Regional and Community Planning
Find tools to assist planners, economic development practitioners and those interested in sustainable development initiatives
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Webinar Recording and Slides Now Available for Rural-Urban Connections Presentation
On July 24, the NADO Research Foundation hosted the webinar, “Strengthening Rural-Urban Connections to Support Competitive Regions.” Though geography, politics, and demographics often result in “rural” and “urban” communities being thought of as distinct and unrelated places, current economic and...
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Webinar Recording and Slides: The Regional Development Organization’s Role in Disaster Recovery
It has often been said that the impacts of natural disasters do not stop at jurisdictional boundaries, and recent events across the U.S. have certainly shown this to be true. Nearby cities, towns, and counties usually share the same vulnerabilities...
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Upcoming Webinar (7/24): Strengthening Rural-Urban Connections to Support Competitive Regions
(https://www2 NULL.gotomeeting NULL.com/register/519443570) Though geography, politics, and demographics often result in “rural” and “urban” communities being thought of as distinct and unrelated places, current economic and social realities reveal that an effective framework for understanding urban and rural is through...
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Strengthening Regional Economic Resilience through Business Continuity Planning: Webinar Available for Download
[Click here to download the webinar slides as a PDF.] The ability of businesses to withstand natural disasters is essential for the recovery and resilience of communities and regional economies as a whole. When businesses get back up and running...
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June 16 Webinar – The Nuts and Bolts of Designing a Regional Plan
It has taken years of coordinated effort and hard work, hours of community outreach and engagement, and countless phone calls, e-mails, and Facebook posts, but your organization and consortium has finally made it – you are ready to design and...
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Building Local Government Financial Resilience to Disasters: Workshop Materials
On June 4, 2014, the NADO Research Foundation, the Rural Policy Research Institute (http://www NULL.rupri NULL.org/) (RUPRI), and the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (http://www NULL.nwgrc NULL.org/) (NWGRC) came together to host Building Local Government Financial Resilience to Disasters in Calhoun,...
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Rural-Urban Connections Workshop Materials (Omaha, NE)
On May 15-16, 2014, the NADO Research Foundation hosted the workshop “Strengthening Rural-Urban Connections to Support Competitive Regions” which brought together participants from HUD Sustainable Communities grants (http://portal NULL.hud NULL.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/economic_resilience) and EPA technical assistance projects (http://epa NULL.gov/smartgrowth/) in a collaborative...
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Recording Now Available for Tennessee Community and Economic Development Case Studies Webinar
[Click here to download the Powerpoint slides (PDF)] On Wednesday, April 16, the NADO Research Foundation hosted a webinar showcasing case studies in community and economic development throughout Tennessee that are featured in the new Tennessee Regions’ Roundtable Network (http://www...
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Quarterly Workforce Indicators Web Tool
The Census Bureau has recently released a beta version of a web-based analysis tool, called QWI Explorer (http://qwiexplorer NULL.ces NULL.census NULL.gov/), for accessing its Quarterly Workforce Indicators data. Over time, the QWI Explorer is expected to replace the QWI Online...
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Using Community and Economic Development Strategies to Build Disaster Resilient Economies: Webinar Available for Download
[Click here to download the webinar slides as a PDF.] In the wake of natural disasters, local and regional economies are extremely vulnerable. Businesses can suffer costly damage, be cut off from supplies, lose sales, and experience disrupted operations. In...