Regional and Community Planning
Find tools to assist planners, economic development practitioners and those interested in sustainable development initiatives
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Know Your Region Webinar: Utilizing EDA Data Tools in your CEDS (3/14/2012)
On March 14, 2012, the NADO Research Foundation, in collaboration with EDA, hosted a webinar that explored how EDA sponsored data tools can assist regional development organizations in understanding their regional assets and creating economic development strategies that increase regional...
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Webinar: Rural Coalition Building
On February 23, 2012, NADO Research Foundation hosted a web-based discussion about rural coalition building. This webinar explored the unique challenges and opportunities affecting coalition building in rural and small town settings. The discussion covered such topics as building consortiums,...
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NADO Staff Address Sustainable Communities Initiative Working Group
On Wednesday, December 7, NADO Associate Directors Carrie Kissel and Kathy Nothstine provided an update on NADO Research Foundation work to the Rural Implementation Group. This working group was formed to implement the principles of the Sustainable Communities Initiative (SCI)...
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New Partnership for Sustainable Communities Report: Supporting Sustainable Rural Communities
The HUD-DOT-EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities and the USDA have released Supporting Sustainable Rural Communities (http://www NULL.epa NULL.gov/smartgrowth/publications NULL.htm#huddotepa), a report that discusses how the four agencies are collaborating to support rural communities. This publication highlights how small towns and...
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Regional Food Systems Infrastructure
Regional Food Systems Infrastructure (PDF) Many regional development organizations (RDOs) and councils of governments are exploring how they can support regional food systems infrastructure. In recent years, an emphasis on eating locally grown food has flourished as many Americans have...
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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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Mobilize Maine: Asset-Based Regional Economic Development
The NADO Research Foundation has released a new report, Mobilize Maine: Asset-Based Regional Economic Development. Led by the state’s Economic Development Districts, Mobilize Maine is a proactive approach to revitalizing the economy by drawing on regional assets. This report highlights...
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An Improved Federal Response to Post-Disaster Economic Recovery
Developed by a working group of representatives convened by the International Economic Development Council, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center and the National Association of Development Organizations, this report identifies capacity, resource and regulatory constraints imposed on...
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Upcoming Webinar: TIGER Grants and Rural America, Part II
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced a new grant opportunity (http://www NULL.dot NULL.gov/affairs/2011/dot7611 NULL.html) for rural communities across the country. The Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program is a great opportunity for rural communities to leverage federal...
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NADO Webinar: Land-Based Sustainable Development Strategies in Western North Carolina
June 21, 2011; 2:00 – 3:00 pm (EDT) 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, “Land-Based Sustainable Development Strategies in...