NULL.gov/ceds/) as part of updated federal regulations (http://www NULL.gpo NULL.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-19/pdf/2014-28806 NULL.pdf) that went into effect on January 20. The Content Guidelines...
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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 (http://sclearningnetwork NULL.org/) as one of the capacity building teams supporting communities and regions that received planning grants as part of the US Department of Housing and...
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Sustainable Communities Learning Network Video Series: Livable Roanoke Valley (Virginia)
Since 2011, the NADO Research Foundation has participated in the Sustainable Communities Learning Network (http://sclearningnetwork NULL.org/) as one of the capacity building teams supporting communities and regions that received planning grants as part of the US Department of Housing and...